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Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), Sector 7, have successfully rescued eight kidnap victims during a daring raid on a bandits' hideout in the Badurum Kasa Forest, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation, executed on January 28, 2026, was a collaborative effort involving the Nigerian Army, the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, ...
Stories by Olakunle Oke Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have dismantled a sophisticated child trafficking and illegal surrogacy syndicate operating under the guise of an orphanage in Badagry, arresting five suspects and rescuing seven children. The operation, led by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), exposed a grim trade where babies were allegedly ...
By Olakunle Oke The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a major cyber-fraud syndicate involved in a ₦7.7 billion heist targeting a Nigerian telecommunications company. The operation, led by the National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC), resulted in the arrest of six suspects and the recovery of significant assets. The investigation was triggered by a petition from the ...
By Olakunle Oke Troops of the Nigerian Army under the operational control of Headquarters 13 Brigade have arrested a suspected gun runner and ammunition racketeer during an intelligence-led operation in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The arrest was carried out by troops of the 245 Battalion on Sunday, January 26, 2026, following ...
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, sentenced three men to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. The convicts: Lasisi Afeez, also known as Yemi SARS (33), Ilesanmi Seun (32) and Ajewole Peter (53), were prosecuted before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on four counts bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession ...
A High Court in Mararaba-Garku, Nasarawa State, has issued arrest warrants for six individuals who failed to appear for their trial regarding an alleged illegal LGBTQ+ gathering. The suspects, Sue Ajiluku, Kessilogu Nonim, Adisa Attah, Fosa Melo-Ogai, Irene Okoro, and Tela Odojie were part of a larger group of 24 people originally charged with holding ...
The Police in Ondo State have commenced investigations into an alleged case involving the operation of an illegal medical facility linked to a maternal death in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the command’s Spokesperson, who made this known in a statement on Saturday in Akure, said the case was reported ...
The Police command in Ogun has arrested 14 suspects over alleged unlawful assembly and conspiracy to breach public peace across the Isara, Ipara and Ode axis. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abeokuta. Those arrested include Solomon Shobamiwo, also known as “Solo Hot”, Farooq Ogunsola, Toheeb ...
Three inmates have escaped from an Edo State prison. The breach happened on Friday, the 16th of January 2026, specifically at the Benin Custodial Centre located on Sapele Road, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Two of the escapees, Eseosa Omoregie and Abraham Idemudia, were convicted of fraud and were serving their sentences at the facility. ...
The Ogun State Police Command has smashed a notorious armed robbery syndicate specializing in hijacking trailer trucks along the Papalanto–Ilaro and Owode–Idiroko axis, arresting eight suspects and recovering goods worth millions of naira. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, disclosed that operatives of the State Criminal ...
The family of one Late Samuel Obi in Achi Community, Oji-River LGA of Enugu State, has returned to Obi’s widow, Ukamaka, the N1.6 million it withdrew from Obi’s account after his death. It was gathered that Ukamaka got back her husband’s money through the intervention of Gov. Peter Mbah’s wife, Nkechinyere. It was learnt that ...
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday, struck out a motion filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Victor Giwa, seeking the recusal of Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie from hearing. Justice Onwuegbuzie also struck out Giwa’s motion on alleged disobedience of court orders, holding that the application was incompetent and constituted an attempt to frustrate the trial. The prosecution ...
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has remanded a 38-year-old man, Olusola Busayo, in custody over the alleged rape of a woman with special needs. The Osun State Police Command arraigned the suspect on Tuesday on a one-count charge bordering on rape. Police Prosecutor, Inspector Adejola Adesuyi, told the court that the defendant unlawfully had carnal ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is seeking information that can lead to the arrest of Abeeb Salam, a 29-year-old man, and his cohorts for organizing a gay party which took place at Orita Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State. A group of local vigilantes and policemen foiled the event at a private house and arrested several participants ...
The trial of Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi, a former member of the House of Representatives, continued on Monday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with a prosecution witness revealing how the politician allegedly issued 14 dud cheques to cover a N125 million debt. Testifying as the First Prosecution Witness (PW1), Mustapha Usman narrated the details ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled January 22 for the trial of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, over an alleged false claim against President Bola Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Umar set the date on Monday after Sowore was arraigned on a two-count amended charge filed by the Department of State ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Monday commenced a special sitting during which 360 cases have been listed for hearing, as part of efforts to enhance efficiency and reduce the growing backlog of cases across its divisions. The President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, said the special ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully apprehended a notorious drug baron, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as Kanmo-Kanmo, ending a 12-year manhunt initiated after his alleged involvement in the brutal killing of three anti-narcotic officers. The arrest marks a major breakthrough for the agency, which had been on the trail of the suspect since ...
…UK tribunal raises red flags, as ICPC lines up witnesses…SAN accused of deploying falsified passport in UK proceedings Federal authorities have filed a three-count criminal charge against constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery and the use of false documents linked to a contested property in the United Kingdom. ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Osun Command, says it arrested 440 persons for illicit drug related offences and secured 43 convictions in 2025. In its annual report obtained by newsmen on Saturday, the NDLEA command also said that 156 drug users were counselled while four were rehabilitated in the year under review. In ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThree months after reporting an alleged case of assault, robbery, arson and threat to life in Agege, authorities say investigations are still ongoing with the suspects still at large.The case, which was officially recorded on January 15, 2026, remains under investigation, with the perpetrators still at large and no arrests made in relation ...
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Dr. Michael Adariku in the trial of a former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) and four others before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 continued his evidence-in-chief with a further breakdown of the flow of funds from the Office of the National ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Benin said it arrested 462 drug traffickers and seized more than 207,000kg of illicit drugs in various operations in 2025. The state’s Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Michael Ofoyeju, disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin, while briefing journalists on the achievements of the command for 2025. Ofoyeju, ...
