Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has taken full custody of fugitive suspect Victor abduction Fejemirokun. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect was handed over by the Ghana Police Service today in Accra, Ghana, following a coordinated...
Crime News
A routine attempt to restrain a mentally unstable teenager in Akure turned fatal on Thursday when an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was stabbed to death. The Ondo State Police Command confirmed the heartbreaking incident, which occurred at Oke-Ala in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local...
FCT Police Command has successfully repelled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, an outskirts community in Bwari Area Council, in the early hours of 20th November 2025. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday. SP...
Ogun State Police Command has taken a motorcyclist, Godonu Lowe, into custody for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to leave their community with her remains concealed in a sack. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement released on Thursday in Abeokuta. CSP Odutola...
Police Command in Kano State has recovered a stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle attached to the Governor’s Advance Teams and arrested a suspect, Ya’u Inuwa, a 50-year-old driver in the Government House. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Kiyawa in Kano on Wednesday....
Anambra State Police Command has apprehended seven individuals suspected of stealing a three-year-old boy and running a child-trafficking network across multiple states. Police spokesperson SP Tochukwu Ikenga revealed the details in a statement issued on Sunday in Awka. He confirmed that the young victim, who had earlier been declared...
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two unidentified suspects found in possession of human body parts in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emenari Ifeanyi, made this known during a press briefing on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital. According to the CP, the suspects...
Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a 25-year old man identified as Sufiyanu Aliyu of Gwanyal Village, Tangaza LGA, over alleged killing of his 15-year old wife, Suwaiba Abubakar Bawa. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Rufai, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the incident occurred...
Ondo State Police Command has begun an investigation into a suspected arson attack that razed a prepaid meter warehouse in Okitipupa, destroying equipment valued at over ₦10 million. Police spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday....
By OLA MODUPE , Ibadan – A group of armed robbers on Monday morning attacked a bank customer near the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, carting away an undisclosed sum of money and leaving a police officer seriously injured. The Oyo State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed...
Yobe State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the discovery of a woman’s lifeless body near the perimeter fence of the Federal University, Gashua. Police spokesperson, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the development on Saturday during a press briefing in Damaturu. The case was initially reported on Friday...
Police in Katsina State have dismantled a suspected armed robbery gang notorious for targeting motorists along the Sha’iskawa–Charanchi and Katsina–Kankia–Kano highways. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed the development to journalists on Wednesday, revealing that the 11-member group had been operating a coordinated network of roadblocks to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja In a sweeping series of operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a significant haul of illicit drugs cleverly disguised in everyday items, including alcoholic drink sachets, women’s handbags, and even black soap tablets. These contraband packages were en route to destinations...
The Department of State Services (DSS), has a dismissed staff of the agency, Barry Donald, alerted the public to be warry of his activities. In a disclaimer published on its official X handle @OfficialDSSNG, the DSS stated that Donald was using the name of the organisation for unscrupulous activities...
Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a man identified as TJ in connection with the death of his wife, Queen, in the Auchi area of Etsako West Local Government Area. According to community members, the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 30, shortly after the couple had...
Ondo State Police Command has successfully rescued a four-year-old girl, Jesinta Sunday, who was allegedly sold for ₦3.7 million in Asaba, Delta State. This was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, in a statement released on Thursday in Akure. He also revealed that two suspects...
Two Brazil returnees: Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they ingested after days in observatory custody following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos....
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a businesswoman and several other suspects while intercepting illicit drug shipments concealed in creative ways, including butt pad underwear, phone chargers, and food items, at Lagos airport and across Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday via the...
In a brazen act of violence, unidentified gunmen ambushed and fatally shot Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, the dedicated parish priest of St. Charles Catholic Church in Eha-Ndiagu, Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State. The attack unfolded late Friday evening as Fr. Eya made his way back to the parish...