…The Commissioner also ordered the suspension of the line operator and directed the arrest and detention of the boat skipper involved in the mishap. The measures, according to the government, were part of immediate steps to prevent a recurrence of the incident and ensure compliance with safety regulations at the state’s…
…moving truck ran her over while she was on duty, with the vehicle's driver subsequently arrested by her colleagues.The officer, Corporal Blessing Omene, badge number 520061, was killed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, along Glory Land Drive on the East–West Road axis in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. She was carr…
Oyo State Police command has announced the arrest of three suspected murders and armed robbers. The command noted that the suspects were arrested in connection with the killing of a woman in Ibadan and armed robbery. Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade made the revelations in a statement made ava…
The FCT Police Command has arrested one Zazzayanu Halilu for allegedly r@ping a 12-year-old girl inside a car on Oct. 2nd. According to SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the command, the arrest was effected after operatives while on routine patrol around Airport Bridge Taxi Park, observed a fully tinted navy blue Volk…
…prosecutor’s office. A suspect “believed to have been present at the crime scene” was arrested early Friday, Troyes’s prosecutor Isabelle Verissimo said. The body of the 47-year-old man was discovered around 5:00 am (0300 GMT) with “a gunshot wound to his head” on a seat inside the van, which had UK licence plates, she…
…Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has demanded the arrest and prosecution of a primary school headmaster after a viral video surfaced showing pupils being led through an intense deliverance service during school hours. In the trending footage shared by Olayinka on his social media han…
Edo State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cult members in Otuo, recovered a six-month-old baby allegedly stolen and taken to Imo State, and apprehended suspects linked to the alleged sexual abuse and online exposure of a young girl in Ekiadolor. The Police Public Relations Officer, Edo State Command, ASP En…
Republican congressman Riley Moore reacted to the reported arrest of Mahmoud Adam, a Fulani community leader linked to attacks on Christians in NigeriaMoore credited both the Nigerian government and the Trump administration for the development, tying it to an active US-Nigeria security cooperation agreementAdam was rep…
…with Inspector Martins, who testified on December 10, 2025, about how the complainant arrested the defendants and took them to the Ikeja Police Station. According to Haroun, the complainant stated in his statement to the police that he and a friend boarded a “one-chance” bus on November 27, 2022, and were eventually al…
…Ibrahim Zungura, directed tactical teams of the command to move into the area and arrest those responsible for the killings. The police evacuated the bodies from the scene, while the four people injured during the incident were taken to a hospital for medical attention. DAILY POST gathered that the violence started at…
…“So, it is very horrible for now. I don’t sell because anytime you go out, police will arrest you. And you sell it inside the cell.” She also recounted the emotional burden of witnessing Nigerians lose their lives and the difficulties she said she faced during encounters with the police. “Because seeing our brothers dy…
…electioneering could not be independently verified. The police had not announced any arrest in connection with the incident as of the time of filing this report. The post Two suspected cultists killed in Osogbo shooting appeared first on Vanguard News.
…movement by pupils that has seen dozens of staff members wounded and some 2,000 people arrested, officials said. The movement, which began last week in the Paris region and rapidly spread nationwide, has seen teenage pupils at lycees in their final years of schooling block access to their establishments and clash with…
An Ago-Iwoye Magistrate Court on Friday granted bail to three suspects arrested for alleged assault and obstruction of police officers in Ogun State. The defendants, Alaba Mulika, 51, Alawode Iyanu, 21, and Temitope Saliu, 29, were charged following an investigation ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni,…
Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command, with a locally made revolver and other exhibits recovered. The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the command in Akure, the state capital, while acting on intelligence receive…
…her counsel, Innocent Onyekwere, urged the court to temper justice with mercy. Okon was arrested following a petition by the Stand For Humanity Foundation. Speaking to journalists after the proceedings, the foundation’s president, Chidiebube Okeoma, said the organisation initiated the petition and arrest process to dra…
Troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, Operation Enduring Peace, have arrested three suspects during a raid on a reported hideout of suspected miscreants around the residence of retired Gen. H. Umar in Rayfield, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, security sourc…
…and operational assets to rescue the abducted corps members and other passengers and to arrest the suspected abductors. Okoye said following a swift response by the Police and other security agencies, both buses have been recovered and 10 victims were rescued at the scene. He said the rescued victims are in safe hands…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Seth for allegedly macheting his father to d3ath in the Pipeline area of Rumukwurushi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. According to punch, the deceased had reportedly confronted his son several times over his alleged consumption of a hard l…
…recovered the weapons, alongside daggers and machetes, following the suspects’ arrests.The prosecution is expected to tender a video recording of the defendants while their alleged confessional statements were being documented.Justice Mohammed Idris granted the request and adjourned the matter until October 7 for conti…
…them. The Army said that on October 1, 2026, troops conducted a snap operation and arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Sunday Obi. It said information obtained from the suspect during interrogation led troops to the location of the syndicate’s camp at Abator in Ogbaru Local Government Area, across the Isieke w…
…Hadin Kai (OPHK), in collaboration with Rangers and Hybrid Forces in Adamawa State, have arrested four suspected terrorists. The suspects were arrested during a fighting patrol in Hong Local Government Area of the state. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, in a post on X on Thursday, said the troops conducted the operati…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested a 24-year-old suspect for allegedly vandalising and stealing equipment from a telecommunication mast belonging to one of the service provider companies. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of Media and Tactical Operations…
…West African coast, especially in Nigeria, where he says his agency has made significant arrests. It would have been considered somewhat usual to bust labs and cartels in suburban neighbourhoods. Babafemi says it was unusual to discover a meth lab in “highbrow VGC,” Victoria Garden City, in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. This…
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit allegedly involved in livestock theft in Gidan Madi, Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. The suspect was arrested at a market while allegedly in possession of a goat later identified by its owner as one of the animals stolen from the community. The…