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The Police Command in Anambra has arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered suspected illicit drugs worth ₦6.2 million in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. Police also recovered ₦598,400 cash during the operation carried out by operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has intercepted contraband and prohibited goods with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N365.16 million between January and July 2026. The seizures include expired noodles, foreign rice, illicit drugs, cigarettes, explosive materials and other restricted items. The Customs Area Controller, Seme Area Command, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A Nigerian Army-led joint security team has rescued 16 victims abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victims were kidnapped on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when armed criminals reportedly attacked commuters along the Ojuwo–Ajengo–Memarebo and Ojiwo–Itobe roads in the area. Following credible intelligence that the victims ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, on Tuesday arraigned Muhammad Korimi Abdullahi before the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, over an alleged N186 million criminal breach of trust. Abdullahi was arraigned before Justice Maina Lawan on a six-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust contrary to Section ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation WHIRL STROKE, have foiled an attack by suspected armed herders on Azege Village in Tombo Council Ward of Logo Local Government Area, Benue State, recovering an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and a mobile phone. The operation, which involved troops of Sector 1 of the JTF ...
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested a suspected armed robber, recovered a cut-to-size pistol and four live cartridges in Owo, Owo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure by the command’s Spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh. Jimoh said the ...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has recovered a suspected stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle with registration number, NYA 399 AA. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement in Uyo, said that the vehicle was reportedly stolen on Thursday. John said that while on routine patrol, operatives ...
Police Command in Osun says three persons died from suspected cult related clash in the Imo Area of Osun on Monday. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Tuesday. Ojelabi said the suspected cult clash happened between members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities, at about 8; 00 ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have repelled an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack occurred at about 12:20 a.m. on Monday when a large number of terrorists attempted to overrun the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected commander of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered four AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and 133 rounds of ammunition in Enugu State. The operation, according to a statement issued ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Maiduguri Zonal Directorate, have arrested a man identified as Nuhu Dahiru for allegedly impersonating an EFCC operative and obtaining N3 million under false pretence. Dahiru was arrested at Tashan Bama, along Bama Road, Maiduguri, Borno State, following credible intelligence received by the Commission ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Ogun State Police Command has rescued seven kidnapped victims, neutralised three suspected kidnappers and arrested 38 suspects in separate operations across the state. The command also recovered firearms, 75 rounds of live ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles, stolen property and other exhibits during the operations, according to a statement issued on Monday by ...
A Lagos-based woman, Rashidat Yusuf, has raised the alarm over the alleged killing of her brother, Kamoli Yusuf, and expressed fears for the safety of another younger brother, whom she said is currently outside Nigeria following alleged threats from members of the Aiye cult group. Rashidat, who previously lived in Ojo, Lagos State, said her ...
The Ogun Police Command have raided a residential building and arrested 23 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged ponzi scheme and visa scam in Ota area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Monday in Abeokuta.Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested on Aug. ...
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (Taskforce) has detained three suspected members of a syndicate accused of stealing vehicle parts from parked vehicles. The Taskforce Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Mr Abdulraheem Gbadeyan. Akerele said the suspects were arrested at the Vehicle Inspection Office ...
The Police Command in Kogi has launched coordinated bush-combing operations and dismantled suspected criminal hideouts in forest areas along the Okene–Auchi Road, as the search for victims of a recent kidnapping intensifies. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Afusat Saliu, in a statement on Sunday in Lokoja, said that joint teams of police and the army have ...
By Taiwo Scholastica The Nigerian Navy has recovered approximately 105,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil during a series of operations conducted in Delta State under Operation DELTA SENTINEL. The operations were carried out within the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA Area of Responsibility as part of the ongoing campaign against crude oil theft and ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Suspected kidnappers disguised in military uniforms have killed a serving soldier and abducted 13 passengers in separate attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene-Auchi Federal Highway in Kogi State. The incident reportedly involved a green Toyota Sienna travelling from Abuja to Delta State and a white Toyota Hiace bus conveying passengers ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have rescued a 50-year-old farmer, Mr Lucky Egbiki, who was abducted at his farm in Okehussan, Ubiaja, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State. The rescue operation, conducted under Operation KO SALO, followed credible intelligence on the ...
By Precious Mark Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, Joseph Cyril, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.510 kilograms. This was disclosed in a statement released by the NDLEA on Sunday. According to the NDLEA, the suspect was apprehended in the departure hall during the outward clearance of passengers ...
...absolves Gbajabiamila of responsibility Joint investigations conducted by the Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) into the fraudulent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) have cleared Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, while indicting key government officials who allegedly facilitated the fake agency's operations. Forensic ...
The Police Command in Benue has arrested five Pakistani nationals with 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations in Otukpo and Ugbokolo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Aondongu Orchia, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Makurdi. Orchia said three of the suspects were arrested on Aug. 4 at Adoka Motor Park, Otukpo Local ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its security operations with the interception of a container concealing parts of over 140 pump-action rifles and the seizure of cannabis-infused products worth over ₦373.8 million at the Tincan Island Port Command. Announcing the seizure at Tincan Island Port, Lagos on Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Comptroller General ...
