Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo...
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Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Ogun State Police Command have recorded a major breakthrough in the Command’s ongoing war against kidnapping, successfully securing the safe release of an abducted victim and neutralising two suspected kidnappers. The command’s spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a theft syndicate and recovered telecommunications power equipment valued at about ₦8 million during an operation along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway. The suspects, identified as Jimoh Mufutau, 35, from Mowe-Ibafo in Ogun State; Saheed Akanbi, 34, from Onipanu, Lagos State;...
In its sustained efforts to rid Oyo State of criminal elements and ensure the safety of lives and property, the Oyo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough with the arrest of three suspected armed robbers and the recovery of firearms and ammunition. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade...
Ondo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against cultism and other violent crimes with the arrest of six suspected cultists during a well-coordinated intelligence-led operation carried out by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) in Akungba and Iwaro Akoko communities of the...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested one Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, Chief Executive Officer, Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited alongside Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku (a.k.a Bakary Rogers Yanni), a suspected fraudster, for allegedly defrauding 24 (Twenty-four) victims the sum of...
Ogun police begin hunt for suspects after death of veteran broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku, security guard
Ogun police begin hunt for suspects after death of veteran broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku, security guard
Ogun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of veteran broadcaster and retired Ogun State Television (OGTV) personality, Ms. Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard. The tragic incident came to light on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after a resident of Iyana Agodo...
Kaduna State Police Command has condemned the killing of a woman by a mob in Maraban Jos, describing the incident as a disturbing act of lawlessness and a serious threat to public order. The tragic incident occurred on June 21, 2026, after the woman was accused by residents of...
Ogun State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing fight against crime, arresting a suspected cult leader, foiling an armed robbery operation, preventing a mob attack on a suspect, and recovering stolen property in a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations, carried out...
Abia State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Agwu Ukpo, over his alleged involvement in a violent assault on a woman captured in a viral video that sparked widespread public outrage. Ukpo, who hails from Akanu Ohafia in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, was apprehended by...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping gang involved in the abduction of a 20-year-old farmer and cattle rearer, Michael Benua, in Oke-Ogun area of the state. The command said efforts are ongoing to rescue the victim and apprehend other members of the criminal...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (approximately ₦434.88 million). Adams, who holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States of America, is being investigated...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement with terrorism to forty years in prison. The convicted women, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are mother and sister respectively of the terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has called its first witness, Deputy Superintendent of EFCC, DSE Unyime P. Moses in the trial of an alleged romance scammer, Edidiong Nsidore James. Moses told Justice Maurine Oyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ...
Anambra State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into the death of a 23-year-old nursing student whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. As part of the ongoing probe, police have taken the landlord of the property where...
Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected criminals, including alleged members of the Lakurawa, Mamudawa, and Boko Haram terrorist groups, as part of ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the state. The suspects are facing various allegations ranging from terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery to illegal possession of...
Delta State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against cultism, arresting thirty-two suspected cultists and recovering firearms, ammunition, communication equipment and illicit drugs in separate intelligence-led operations. Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the operations were carried...
Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested one Ali Baffa, an Inspector 1 with Aviation Security (AVSEC), and his accomplices, Aushabu Nasidi and Mukhtar Muhammad Dan Zaria at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for alleged involvement in bulk cash and mineral...
Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against crime, arresting 12 suspected kidnappers, 13 murder suspects, four alleged car snatchers and recovering stolen vehicles, firearms and hard drugs within the last two weeks. The Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Rabiu, disclosed this during a press...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers and recovered firearms, ammunition and various criminal charms during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Ibadan. The operation, which formed part of ongoing intelligence-led efforts to tackle violent crime across the state, was carried out by police...