The number of victims from a gas explosion in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, has increased to 60, with the state government assessing injuries and covering hospital bills.

Kwara State security authorities confirmed the rescue of three worshippers following a Sunday morning attack on an ECWA Church in Omugo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area, where bandits had abducted several individuals during service, with police noting most abductees were over 70 years old.

Police in Ondo, Nigeria, have arrested three kidnap suspects who were exposed by CCTV footage, leading to the rescue of other victims. The suspects were involved in the abduction of a woman after shooting her husband in an estate in Akure South LGA.