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...arrests fake Police officer, mechanic-drug dealer Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted over 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as 6,000 kilograms of potent strains of cannabis with a combined street value of more than N3.4 billion, in a string of major operational breakthroughs across Lagos, ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as 6,000 kilograms of potent strains of cannabis, with a combined street value of more than N3.4 billion. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on ...
The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a 36-year-old suspected armed robber, Ushie Joseph, over an alleged robbery and shooting in Effraya Village. The incident occurred in Etung Local Government Area of the state, the command’s spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said in a statement on Saturday. Eitokpah said Joseph, allegedly a member of a ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has organised a refresher training course for its Canine Unit dog handlers. The training was facilitated by two German technical dog handling experts. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, made available to the news reporters in Abuja on Saturday. ...
The Police Command in Cross River, has arrested a 24-year-old student, over a viral video allegedly showing suspected cult members firing shots from a moving vehicle in Calabar. The command, in a statement issued on Saturday by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sept. ...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) have rescued 66 kidnapped persons, neutralised several terrorists and arrested scores of suspects during nationwide operations between Sept. 11 and 17. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement highlighting the military’s operational successes during the period. Onoja said troops also recovered arms ...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have intensified operations nationwide, arresting suspected drug peddlers and oil thieves while disrupting terrorist and criminal activities across several theatres. This is contained in an operational report made available to the news reporters on Saturday in Abuja. The military said the operations were conducted across theatres between Sept. 18 and ...
The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Mrs Hope Okafor, has charged the newly sworn-in chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to strengthen collaboration with the command and ensure effective security at the grassroots. Okafor gave the charge on Friday at a strategic security meeting held in Abakiliki with the new ...
The Benue Police Command has rescued eight kidnapped victims during a gun battle with suspected kidnappers at Amla Forest in Ohimini Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Cletus Nwadiogbu, made the disclosure on Friday at a press conference in Makurdi, saying the operation took place at about 6:30 a.m. Nwadiogbu said armed men ...
The Anambra Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested seven suspects in separate operations across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Awka. Ikenga said that the operatives also recovered a suspected stolen tricycle during the operation. “The ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Idris Gana Mohammed before Justice A.M. Abdullahi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N6.85 million fraud. Mohammed was docked on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining money by false ...
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has undertaken inspection visits to the Agency’s Contact Centre and the Trigger Room being established at the NEMA Headquarters in Abuja. The visits were aimed at assessing the operational readiness of the Contact Centre as well as the progress of work on ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Basil Iwoba Ochili, the Managing Director of Debasilio Construction and Estate Development Limited, over an alleged N128 million land scam. Ochili was apprehended by operatives of the EFCC’s Enugu Zonal Directorate following a petition detailing a fraudulent land transaction. According to investigators, the suspect falsely claimed ...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday re-arraigned five alleged leaders of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), before the Federal High Court in Abuja in connection with the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oyo State. The defendants were brought before Justice Salim Ibrahim on a seven-count amended ...
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected thugs accused of terrorising students of Osun State University in the Oke-Baale area of Osogbo, the state capital. The suspects were identified as Abass Quadri 26-year-old; Olanrewaju Joshua 24-year-old; and Yusuf Taiwo 25-year-old. The Command, in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, DSP ...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has detained six suspected armed robbers operating within Ikono, Ini and Obot Akara Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Timfon John, and made available to newsmen in Uyo on Thursday. ...
The President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede for his leadership and efforts in strengthening the fight against economic and financial crimes. The NBA President gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday when she led a delegation of ...
The newly posted Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Bassey Ewah, has assumed duty as the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 11 Headquarters in Osogbo. AIG Ewah officially assumed office on Monday, September 14, 2026, following his posting to the zone, which comprises the Osun and Oyo State Police Commands. In a statement ...
In response to the traffic congestion along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered the immediate deployment of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) to Kara Bridge and surrounding corridors. The directive comes amid escalating gridlock that has severely disrupted movement along the critical transit corridor connecting Lagos ...
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo has given criminals operating in the state’s forest reserves 14 days to vacate the forests in the state The Senior Special Assistant on Forestry, Mr Bidemi Obayangban, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. According to Obayangban, the governor’s directive, is particularly targeted at kidnappers ...
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), in collaboration with Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), has presented starter packs to eight non-custodial offenders in the FCT. The initiative is aimed at strengthening rehabilitation, reducing re-offending and supporting the beneficiaries’ reintegration into society. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the NCoS FCT Command ...
The Police Command in Ogun has foiled a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area of Ewekoro and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made available on Wednesday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested following ...
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force and local vigilantes, have rescued seven kidnapped victims in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue. Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer OPWS, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Makurdi. Zabairu said the operation was ...
