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A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced a 23-year-old man, Gentle Moses, to a term of six months in the correctional centre for stealing electric wires. The court convicted and sentenced Moses, after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of stealing preferred against him by the police. Magistrate Hauwa Aboki sentenced ...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife for allegedly attempting to kill her husband. The command’s spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident was reported at the Central Market Police Division at about 9 a.m., on Monday by the victim, Jamilu Ibrahim. ...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, says it has rescued a kidnap victim, and arrested a father and his three sons at Oba-Ile Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, Amotekun Corps Commander made the disclosure while parading 28 suspects for kidnap-related cases and 15 others ...
Tension erupted at the Dawaki Police Quarters in the Federal Capital Territory on Friday after officials of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company Plc (AEDC) were attacked while carrying out an enforcement exercise against suspected electricity theft within the estate. The incident occurred during what sources described as a joint operation involving AEDC's revenue protection personnel ...
Osun State Police Command on Monday paraded 24 suspected cultists and political thugs as part of intensified operations aimed at tackling violent crimes and maintaining peace across the state ahead of August 15 gubernatorial election in the state. Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo, Osun State capital, the Commissioner of Police, CP ...
In a major move to change the face of the anti-drug war in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has officially started giving out AK-47 assault rifles and advanced pistols to its officers. Mohamed Buba Marwa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, announced this on Monday in Jos. Marwa, a retired ...
In a major blow to insurgency in the country's Northeast, seventy-six commanders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have surrendered to the Nigerian military. The mass surrender was confirmed in a statement on Monday by Captain Mohammed Goni, the spokesperson for the military's joint task force, Operation Hadin Kai. Captain Goni attributed the ...
A traffic officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been stabbed by a commercial bus conductor during a routine traffic enforcement operation at Ile-Epo Market, inward Abule-Egba, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The incident occurred when a LASTMA patrol team apprehended a Volkswagen commercial bus with registration number LSR 989 XG for allegedly ...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended security agencies for the ongoing massive onslaught against criminals in the state. The Governor gave the commendation following the recent successes recorded by Operation Kosaye, a coordinated security crackdown across Lagos and Ogun states, which led to the arrest of 88 suspects, while four others were killed during ...
A 38-year-old businesswoman Iwebema Ogechi Peace has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of a large consignment of cocaine concealed in false bottom of her luggage while heading to Beijing, China, aboard a Qatar Airways flight through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos. Iwebema ...
The joint security operation between the Police Commands in Ogun and Lagos State has rescued five kidnapped victims and neutralised four suspected kidnappers in Ogun. The Commissioners of Police in Ogun and Lagos states, Mr Bode Ojajuni and Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Saturday at the Police Training School, Iperu. Ojajuni ...
Gov. Hyacinth Alia has condemned the killing of the Benue Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Risku Mohammed, and ordered an investigation into the incident. Alia, in a statement issued on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, described the killing of Mohammed and his friend as shocking ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 21-year-old suspected armed robber, identified as Samson Onilewaji, for allegedly being in possession of a suspected human body part, firearms, and other stolen items along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The arrest was made during a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by police officers on ...
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has uncovered two Abattoirs mainly for slaughtering Donkeys in Gombi Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa. Mr Abubakar Aliyu, Coordinator, Adamawa Field office of NESREA, disclosed this in an Interview with newsmen on Friday in Yola. Newsmen reports that the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services ( Establishment) ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Hajia Fatima Popoola, has disclosed that the command seized 5,781.402 kg of illicit substances and arrested 985 suspected drug offenders between June 2025 and June 26, 2026. Out of these, 68 offenders were convicted by the Federal High Court in ...
The Kebbi Police Command says it has arrested four suspects in connection with the recent farmers-herders clash in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area, which claimed eight lives. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. Usman said the suspects ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara State Command, has intercepted an inter-state robbery syndicate responsible for a series of burglaries and robbery incidents across the state and beyond. The operation, which was carried out by operatives of the command’s tracking unit, followed numerous complaints from residents and business owners whose homes, shops, ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have initiated moves to clampdown on unregistered Point of Sale (POS) operators. The two agencies made this known in Abuja on Thursday, June 25, 2026, when the Board Chairman of the CAC, Senator Ibrahim Adah, paid a courtesy visit to the Executive ...
Troops of Sector II of the Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots and other tactical items in Zamfara. This is contained in an operational report made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to the report, the suspect was apprehended along the Sokoto-Gusau ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command says it arrested more than 400 suspected drug offenders and secured over 50 convictions between January and June 2026. The Commander of the agency in Kano State, Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, disclosed this on Thursday in Kano after a road walk and sensitisation to commemorate the 2026 ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 559 suspects and seized 1.8 tonnes of suspected illicit drugs within 11 month in Anambra state. Mr Charles Onubogu, the Commander, NDLEA, Anambra Command, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Awka, to mark the 2026 World Drug Day. The theme of the 2026 ...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, says it has arrested two siblings, 11 suspected kidnappers, and 33 other suspects across the 18 Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, Amotekun Corps Commander, made the disclosure while parading 46 suspects before newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. Adeleye explained that two suspects were ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Oyo state. The laboratory is operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo ...
