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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested four suspected bandits and recovered a cache of firearms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in Kaduna State. The Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS) carried out the operation on March 7, 2026, in Tayu, Sanga Local Government Area. According to a statement issued ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against violent crime with the arrest of suspected armed robbers and cult members operating within the Amoyo axis of Ilorin. This was disclosed in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin by the State Police Public Relations ...
By Ismail Azeez The Ondo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on motorcycle theft across the state, arresting key suspects, recovered stolen motorcycles in separate operations. The Police through its image maker of the Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said that the achievements were recorded under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal. ...
The Police command in Katsina State has confirmed an attack by suspected bandits at Gurbi Village, Kankara Local Government Area, leaving 11 people dead. Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Monday, adding that two others were injured. He said the attackers struck at about 2:40 p.m. on ...
By Abbas Bamalli The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a suspected motorcycle thief and another individual for attempting to bribe investigators to obstruct justice. The Command spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu made this in a statement in Katsina. According to him, the suspect, 27-year-old popularly known as “Dukiya,” was apprehended by operatives of the ...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have initiated legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) following a formal notice from the regulator threatening to sanction broadcast stations and presenters. The lawsuit, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeks to halt what the ...
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the Iyaganku Police Station, has officially declared Mr. Opeyemi Bakare wanted following his alleged evasion of arrest regarding allegations of homosexual acts. Bakare, a male resident formerly of number 2 Binukonu Street, Challenge, Ibadan, has been the subject of an intense manhunt involving law enforcement, community vigilantes, and local ...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a significant consignment of Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine often referred to as the terror drug, in Kwara State. This marks a rare and concerning recovery of the substance in Nigeria, following the first-ever African seizure recorded at the Apapa seaport in Lagos nearly ...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 47-year-old Cameroonian businessman over alleged N1.5 billion bank fraud. The commission confirmed the arrest in a statement posted on its official X handle, @officialEFCC, on Friday. It said the suspect was apprehended on Thursday in the Ikorodu area during ...
By Fredrick Ameh The Borno/Yobe Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted psychoactive substances and endangered wildlife along the Kano Road corridor in Maiduguri. Customs Area Controller, Idris Abdullahi disclosed the details of the seizures during a briefing at the Command Headquarters, describing the operations as intelligence-driven and part of a sustained ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Oyo State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms and ammunition during a co-ordinated security operation in the Ilora area of the state.This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka.According to the statement, the operation followed a tip off ...
By Osordi Ayomide Suspected vandals have targeted several staff buses belonging to federal government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), removing vital components from the vehicles parked at the Suleja Local Government Secretariat. The incident, which occurred over the weekend in Suleja, Niger State, saw no fewer than seven buses burgled, with their Engine Control Units ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoTroops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled a terrorist attack on the Kukareta community in the North-East, killing no fewer than 24 insurgents and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition.The operation, conducted by the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI under Sector 2, took place in the early hours of ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to prevent the misuse of their platforms for terrorism financing and money laundering. This charge was delivered by Tope Erinlomo, the Technical Adviser to the Director ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued an urgent public alert about a surge in fraudulent emails, messages, and other online communications aimed at stealing personal financial data. In a statement released on April 21, 2026, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali, warned that cybercriminals are masquerading as ...
A 22-year Ogun State-based farmer, Dumebi Enyi-Okafor, has narrated how he was kidnapped by bandits when his family's farm was attacked twice. The victim while speaking with journalists, lamented that he spent eight days in captivity before his ransom money could be raised. "My name is Dumebi Enyi-Okafor. I was the one managing our family ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge against six individuals over an alleged plot to commit acts of terrorism against Nigeria. In the suit filed before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the defendants include retired Major General Mohammed Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor, Inspector Ahmed ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun Command, says it has arrested 170 illicit drug trafficking suspects in the state from January to March. This is contained in the command’s quarterly reports made available on Monday in Osogbo. The agency said the 170 suspects comprised of 143 males and 27 females, adding that 16 ...
By Usman Yahaya Ismail The Benue State Police Command has rescued 15 kidnap victims following a coordinated security operation across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari, disclosed this on Sunday while presenting the rescued individuals to Governor Hyacinth Alia at the Government House in Makurdi. Recall that the victims including students were travelling to ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Adeoye Taiwo for allegedly pouring hot water on her 13-year-old niece, Adeoye Modinat, leaving the child with severe burns. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026, in the Odomogun area of Ijebu Imusin. The victim is the daughter of the suspect’s ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Fresh public reactions have trailed the prolonged trial of Miss Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga, as the case enters its fifth year without a final judgment. Ojukwu, a former 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, was ...
By Usman Yahaya Ismail A French soldier has been killed and three others wounded after peacekeeping troops came under attack in southern Lebanon, raising fresh concerns over security in the volatile region. Pres. Emmanuel Macron said initial findings point to Hezbollah as being responsible for the incident. He extended condolences to the family of the ...
By Ariyo Zainab A quiet community in Badagry has been thrown into shock following the discovery of a suspected baby factory allegedly operating undetected for months. Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps uncovered the facility in the Okuju-Ilado area after weeks of intelligence gathering. The late-night raid led to the rescue of ...
