The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 84-year-old and a 75-year-old grandfathers for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi s…

…commenced investigations." "The preliminary investigation led to the identification and arrest of the biological parents of the infants, who are currently in police custody and assisting investigators in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate incident." "CP Orutugu condemned the act in strong terms, n…

…and Kaduna states within the past week. “One of the major breakthroughs involved the arrest of a suspect, Suleiman Umar, in Damaturu, Yobe State, over the alleged use of a fake bank alert to fraudulently obtain a red Kia Forte valued at N9.5 million from a Lagos-based automobile dealer. The suspect reportedly confessed…

…school teacher wey dey teach, cut him neck post the videoWho dem catch for the crime? Arrest count still on zeroPerson pikin wey dey orphan, person wife wey dem widow Water, light, food, house, na the basicWhere hospital wey go treat person wey sick?Small pikin go go school, him papa go need workTechnology dey run, she…

…of Dega Voice Newspaper and Uche Okwuanyionu of Lion FM, UNN - were also reportedly arrested by security operatives while covering the election but were later released. The by-election was conducted to fill the vacant Enugu North Senatorial District seat. Opposition parties have vowed to seek legal redress over the con…

An NDLEA statement on Sunday said, Pa Obiora was arrested by operatives of the Agency on Friday, following credible intelligence that he was selling illicit substances to young students and others in his patent medicine store located at 4 Club road, Umuahia, where 4.64 kilograms of opioids including tramadol and diazep…

…its sustained intelligence-led, preventive, and community-responsive policing, have arrested three suspects for various crimes in Ago-Iwoye, Mowe, and Warewa areas of the state. The suspects are Ewebiyi Afeez, 26, a cult leader; Segun Ona Anjo, 32, an armed robbery suspect; and one Umar Sulaiman, who was involved in re…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit, CACU, have arrested two suspected cultists in Ibusa Community, Oshimili North Local Government Area. The suspects were arrested on 19 June 2026 at about 23:45hrs, DAILY POST reports. The Police also recovered from the suspects, one English pump-action gu…

Police say the operation led to the arrest of a suspected gang member, identified as Bube Tukur, and the recovery of weapons allegedly used by the criminal group.

The police in Anambra State have arrested three persons who have been arrested in connection with armed robbery, drug peddling and secret cult activities. The arrest of the suspects during patrol by officers and men of the Command along the Igbariam/Achalla Road. The suspects are Williams Ndifon and David Missang, both…

Five youths have been arrested for allegedly attacking officials of the Hisbah Board during an operation in Furagirke community, Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident was disclosed in a statement issued by the Rimi Local Government Hisbah Board, which said the attack occurred while its operatives we…

…Amadi, who publishes Dega Voice Newspaper, and Uche Okwuanyionu, of Lion FM, UNN, were arrested by security agencies for covering the election and later released.

…woman who was abducted by suspected kidnappers and subsequently handed over two suspects arrested during the rescue operation to the police in Ondo StateThe suspects were formally handed over at Ajagba in Irele Local Government Area by GSSL Security Manager, retired Navy Lieutenant Zakari Abdullahi, for onward transfer…

…member of the public. Police operatives, in collaboration with joint security personnel, arrested a member of a kidnapping gang responsible for the abduction of Alh. Abu Geza of Geza Village in Bagudo LGA of the State. The suspect led operatives to the gang leader's hideout, where Jiji Mujugu opened fire and attempted…

…asked an Abuja Federal High Court to compel the House of Representatives to issue an arrest warrant against Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Suleiman, Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, a Federal Government agency under the National Assembly. The lawyers, who had dragged…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 84-year-old man, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora for allegedly selling illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia state capital. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, in a statement on Sunda…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested three suspected female collaborators of ISWAP terrorists during an operation in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. This was made known in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. Makama disclosed that the suspe…

…of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (National Drug Law Enforcement Agency) have arrested two elderly men, an 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and a 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, over alleged involvement in the sale of illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State. The arrests were pa…

The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 25 suspects during a coordinated raid on identified drug hotspots in Jos, the state capital. The operation targeted areas around Old Airport Junction and Fwavei Junction, which police described as well-known centres for the sale and distribution of illegal drugs. According…

The Oyo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its sustained efforts to combat cultism, violent

…of others through illicit drug trafficking to desist forthwith. " We will find you, arrest you, prosecute you and destroy your ill-gotten exhibits in the full glare of the public just as we are doing here today," he said. Speaking, the Imo NDLEA Commander, Mr Chinonye Nnyigide, said that the items were recovered by vib…

…of the Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU) of the Abia State Police Command have arrested a man seen physically assaulting a woman in a viral video that circulated widely on social media. The arrest was carried out by officers led by Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Emeka Amanchukwu following credible intelligence…

…Party SDP that won the election was not only stopped from assuming office but was arrested and detained till he died in captivity. The ghost of June 12 continued to haunt Nigeria until 2018 when former President Muhammadu Buhari formally accepted Abiola as the winner of the election and posthumously awarded him Nigeria…

…the Violent Crimes Response Unit of Abia State Police led by CSP Emeka Amanchukwu, arrested the suspect on Saturday. The suspect was tracked to his location by the police officers and is currently in detention. Reacting to the development, the Peoples Democratic Candidate for Aba Central Constituency for the 2027 elect…

By Golok Nanmwa Jos - The Plateau State Police Command has arrested 25 suspects and recovered cannabis, controlled drugs and other prohibited substances during a coordinated raid on identified drug hotspots in Jos. The operation, carried out on Saturday evening, targeted locations around Old Airport Junction and Fwavei…