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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Edo State Police Command has rescued four persons abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Lagos-Benin Expressway, as security operatives intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects. The victims were rescued following a coordinated operation involving the police, members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), local hunters and other security stakeholders. ...
The Police Command in Yobe has arrested five suspects in separate operations over alleged fraud and vandalism of electricity infrastructure. The Command spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Damaturu. He said operatives of ‘A’ Division, Damaturu, arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged fraudulent acquisition of food items ...
The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested three suspected vandals and recovered stolen electrical cables and other items in Rimi Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Katsina. He said the suspects were arrested on Sunday at about 8:30 p.m. by operatives attached to ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Strategic Command, has dislodged six notorious drug hotspots in the state, arresting 15 suspects and recovering various illicit substances. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Dahiru Yahaya-Lawal, ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has submitted an interim report to President Bola Tinubu on its investigation into the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday after briefing Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, exactly 30 days after the ...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Sani Lawal, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over his involvement in an employment recruitment scam. The judgment was delivered by Justice A.A. Bawale of the Katsina State High Court No. 3, following a ...
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has lauded the Omelu Community vigilante for the arrest of a suspected vandal on the Benin–Onitsha 330 Kilovolts (kV) Transmission Line. The management of TCN, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, said that the vandal was allegedly attempting to vandalise a transmission tower. It said that the vigilance ...
The Police Command in Rivers says its crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes has led to the arrest of five suspects in Oyibo LGA of the state. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Port Harcourt. Agabe said that the arrest of five members of a ...
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested a 33-year-old woman over alleged N42.3 million travel scam in the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s Spokesperson, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Akure. Jimoh said the arrest was made after a written petition dated July 17, 2026, submitted by Barr. ...
308 Nigerian citizens held captive following separate abduction attacks in Kwara and Niger states have been successfully rescued. Among those brought back to safety were 163 people kidnapped from the Woro Community in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, alongside 145 victims abducted from Niger State. The operation marks the largest single-day hostage recovery ever executed by ...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned 79 officers and men for various offences. The corps also arrested six suspected pipeline vandals and six persons for their alleged involvement in illegal firearms dealings. NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi disclosed this during a press briefing on Wednesday at the corps’ National Headquarters ...
The Police Command in Delta has arrested a member of a three-man robbery syndicate and recovered firearms from him in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this on Wednesday in Warri. Edafe said the suspect was apprehended on Tuesday by the operatives of the Ebrumede Police Division in Uvwie Local Government Area ...
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a locally fabricated pistol and other dangerous exhibits during an intelligence-led operation in Ibadan. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade disclosed this in a statement made available on Wednesday in Ibadan. Ayanlade said the suspects were arrested by operatives ...
The Nigerian Army says troops rescued 16 kidnapped victims, recovered 281 rustled livestock and apprehended suspected terrorist collaborators and logistics suppliers in coordinated operations across Borno, Sokoto State, Zamfara and Plateau. An operational report made available to newsmen on Wednesday revealed that the operations were carried out in the last 24 hours. The army said ...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismantled a transnational organised crime syndicate linked to the QNET/IGNITE network, arresting 12 suspects, including its alleged leader, and rescuing two victims in coordinated operations in Lagos State. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI) Mr Akinsola Akinlabi, disclosed this in a statement issued on ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a locally fabricated pistol and other dangerous weapons during an intelligence-led operation in Ibadan. The suspects were apprehended on Monday by operatives attached to the Oluyole Divisional Headquarters while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation around the Rhema Bridge axis ...
Brothers docked over alleged N45m forex trading fraud Two brothers, Oluwatobiloba Oyinloye, 27, and Michael Oyinloye, 29, on Tuesday, appeared before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, over alleged N45 million fraud. The two brothers were charged with conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence and stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. ...
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has intercepted a truckload of suspected counterfeit drugs and apprehended two suspects in connection with the illegal consignment. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Fatai Tijani, disclosed this, while addressing journalists on Monday at the Violent Crime Response Unit, (VCRU) office, Ijora Olopa, Lagos. ...
The Police Command in Delta has arrested four members of an armed robbery gang that specialises in dispossessing riders of their motorcycles in the state. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe told newsmen on Monday in Warri that three motorcycles and two pump-action guns were recovered from the suspects. “The suspects were arrested on July ...
The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the release of kidnapped High Court Judge, Justice Faruk Bunza, who was abducted from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Monday by the Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman. Usman said that the judge ...
A joint security team in Enugu State has intensified trail of armed men alleged to have abducted three persons in a church at Inoyi, Affa Community in Udi Local Government Area on Sunday. The joint security team comprised police operatives, Forest Guards, and members of the Neighbourhood Watch Group. This is contained in a statement issued ...
The Nigerian Navy has recovered 61,000ltrs of petroleum products in Rivers through the disruption of a reactivated illegal refining structure. This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho on Sunday in Abuja. According to Folorunsho, the navy, through the operation, sustained its operational momentum against crude oil ...
A retired civil servant, Mrs. Bolajoko Idowu, has raised the alarm over ongoing attempts to harm her niece regarding an alleged offense. Mrs. Idowu, who worked with the Ogun State Government until her retirement, made this known during a visit to the Iwe Iroyin secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Abeokuta to speak ...
