Gunmen murdered an APC chieftain in Ugboju community, Otukpo LGA, Benue State.

A group of gunmen stormed Njilang village in Adamawa State, attacking both a church and a market. At least 10 residents were killed in the assault. Witnesses reported that the attackers arrived suddenly, opened fire on worshippers and traders, and fled after causing widespread panic.

A group of more than 40 loggers left Shehuri, on the outskirts of Gamboru, on Thursday morning to collect firewood in the Wulgo forest. They failed to return by evening as usual. The following day (Friday), a search party mobilized by local militia leaders went deep into the forest and recovered three bodies identified as among the loggers. All three were shot from behind, indicating they were killed while attempting to escape. The remaining loggers were presumed kidnapped by Boko Haram, which maintains camps in the forest.

In a well-coordinated assault echoing earlier Gombe raids, insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram struck Askira Uba, Borno State. A large contingent of gunmen arrived in the town around 10:00 am, operating in two distinct groups. The first group attacked the police station, using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and heavy gunfire to suppress security forces, setting the building ablaze and killing a police officer. Simultaneously, a second team stormed a commercial bank some distance away, breaching the vault with explosives and carting away a substantial sum of money. The attack threw the community into confusion and lasted for over two hours.