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Omobolaji Adekunle Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 43-year-old Idowu Ashafa for allegedly possessing human body parts believed to be for ritual purposes. The arrest happened in the early hours of Friday in Igbesa during a routine patrol by officers from the local division. The operation was led by the Divisional Police ...
The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested four suspects and recovered four firearms and 17 cartridges in multiple operations in various parts of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Sunday in Abeokuta. He said that the Ogun Police Command had recorded significant operational ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Authorities have confirmed that an investigation into a violent case involving alleged assault, robbery, arson, and threat to life in Agege remains ongoing, three months after the incident was first reported. The case, officially recorded on January 15, 2026, involves a victim identified as Mohammed. According to the police report, unidentified armed ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have intercepted a large amount of ammunition and suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components along the Kaduna - Jos highway, in what security authorities describe as a major disruption of terrorist logistics operations. The interception followed a stop and search operation conducted by troops deployed at Manchok ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before the Borno State High Court over an alleged fraud involving N25,647,000. Korimi was arrested on Thursday, April 16, 2026, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on a 2 count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining ...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 26 suspected social miscreants in a major overnight operation aimed at restoring order in the state capital. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Friday. He said the suspects were apprehended in the early hours of April 14, during an ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the interception of live ammunition concealed in a bag of garri and the arrest of several suspects linked to kidnapping, cultism, and human parts trafficking. State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Friday, stated ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the Nigerian army under the 81 Division have foiled an illegal petroleum bunkering operation in the Lekki Free Zone area of Lagos State, arresting 14 suspected oil thieves. The operation, carried out in the early hours of April 16 followed credible intelligence on the activities of the suspects around the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso According to reports 15 suspected miscreants arrested at Obalende have been arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, with 14 of them pleading guilty to the charges preferred against them. Following their plea, the court sentenced 10 of the defendants to 1 month imprisonment, while 4 others were ordered ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists and recovered 5 firearms in a coordinated statewide crackdown on cultism and violent crimes. The operation, which targeted multiple locations including Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Okoko, Ilasan, Ogba and Iju, was part of intensified efforts by the Command to curb cult-related activities and ...
By Damilare Adeleye Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Lagos State Command, have uncovered a suspected baby factory in the Okuju area of Ilado, Badagry, rescuing 18 pregnant women and 10 children during a coordinated raid. The operation, carried out on Wednesday night into the early hours of Thursday, led to the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Oyo State Police Command has issued a stern warning against extortion and unprofessional conduct during the ongoing police recruitment screening exercise in the state. The warning followed an official inspection visit by the Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration, Department of Training and Development, Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, to the screening ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed a kidnapping incident along the Ayere Kabba Road in Kabba Local Government Area, assuring that security operatives are intensifying efforts to rescue the remaining victims. The incident, which occurred on April 13, involved a Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Chisco Transport Company, with registration number ...
By Damilare Adeleye A convicted inmate, Dahiru Mohammed has escaped following an auto crash while he was being transported from Potiskum to Damaturu, the state capital. This was disclosed in a statement made available by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday. According to the Command, the escape took place on April 13 when the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A Borno State High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced Akeem Oriade Adeyinka to various jail terms for fraud involving N13 million. The trial judge, Justice Mohammed Maina, handed down the sentence on Wednesday, April 15 after finding the defendant guilty of obtaining money under false pretence and criminal misappropriation. He ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Ondo State Police Command has foiled a planned bomb attack in Akure, arresting six suspects and recovering materials believed to be components for the fabrication of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The operation, carried out on April 15, 2026, was described by the Command as a major breakthrough in its ongoing efforts ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has extradited Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi to the United Kingdom to face charges bordering on murder and drug trafficking. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Force spokesperson, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the extradition followed a formal request ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Nigerian Correctional Service in Yobe State has declared a convicted inmate, Dahiru Mohammed, wanted after he fled the scene of a road crash while being conveyed from Potiskum to Damaturu, the state capital. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the state command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Adamu, on Wednesday. ...
…declares four wanted The Edo State Government has demolished a property linked to an alleged former cult member in a move that has intensified efforts to clamp down on cult-related violence in the state. The property, reportedly inherited by Usuanlele Osas from his parents, was demolished on February 14, 2026. Government officials stated the action ...
By Osordi Ayomide The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 26 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to commence trial in the alleged terrorism case against former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and his son, Abdulaziz. At the resumed hearing, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), informed the ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, presented its second prosecution witness in the ongoing trial involving the vessel MT Ostria and three others over the alleged theft of 25,354,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Retail Limited. The case, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Kano State Police Command has arrested 193 suspects and recovered weapons as well as illicit drugs during coordinated statewide raids on criminal hideouts across the state. The operations, carried out in strategic locations, were part of ongoing efforts by the Command to strengthen internal security, dismantle criminal networks, and curb rising ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso, Lagos Operatives of the security agencies in Enugu State have arrested suspected kidnappers and recovered a firearm as well as ₦2 million ransom in Adani, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Friday, April 10, 2026, when Mrs. Joseph Victoria was abducted along Umeje Road, Adani, by armed ...
