…direct attacks. He also dismissed reports that one of the community’s indigenes had been arrested as an informant for the kidnappers. According to him, such allegations had not been substantiated. Oba Abioye equally appealed to the Federal Government, the Oyo State Government and the Nigeria Police Force to strengthen…

…in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point. Read Also: Troops kill ISWAP cameraman, identify Palestinian terrorist trainer, Moroccan doctor in Borno 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers were abd…

By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, for the alleged culpable homicide of his 20-year-old wife in Angwan Yahaya, Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the State. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, 12th July, 2026, at about 12:30 p.m, followed a co…

Police arrest three women over sale of four-year-old for N2m in Anambra The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three female members of a child trafficking syndicate for allegedly selling a four-year-old boy for N2 million. The spokesperson for the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement on…

Police arrest two suspected kidnappers for abducting man and stealing 26 goats in Yobe The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered 26 stolen goats in Gujba Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this i…

Anambra Govt arrests woman for performing illegal surgical procedures that led to complications and fatalities, seals facility The Anambra State Government has intensified its campaign against quackery in the health sector with the arrest of a 47-year-old woman, Mrs. Onyinyechi Esther Charles, over allegations of carry…

…Murphy, immediately deployed operatives to the area, leading to the successful raid and arrest of the suspects. Babaseyi disclosed that following investigations, all 43 suspects had been arraigned before a competent court and remanded in the appropriate correctional facility. He said they are facing charges bordering o…

The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners during a coordinated enforcement operation that led to the closure of an illegal mining site in Osun State. The suspects, Danladi Isa and Musa Kabiru, both in their twenties, are casual workers. Both are giving useful information that would help investiga…

…from the 2nd Floor of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, Phase III, before his arrest. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of the fictitious agency. The pr…

Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected cult members allegedly terrorising residents of the Apapa, Ijora and Badia areas of the state. The suspects were apprehended over the weekend by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) following credible intelligence on their alleged criminal…

Police arrest 80-year-old man and 7 other suspects over k!lling of Benue MACBAN chairman The Benue State Police Command has announced the arrest of seven more suspects, including an 80-year-old man, in connection with the k!lling of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Be…

…that anyone found to have committed a crime, including members of his family, should be arrested in accordance with the law. Speaking at a stakeholders’ interface on credible elections organised by the International Press Centre, IPC, in partnership with the European Union, EU, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…

…by its Katsina State Coordinator, Abdullahi Kabir. According to the group, Kurfi was arrested after speaking out on the worsening security situation and the government's handling of banditry in the state. The coalition described his arrest and continued detention as political persecution, arguing that the use of securi…

By Florencemary Nwabueze The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly robbing members of the public using a stainless lighter designed to resemble a pistol. Read Also: We’ll honour those who died in Oriire kidnap rescue operation – Makinde According to a statement by the force Public Relat…

…isn’t the actor’s first time dealing with impersonation troubles. In 2023, authorities arrested a 23-year-old guy for allegedly impersonating Ogbonna and defrauding an American woman of $70,000.

Man and his accomplice arrested for staging own k!dnap in Ondo The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled a staged kidnapping incident, leading to the arrest of the purported victim and one of his accomplices in Akure. A statement from the police says that on July 5, one Mrs. Iyabo of Oda Road, Akure, repor…

…legal officers to police formations would support constitutional safeguards relating to arrests, detention, investigations and other policing activities. The judgment is expected to have significant implications for the professionalisation of legal practice within the Nigeria Police Force and the strengthening of insti…

…State,” the statement said. The Army disclosed that the operation resulted in multiple arrests in the state and several other parts of the country, significantly disrupting the syndicate’s command structure and operational capabilities. “These arrests completely disorganised the group, exerted overwhelming pressure on…

…located within the Old Oyo National Park Forest, Oyo State. The military said multiple arrests were made within Oyo State and in other locations across some states in the Country. ''These arrests completely disorganized the group, exerted overwhelming pressure on them and ultimately led the terrorist group to *uncondit…

…and emotional trauma in terrorists’ den. Read Also: Oyo Abduction: Eight kidnappers arrested, others killed — Presidency They were rescued yesterday, during a joint operation involving personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police, backed by intelligence from the DSS. Nine of the terrorists were killed during the rescu…

…agency in the United States had ever declared him wanted or issued a warrant for his arrest. “I have never been declared a fugitive by any court or law enforcement agency in the United States or elsewhere,” he said, adding that he continues to travel freely between Nigeria and the United States. Imasuen also denied cla…

…be deployed to secure their freedom and bring the perpetrators to justice. He said the arrest of some of the abductors and the neutralisation of others during the operation sent a strong message that Nigeria was becoming increasingly hostile to kidnappers, bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements. “This operatio…

Kwara NSCDC arrests suspected phone extortionist over repeated threats The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 32-year-old suspected phone extortionist, Adetokunbo Adeshina, for allegedly orchestrating a series of phone-based threats and extortion targeted at unsuspecti…

…had been rescued by security agencies following a coordinated operation that led to the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers, while others were neutralised. The post Oyo abduction: PDP commends rescue, calls for measures to prevent recurrence appeared first on Vanguard News.

…minutes and placed in a coma at AZ Turnhout hospital with suspected brain damage. Cops arrested the two pedestrians after the incident. A 35-year-old man from Turnhout has been charged with attempted manslaughter. And a woman, 38, from Beerse, has been charged with intentional ass@ult. Claessens said: "Two people, a 35…