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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has demanded immediate rescue of abducted pupils/students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State by armed criminals. Dr Ezechi Chukwu, National Publicity Secretary Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, made the demand in statement on Sunday in Enugu. Chukwu noted that the killing of teachers during and after the attack had ...
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the successful rescue of Mrs Busayo Adelabu-John Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3 in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Abuja, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Placid said that the hostages were ...
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in conjunction with Special Operations Forces, have rescued the 360 civilians, mainly women and children, abducted by terrorists from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, Theatre Commander of the North East Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, told the Newsmen that ...
Police Command in Ondo State has commenced manhunt for suspected kidnappers who abducted a nine-year-old boy at Ugbosi Quarters, Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the spokesperson for the command, made this known in a statement on Friday in Akure. Jimoh explained that the incident was reported at about ...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has debunked and clarified reports of an alleged kidnap incident said to have occured at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape community, Abuja. This clarification is contained in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, by the command’s Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh. Adeh ...
A displaced family is making an urgent public appeal for information following the disappearance of 32-year-old Oluwadamilola Wuraola Adeyiga and her four-year-old son, Solomon Adeyiga. The mother and child went missing during a violent midnight assault by armed bandits on Motokun Village, located in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred ...
The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested one Johnson Elleh for allegedly producing and circulating a misleading video of false kidnapping and banditry activities at the Owode-Idiroko axis of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Thursday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi explained that upon ...
A trader, Alhaji Mustapha Musa, has been allegedly stabbed to death by suspected robbers who attacked his residence behind Niger Motel in Suleja, Niger. A police report made available to newsmen on Monday indicated that the incident was reported at the A Division in Suleja. According to the report, the attackers stormed the victim’s residence ...
Following the recent abduction of school children and educators in Oyo State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate recruitment of 1,000 forest guards and deployed a specialized rescue team to track down the perpetrators and secure the victims' safe release. The security intervention was announced on Sunday, May 31, 2026, during a high-powered ...
Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, have foiled a planned kidnapping operation and neutralised a suspected terrorist during a successful ambush in the Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.The operation, conducted by the Nigerian Army, followed credible intelligence indicating that armed criminals were planning to carry out kidnapping activities ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Delta states police command have arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered a pump action gun, a live cartridge and other incriminating exhibits during a stop and search operation along the Second Niger Bridge axis.The Command disclosed that the arrest was carried out by operatives of the Department of ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops have sustained operational momentum across the North-East, recording major successes against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists while ensuring peaceful Eid-el-Adha celebrations in the region.The Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), in conjunction with Operation Desert Sanity V/Siege Operations, disclosed that troops foiled terrorist attacks, neutralised insurgents, arrested criminal collaborators and rescued ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sounded a note of warning to owners of Event Centres, Hotels and other public buildings in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stop offering their facilities for use by illegal organizations. The FCTA noted that allocations of lands in the FCT are strictly to carry out lawful activities, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Obantoko Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspected one-chance robbers terrorising residents of Obantoko and surrounding communities in Abeokuta, recovering a stolen iPhone 12 Pro and other mobile phones allegedly stolen from victims. The suspects, identified as Odunuga Kehinde and Olajide Rasak, were ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned one Igoin Tokoni Peter, a fake presidential adviser, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged ₦25 million fraud. Peter, who paraded himself as the Special Adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ...
The Kebbi Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a Hajj seat scam. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Usman Bashar, confirmed the arrests in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the prime suspect, Aminu Hassan Zauro, was arrested alongside three others,Tabiu ...
A Benin-based woman, Mrs. Rose Edobor of No. 14, Jude Otasowe Street, Off Medical Stores Road, Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, denied knowing the whereabouts of Victor Osakue Osas before the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Edo State Police Command. It was revealed that Victor Osakue Osas is currently wanted ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has arrested a 24-year-old suspect over an alleged internet fraud involving a fake online vehicle purchase worth more than N3 million. The state Commandant of the corps, Mr Saidi Akintayo, disclosed this during a news conference in Benin on Monday. Akintayo said the case was ...
…as Police deploy drone teams, PMF personnel to comb forests By Muyideen Aliyu Terrorists on Saturday attacked a church prayer ground at Ikiran village in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state leaving three worshippers dead and fifteen others abducted. In a statement on Sunday, the Kwara State Police Command confirmed the incident. The ...
A Magistrates’ Court in Jos on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old labourer , Shuiabu Abubakar to 30 months imprisonment for stealing wrappers and clothing from a shop. Abubakar pleaded guilty to trespass, mischief and theft. The Magistrate, Mrs Hannatu Ashom, however gave Abubakar an option on N180,000 fine. While reviewing the facts, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp. ...
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has declared two men and a woman wanted for allegedly practicing homosexuality. Homosexuality, which is defined as an attraction between people of the same sex, is illegal in Nigeria and is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment under the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act. According to the police statement, ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has smashed a transnational drug syndicate operating a secret methamphetamine production facility in Ogun State, leading to the arrest of 10 suspects and the recovery of illicit substances and chemicals valued at over N480 billion. The NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), made the announcement during a ...
A security expert, Mr Olaniyi Daniel, has warned that the rising cases of abduction of school children and teachers across the country pose serious threats to education and national security. Daniel, the owner of Premier Guard Security Ltd, made the observation on Tuesday in Lagos, in reaction to recent incidents of abduction involving pupils. He ...
