Security

A 38-year old suspect, Peter Samuel, on Wednesday, confessed to the killing of an Okada rider, Rafiu Akao, at Oke-Oyi town in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at Asunlere area of the town on November 4, 2024. In an interview with journalists after the suspect was paraded alongside four […]

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl in the Festac area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin identified the suspects as Vincent Omar, 22; Leonard Nwodo, 30; […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a total of 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom and Edo states. The spokesman for EFCC, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyewale said they were arrested at different locations on October 7, in a sting operation following credible intelligence […]

Katsina State Police Command says its operatives have arrested one Usamatu Adamu, the village head of Unguwan Tambai, Runka, in Safana Local Government Area for allegedly supplying information to bandits. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, revealed this while parading about 15 suspected criminals in Katsina on Tuesday. Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu said that on […]

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Kanya under the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The bandits kidnapped the district head, Isah Daya when they stormed his village on Saturday. They also killed one, injured three persons and kidnapped eight others. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Nafui Abubakar, […]

The police in Ogun State has arrested 33-year-old Olayemi Olawale Shedrack, a suspected rapist and armed robber in Ijagun, Odogbolu local government area of the state. The suspect was arrested in connection to the alleged armed robbery and rape of female students in the Tai University of Education, Ijagun. It was reported that in July, […]

The Nigerian Army says its troops have eliminated eight terrorists and rescued 40 abducted individuals in a series of coordinated operations across the country. The Army, in a post on its official X handle on Monday, said the recent victories had further tightened the noose around the necks of unrepentant terrorists and their collaborators. The […]

State commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed men in flashpoints as organizers of the October 1 protest insist on going ahead with the demonstration on Independence Day as planned, findings have shown. If the protest holds, it will be the second time in two months that angry Nigerians would hit the streets in […]

Nigerian security forces have killed another notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Makore, along with several of his fighters. This was made known on Wednesday by Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, in a post on his X handle. Makama disclosed that the operation took place on Sunday along the Kwankele road in […]

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have again dismantled a notorious criminal network allegedly responsible for various acts of violence and insecurity within Karim-Lamido Local Government Council of Taraba State. A statement made available to journalists on Wednesday by the acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 […]