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The Katsina State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement against vehicles operating without valid registration or concealed, fake and improperly displayed number plates. The command said the exercise followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, aimed at strengthening internal security and enhancing crime detection across the country. In a statement ...
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police, South-East Zone, Mr Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has ordered urgent security measures to check the rising incidents of violent attacks and armed robberies in Aba. Onwuemelie issued the order on Tuesday when he paid a visit to the Abia Police Command, Umuahia as part of the ongoing strategic assessment of all the ...
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, also called Canadian Loud, alongside expired drugs worth ₦12.7 billion. The major seizure occurred at Apapa Port in Lagos on Monday, according to an official statement released by the command’s spokesman, Isah Sulaiman, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Comptroller ...
The Police Command in Edo has arrested three suspects over murder of a middle aged man in Auchi, Administrative Headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo. The Newsmen report that a middle aged man, identified as Francis, and popularly known as Jogodo was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Abiodun motor park in ...
A Lagos hotel and three other properties seized from drug kingpins by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and forfeited to the Federal Government through court processes have been auctioned for the sum of Six Billion One Hundred and Fifty Three Million Two Hundred and Sixty-Four Thousand Naira (N6,153,264,000.00) only. This was the outcome ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Delta State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement exercise against vehicles operating without registration number plates or with concealed, altered, defaced, or unreadable plates.This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, who said the exercise followed a directive ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Oyo State, Oriyomi Hamzat, has denied having any connection with a police wanted suspect, Surajudeen Babatunde, also known as “Surii Ilupeju.” Hamzat, a popular broadcaster, made the clarification in a statement on Sunday following reports on social media linking him to the suspect. He ...
A 41-year-old Sao Paulo Brazil based businessman, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing shirts and towels impregnated with 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine from the South American country into Nigeria. Abugu was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos upon ...
Katsina confirms death of ex-general Rabe in bandits’ captivity The Katsina State Government has announced the death of retired Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, while in the custody of bandits, describing the development as a tragic loss to the state and the nation. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Commissioner for ...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected arms courier in Kano State allegedly transporting weapons intended for delivery to a notorious bandit leader operating in Zamfara. An operational report made available to the News reporters in Abuja on Saturday, said the suspect was apprehended on Friday in Gezawa Local Government ...
Operatives of the Agbado Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32 year old security guard, Abraham Aneka, for the alleged defilement of a 16 year old girl at Abule-Ijoko in Ogun State, recovering a locally made single barrel firearm reportedly used to threaten the teenage victim.The incident, which occurred on the ...
The Police Command in Ogun on Friday, said it has started a statewide operation targeting cars and buses running with covered, faded, hidden, or unauthorised number plates. According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the move follows an order from the Inspector-General of Police. He said the goal is to boost security and keep ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday has announced that the Nigerian security forces have neutralised over 13,000 terrorists within one year. The President made the disclosure in his address to the nation on Democracy Day today in which he reiterated the Government's resolve to fight terrorism, banditry and other forms of insecurity facing the country. ...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, for their involvement in trafficking 315 kilograms of cocaine worth six million dollars ($6m) into Nigeria. The convictions follow a successful prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Osiagor, sentenced ...
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old artisan, Victor Augustine to 14 months imprisonment for breach of trust and cheating. The convict pleaded guilty to the charge of breach of trust and cheating filed against him by the police. Magistrate Hannatu Ashom gave the convict an option of N70,000 fine and also ordered ...
The National President of the National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), Princess Edna Azura, has emphasised the need to ensure children grow and learn in safe and supportive environments. She made the call amid rising insecurity affecting families across the country, emphasising the need to protect children’s well-being and ensure uninterrupted access to education. Azura ...
A Jos Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, sentenced a driver, Olatunde Ayila, 47, to one year in the correction centre for stealing 10 cartons of milk. The convict, whose address was not provided, had pleaded guilty when the charge was read to him. The Magistrate, Mrs Hannatu Ashom sentenced Ayila to one year in the correctional ...
The Nigerian Army says two commanders of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), including a suspected Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) specialist, have surrendered to troops of Operation HADIN KAI in Yobe. This is contained in an operational report made available to the Newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. The report stated that the ...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its precision air strikes have neutralised scores of terrorists at Metele in the Northern Tumbuns area of the Lake Chad Basin. This is contained in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. Ejodame said that the operation was ...
Troops of Operation UDO KA have uncovered a suspected safe house belonging to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Enugu State. This is contained in an operational report made available to the Newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. The army said the operation ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoSecurity forces have uncovered a major arms cache allegedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a joint operation in Enugu State.The operation, carried out by troops of the 82 Division Garrison under Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA in collaboration with ...
The Police Command in Osun has commenced investigations into the shooting incidents that occurred on Tuesday in parts of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi. Ojelabi said the command expressed deep concern over the incidents, which left some passers-by injured in the affected ...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged N69,150,000m fraud. The defendant was charged on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by ...
