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Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have foiled a terrorist attack and neutralised scores of bandits in Takatsaba, a border community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A credible security source from the area disclosed this to the News reporters on Tuesday. The source said the incident occurred on Monday when a gang ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has launched a social media surveillance to identify officers engaging in unauthorised online activities, following a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu. The move comes amid growing concerns over the increasing trend of police personnel creating videos, conducting live sessions, and posting content online while in ...
The Lagos State Police Command has recorded major operational successes in June 2026, arresting multiple suspects linked to armed robbery, cultism, vandalism, illegal immigration, impersonation, and unlawful possession of firearms across the state. Speaking during a press briefing on the command’s achievements for the month, the Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, stated that the ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it arrested 589 suspected drug offenders and seized 6,327.575 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs and controlled substances between June 2025 and June 2026. Mr David Dechi, Nasarawa State Commander of the agency, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lafia during a news conference to commemorate ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A 32 year old woman, identified as Lydia Folake Ayobami, was rescued by local vigilantes from suspected attackers at Falolu Street, Kosere Road, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on June 23rd, 2026 around 3pm. According to eyewitnesses, the woman was allegedly attacked by unidentified men leaving her badly bruised and injured, on the verge ...
The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of eight persons in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the victims comprised one farmer and ...
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a 22-year-old suspected impostor for stealing a police uniform, using it to pose as a policeman. In a statement posted on its official X handle, @LagosPoliceNG, on Tuesday, the command said the suspect allegedly stole a police officer’s bag containing a camouflage uniform, warrant card, mobile phone, ...
Former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, was sighted on Monday at the Lagos Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi. According to top sources within the commission, Okowa’s visit is connected to the EFCC’s ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion in 13 per cent derivation ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two men, Shamsudeen Lawal and Abubakar Abdulkadir, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Nyanya, Abuja, over an alleged criminal breach of trust and obtaining by false pretense involving $180,000. The defendants were brought before Justice A.Y. Shafa on a two-count charge bordering on ...
A 37-year-old woman, Miss Nwaigwe Chinenye, and her three-year-old daughter have reportedly gone into hiding in the Federal Capital Territory following an alleged prolonged family dispute over inheritance. Chinenye, a self-employed graduate who was said to be residing at No. 17B Sambo Lai Street, Saqwari Layout, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, was reportedly forced to abandon her ...
Troops of Operation ”FANSAN YAMMA” neutralised two suspected terrorists and recovered weapons, motorcycles and livestock during an intelligence-led raid on a terrorist enclave in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in an Operational report made available to newsmen on Monday. The armey said that the operation was conducted in the early ...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested three women suspected of collaborating with terrorists in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Operational report made available to the News reporters on Sunday, revealed that the operation was carried out by troops of the 222 Battalion. The report said ...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have intensified offensive operations across the North-West, killing two bandits, arresting seven suspected terrorist collaborators and foiling criminal activities in Kaduna and Zamfara states. Operational report made available to the Newsmen on Sunday, revealed that troops of 4 Demonstration Battalion neutralised two bandits in Lere village, Igabi Local Government Area ...
Police in Osun have arrested some suspected members of secret cults terrorising the state. This is contained in a statement by the Police Spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi on Sunday. According to Ojelabi, a suspected notorious cultist know as “small”, who was terrorising Iloro community, Ilesa town, was apprehended on Wednesday, at about 6p.m. “He confessed ...
The Anambra Police Command has recovered the lifeless bodies of a set of twins inside a drain in Okpoko, near Onitsha, Anambra, according to an official statement. The Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in Awka and made available to newsmen on Sunday. ...
The Police Command in Ogun has launched an investigation into the deaths of retired Ogun State Television (OGTV) broadcaster, Ms. Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard at Iyana Agodo Village, Kobape, Abeokuta. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. According to the police spokesperson, the incident was ...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have overrun a bandits’ camp in Kogi and rescued two kidnap victims. The operation followed intelligence reports on the movement of injured bandits linked to criminal leaders. A military operational report made available to the News reporters revealed this on Saturday. The report said the bandits operated around the ...
President Bola Tinubu has declared that criminal hideouts are disappearing in Abuja, as social activities gradually return to the capital. Tinubu spoke during the inauguration of the Collector Road CN2 in Katampe District, Abuja. The President was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the ceremony on Friday. He attributed the transformation to good governance ...
Sen. Joseph Ikpea, representing Edo Central District, has thrown his weight behind Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s proposal to establish a speedy trial process for kidnap and cultism suspects in Edo Ikpea’s stance is contained in a statement made available to the News reporters in Benin, on Friday. He commended the governor for the recent crackdown on ...
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 26 foreign nationals following investigations into a reported kidnapping case that was later found to be false. Newsmen gathered that those apprehended comprised 19 Chadians and seven Cameroonians. A 22-year-old Cameroonian woman had reported to the police that she was kidnapped after travelling to Nigeria to meet ...
The Executive Chairman of Roost Foundation and former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Donli, has condemned the brutal assault of a 10-year-old boy in Anambra. Donli said the incident was cruel, inhuman and unacceptable, urging authorities to ensure justice for the victim and strengthen protection ...
The Police Command in Kaduna State has commenced strict enforcement against vehicles operating without registration number plates or with defaced, concealed, altered, or covered plates across the state. The command said the move followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, aimed at strengthening security and enhancing effective policing nationwide. In a statement ...
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 ...
