Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of some residents in facilitating kidnapping and other criminal activities across the state. The governor made the remarks during the 2026 Ministers’ Conference organised by the Edo State chapter of the Christian Association...
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Anambra State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into the death of a 23-year-old nursing student whose body was discovered under suspicious circumstances in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. As part of the ongoing probe, police have taken the landlord of the property where...
Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 12 suspected criminals, including alleged members of the Lakurawa, Mamudawa, and Boko Haram terrorist groups, as part of ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the state. The suspects are facing various allegations ranging from terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery to illegal possession of...
Delta State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against cultism, arresting thirty-two suspected cultists and recovering firearms, ammunition, communication equipment and illicit drugs in separate intelligence-led operations. Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, said the operations were carried...
Nigeria Police Force has joined the international community in commemorating the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, paying tribute to peacekeepers across the world for their courage, professionalism, sacrifice, and commitment to the promotion of global peace and security. In a message marking the commemoration on Wednesday, 17th June...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army under 2 Division Nigerian Army have successfully intercepted and rescued five kidnapped victims abandoned by fleeing terrorists during ongoing counter terrorism operations in Kogi State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement...
Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting Operation CLEAN SWEEP III have recorded another major breakthrough in ongoing counter-banditry operations in Katsina State, rescuing another four kidnapped victims during sustained offensive operations targeting the notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Muhammadu Fulani and his criminal network. The Nigerian Army confirmed this in...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, paid a working visit to Zamfara State where he joined officers, families, and members of the public at the Islamic funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) held in honour of three police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty....
No fewer than 3 security personnel were killed in a security breach that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday near the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos South LGA in Plateau State. The Plateau State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued...
Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested one Ali Baffa, an Inspector 1 with Aviation Security (AVSEC), and his accomplices, Aushabu Nasidi and Mukhtar Muhammad Dan Zaria at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for alleged involvement in bulk cash and mineral...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded another major success against armed groups in the North-West, dislodging suspected Lakurawa terrorists from their hideouts in Kebbi State and recovering a large cache of weapons and explosives. The development was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Acting...
Top security experts in Sokoto have described as stale and misleading the video currently circulating on social media depicting a mass exodus of people from a Sokoto community due to insecurity. The video, which first surfaced online earlier this year, showed panicked women and their children moving in droves...
Kaduna State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against crime, arresting 12 suspected kidnappers, 13 murder suspects, four alleged car snatchers and recovering stolen vehicles, firearms and hard drugs within the last two weeks. The Commissioner of Police, CP Muhammad Rabiu, disclosed this during a press...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have commenced a deliberate offensive operation, code-named Operation CLEAN SWEEP III, targeting terrorist and bandit elements operating within Matazu Local Government Area and adjoining communities in Katsina State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West),...
A joint security operation involving the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has led to the arrest of 46 suspected undocumented foreign nationals in parts of Ogun State. Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 35...
Borno State Government has reintegrated 720 former terrorists, alongside 992 spouses and 2,050 children, under its ongoing deradicalisation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme, describing the exercise as a critical component of efforts to restore lasting peace across the state. The beneficiaries, classified as low-risk and minor clients under Batch 9...
Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have recorded a major operational success with the arrest of a suspected high-profile arms trafficker linked to an interstate illegal weapons network. The Army in a post via its X handle on Sunday, said the breakthrough followed credible intelligence on the movement of...
Troops of the Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational gains across multiple theatres, neutralising 27 terrorists, arresting 10 suspected criminals, rescuing 8 kidnapped victims and recovering arms, ammunition, stolen vehicles and other logistics in coordinated nationwide operations conducted over the past 48 hours. The military authorities disclosed this in...
A wave of alarming reports circulating across social media and some online platforms has claimed that Boko Haram insurgents attacked a school and abducted students in Kautikari community of Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State. The claims, predictably amplified by emotionally charged references to the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction,...
Lagos State Police Command has announced the commencement of a statewide enforcement operation targeting vehicles with covered, obscured, unauthorised, defaced, or missing registration number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security across the state. The exercise, which begins on Monday, June 15, 2026, follows a directive from the...