Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a five-year-old girl, Miss Fikayo Gbemiga, who was abducted from her family’s residence in the Iyana Offa area of Ibadan. The successful operation, carried out by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, followed days of intelligence gathering and...
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A 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command for allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to death following a domestic dispute in Angwan Yahaya, Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which has thrown the community into mourning, reportedly left behind...
A 60-year old headmaster of Nomadic Basic School in Igbojaye, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mr. Matthew Owoade, has been kidnapped by armed bandits on Saturday evening while returning from his farm, with his abductors demanding a N30 million ransom for his release. According to his son,...
A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The suspect was arrested after she was found to have concealed 14 large blocks of heroin weighing 5.75 kilograms...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the terminal 2 arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos on 28th June 2026 intercepted a commercial motorcycle operator popularly known as ‘Okada rider’, 48-year-old Onyechere Daniel Chinadu following his arrival from Madagascar via Addis...
Benue State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of Professor Gabriel Nyityo, a lecturer at Father Adasu University, Makurdi, and his younger brother, as the university community and residents continue to mourn the tragic incident. The suspect, identified as Abdullahi Usman, is from Awe...
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue operation of two persons who were abducted by armed kidnappers at Tiro Village, Irawo, in the Oke-Ogun area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said the couple...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested 135 suspected cultists and recovered 26 firearms during coordinated raids across criminal hideouts in different parts of the state as part of efforts to prevent violence linked to the annual July 7 cult activities. The operation, which was carried out on the directive...
Residents of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, have expressed growing concern over a surge in armed robbery and other criminal activities, which they say has coincided with the increasing return of motorcycles to the city’s streets despite an existing government ban. Many residents allege that armed robbers now rely...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested a masquerade over the gruesome murder of a 24-year old male, identified as Sefiu Kehinde, in the Labiran area of Ibadan. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday said the command has commenced a comprehensive investigation...
Sokoto State Police Command has thwarted a suspected bandit attack on Daraye Village in Wamakko Local Government Area, killing one of the attackers and recovering an AK-47 rifle with live ammunition. According to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufa’i, the operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate attempting to smuggle cocaine to Malaysia, arresting an alleged mastermind identified as Nwabueze Felix Onyeka, a 45-year-old PhD student at the University of Putra, Malaysia. The suspect was arrested during a sting operation in Ekwusigo Local...
Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity, all said to be students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, after foiling an alleged planned cult attack and recovering firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons. The Command said the operation was carried out...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of the notorious Aye Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation along the Ago/Festac Bridge corridor, recovering a cache of weapons, suspected hard drugs, electronic devices and other incriminating items. According to the Command, the arrests were made during a routine stop-and-search...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned one Usie Otukpa Osang before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. He was arraigned on an eight-court charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of AUD$8,427,330.83 (Eight Million,...
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...
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...