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Newspaper Headlines: Hundreds of Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos, says CJTF

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 17, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on recent attacks in Plateau and Benue communities permeate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that oil marketers said the drop in crude oil prices and the resumption of the naira-for-crude arrangement for local refineries may cause a reduction in the price of petrol to about N800 per litre in the coming weeks. The newspaper says Kumar Sanda, the commander of the civilian joint task force (CJTF) in Lagos, said hundreds of suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested in the state.
The Guardian reports that concerns about the prevailing insecurity in the country and economic factors have trailed President Bola Tinubu’s push for a new population census. The house of representatives ad hoc committee on Rivers oversight has invited the state’s sole administrator, the newspaper says.
Daily Trust reports that a delegation from Nigeria and that of the Republic of Niger met in Niamey on Wednesday, in a move to restore damaged bilateral ties between both neighbours. The newspaper says residents of at least three communities in Otukpo LGA of Benue state have fled their homes following gunmen attacks on Wednesday.
THISDAY reports that Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau, in a statewide broadcast, yesterday, vowed that the state will never be overrun by fear amid the recent attacks in some Plateau LGAs. The newspaper says 22 former members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have reaffirmed their loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu.

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