The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, delivered a lecture to participants of Senior Executive Course 48, 2026, at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, where he proposed the establishment of an Orange Economy Security and Intellectual...
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Operatives of the Ewekoro Division of the Ogun State Police Command have foiled a robbery operation at a student hostel in the Eruku/Agbon area, arrested two suspects, and recovered stolen properties, including eleven smart phones and a laptop. The command’s spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed this in a statement...
Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE, in a coordinated operation with the Nigerian Police Force and local vigilantes, have rescued seven kidnapped victims from a suspected terrorist enclave in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, disclosed this...
Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has witnessed a change of command as Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar formally handed over the mantle of leadership to Major General Ibikunle Ajose, who assumed duty as the 16th Theatre Commander. The formal handing and taking over ceremony was held...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government accelerates efforts to modernise Nigeria’s airpower capabilities and strengthen the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges. Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled yet another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican drug kingpin who was attempting to flee the country through the Lagos airport, in a fresh operation that further exposes the desperation by transnational cartels to infiltrate Nigeria’s forests and rural communities....
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting, held behind closed doors, was part of the Governor’s routine engagements with the Service Chiefs to consolidate the peace and stability being...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has stated that the ongoing expansion of the Nigerian Army will enhance its operational reach and capacity to provide the secure environment required for entrepreneurship, the Orange Economy and other sectors of the national economy to thrive. The COAS...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 70 suspects during raids around Unity Fountain and other identified blackspots in Maitama following a viral video alleging a robbery incident in the area. The Command said the operation was ordered by the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed...
Gunmen attack military base in Oyo, burn patrol vehicle, building as military launches investigation
Gunmen attack military base in Oyo, burn patrol vehicle, building as military launches investigation
Unknown gunmen have attacked a military outpost along the Igbeti-Igboho Road in Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State, setting a patrol vehicle and part of the facility on fire. The attack occurred between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2026, according to a security update...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in Kaduna State and foiled a terrorist attack, rescuing two kidnapped victims in Sokoto State, during separate operations on 12 and 13 September 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task...
Oyo State Police Command, in its sustained efforts to rid the State of crime and criminality, including one of the most potent catalysts of crime and criminality — hard drugs, has arrested a suspected drug dealer in the Apata area of Ibadan. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have eliminated several Lakurawa terrorists and recovered a cache of weapons, ammunition and other items during a major offensive in Arewa Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The development was disclosed in a statement on Sunday, which said the operation forms...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled a terrorist attack and rescued two kidnapped victims in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State after engaging fleeing terrorists in two separate gun battles, recovering 157 rounds of PKT ammunition and other items. The Joint Task Force North West disclosed...
Troops of Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recorded further operational successes with the surrender of a Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (BH/ISWAP) terrorist and the arrest of 6 suspected members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate in separate operations conducted in Borno and Adamawa...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Regiment Training Centre Annex (RTCA), Bauchi, has reinforced its commitment to developing disciplined, resilient and mission-ready Special Forces personnel with a substance abuse awareness lecture for trainees of Special Forces Course 14/2026. Delivered by resource persons from Headquarters 33 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian...
In a solemn and emotionally charged atmosphere, the remains of late Colonel Adetokunbo Olorunfemi Ojomo was committed to the mother earth on 11 September 2026, at All Saint Church Cemetery Jericho-Ibadan, Oyo state. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, while reading...
Operatives of the Mowe Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspected vehicle theft kingpin, Mosuru Issa, ‘m’ aged 28, and recovered a stolen wine-coloured Toyota Camry during a proactive stop-and-search operation along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Oluseyi...
Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its commitment to developing intellectually grounded and strategically minded officers capable of confronting Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. This was highlighted at the graduation ceremony of the Leadership and Strategic Studies Course (LSSC) 4/2025, held on Friday, 11 September 2026, at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre...
Air strikes by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have hit a terrorist enclave at Tumbunma Baba in the Tumbuns area of Borno State, neutralising more than 18 fighters and destroying structures used for meetings and logistics. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters JTF North East OPHK...