Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA has recorded operational successes in Kaduna and Kano States, rescuing 2 kidnapped victims, recovering 94 rustled livestock and disrupting terrorist activities in separate operations conducted on 25 and 26 August 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West)...
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Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected gun runner and three suspected members of an armed bandit gang, while recovering firearms, ammunition, suspected cannabis and other exhibits in separate operations across the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday, August 27, 2026, during...
Edo State Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Marvelous Ozu, over his alleged involvement in a burglary at a pharmaceutical and provision store in Benin City, recovering stolen property estimated at about ₦5 million. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the development in a statement...
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered the remains of a detonated improvised explosive device (IED) along the Dikwa–Marte Main Supply Route (MSR) in Borno State, reinforcing concerns over the persistent threat posed by insurgents on key roads in the North-East. According to military sources, the discovery was made...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 arraigned a man, Yusuf Ademola Oyepeju before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State. Oyepeju, alongside his two companies, Alwajeez International Nigeria Limited and AIN Homes and Property Limited were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering of documents, stealing by conversion and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N13, 697, 900.00 (Thirteen Million, Six Hundred and...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria His Excellency Yousef bin Mohammed Al-Balawi on a courtesy visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding bilateral relationship and defence cooperation between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The visit provided an opportunity...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has participated in the inaugural meeting of the high-level Committee established pursuant to the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to develop a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and Rolling Five-Year...
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has intensified its crackdown on cybercrime, arresting suspected romance scammers, a fake Commissioner of Police, a property fraudster and other individuals linked to technology-enabled crimes. The Centre disclosed that its latest operations uncovered a range of cyber-related offences, including romance scams, property...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned a new helipad at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital (44 NARH), Kaduna, to enhance the emergency air evacuation of wounded soldiers from operational theatres. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Lieutenant General Shaibu described...
Ogun State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an alleged baby factory operating in Mowe, rescuing two heavily pregnant women and four children during an intelligence-led operation that also led to the arrest of six suspects. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Mowe Police Division on August...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, commissioned newly completed blocks of flats for officers at Ribadu Cantonment, Kaduna, reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s commitment to improving the welfare and living conditions of its personnel and their families. The accommodation project was initiated...
An eight-month international law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the arrest of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects linked to West African organized crime groups involved in cyber-enabled financial fraud, money laundering and other serious criminal activities. Dubbed Operation Jackal IV, the coordinated operation...
The sustained offensive against terrorist groups in Nigeria’s North-East has recorded another major breakthrough, with more than 150 terrorists, including commanders, fighters and their associates, surrendering to troops of Operation HADIN KAI within the past week. The Acting Military Information Officer of Headquarters Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has held a memorial service at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in honour of ten gallant officers of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) who lost their lives in the line of duty during an encounter with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local...
Troops of 2 Division Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnap victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Kogi State, further disrupting the activities of criminal elements operating within the area. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday via its verified X handle...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of one Raheem Abiodun Wasiu, an alleged serial fraudster, for an alleged case of fraud to the tune of $12,000 (Twelve Thousand United States Dollars). Wasiu, 38, was arrested...
Nigerian military has rescued six kidnapped victims and recovered ₦800,000 stolen from them after troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA foiled a kidnap operation along the Dandume–Sheme Road in Katsina State. The Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed the...
Cross River State Police Command has intensified efforts to apprehend Emmanuel Etim, who is wanted in connection with the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs. Atim Etim, after reportedly setting her ablaze over accusations of witchcraft in Akamkpa Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah,...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have disrupted an alleged logistics operation by notorious terrorist kingpin Shehu Bagewaye after intercepting three disassembled canoes reportedly procured to aid the movement of his fighters through riverine communities in Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer of Joint Task...
Nigerian Navy has intensified its campaign against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, recovering 103,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from three illegal refining sites uncovered in Rivers State. Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...