August 20, 2026

Crime News

Ogun police begin hunt for suspects after death of veteran broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku, security guard Nigeria Police Force

Ogun police begin hunt for suspects after death of veteran broadcaster Kitan Oyesiku, security guard

By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta June 22, 2026
Ogun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of veteran broadcaster and retired Ogun State Television (OGTV) personality, Ms. Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard. The tragic incident came to light on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after a resident of Iyana Agodo...
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Kaduna police arrest suspects after mob drags woman from custody, burns her to death over alleged child theft Nigeria Police Force

Kaduna police arrest suspects after mob drags woman from custody, burns her to death over alleged child theft

By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna June 22, 2026
Kaduna State Police Command has condemned the killing of a woman by a mob in Maraban Jos, describing the incident as a disturbing act of lawlessness and a serious threat to public order. The tragic incident occurred on June 21, 2026, after the woman was accused by residents of...
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Ogun police bust cult initiation plot, arrest Eiye leader, foil robbery operation and recover stolen property Police

Ogun police bust cult initiation plot, arrest Eiye leader, foil robbery operation and recover stolen property

By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan June 22, 2026
Ogun State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing fight against crime, arresting a suspected cult leader, foiling an armed robbery operation, preventing a mob attack on a suspect, and recovering stolen property in a series of coordinated operations across the state. The operations, carried out...
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Abia Police arrest man seen in viral video assaulting woman over pot of soup, faces attempted murder charges Abia Police arrest man seen in viral video assaulting woman over pot of soup, faces attempted murder charges

Abia Police arrest man seen in viral video assaulting woman over pot of soup, faces attempted murder charges

By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia June 21, 2026
Abia State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Agwu Ukpo, over his alleged involvement in a violent assault on a woman captured in a viral video that sparked widespread public outrage. Ukpo, who hails from Akanu Ohafia in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, was apprehended by...
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EFCC arrests Nigerian-American for alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud EFCC arrests Nigerian-American for alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud

EFCC arrests Nigerian-American for alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud

By MARY RONKE, Ilorin June 19, 2026
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested a Nigerian-American, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, for an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (approximately ₦434.88 million). Adams, who holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States of America, is being investigated...
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Terrorism: Court sentences DSS-arrested mother, sister of eliminated terrorist Kingpin, Battujo, to 40 years in prison Terrorism: Court sentences DSS-arrested mother, sister of eliminated terrorist Kingpin, Battujo, to 40 years in prison

Terrorism: Court sentences DSS-arrested mother, sister of eliminated terrorist Kingpin, Battujo, to 40 years in prison

By JOY ADARA, Abuja June 19, 2026
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement with terrorism to forty years in prison. The convicted women, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are mother and sister respectively of the terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who...
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Alleged $41,000 romance scam: EFCC calls witness in trial of Edidiong James in Uyo Alleged $41,000 romance scam: EFCC calls witness in trial of Edidiong James in Uyo

Alleged $41,000 romance scam: EFCC calls witness in trial of Edidiong James in Uyo

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja June 18, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),  Uyo Zonal Directorate,  has called its first witness,  Deputy Superintendent of EFCC, DSE Unyime P. Moses  in the trial of an alleged romance scammer,  Edidiong Nsidore James. Moses told Justice Maurine Oyetenu of the Federal High Court  sitting in Uyo,  Akwa Ibom State, ...
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Mystery surrounds death of nursing student in Anambra as police detain landlord Nurse die in Anambra police arrest landlord for murder

Mystery surrounds death of nursing student in Anambra as police detain landlord

By BARBARA KALU, Awka June 18, 2026
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...
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Kebbi police arrest 12 suspected Lakurawa, Boko Haram terrorists, rapist Police arrest Boko Haram terrorists rapist in Kebbi

Kebbi police arrest 12 suspected Lakurawa, Boko Haram terrorists, rapist

By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi June 18, 2026
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...
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Delta police bust cultists hideout, arrest 32 suspects, recover firearms, ammunition and drugs Delta police bust cultists hideout, arrest 32 suspects, recover firearms, ammunition and drugs

Delta police bust cultists hideout, arrest 32 suspects, recover firearms, ammunition and drugs

By BARBARA KALU, Asaba June 18, 2026
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...
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EFCC arrests AVSEC inspector, 2 others for alleged cash, gold smuggling in Kano EFCC arrests AVSEC inspector, 2 others for alleged cash, gold smuggling in Kano

EFCC arrests AVSEC inspector, 2 others for alleged cash, gold smuggling in Kano

By JOY ADARA, Abuja June 16, 2026
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...
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Kaduna police arrest 29 suspects for kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking Kaduna police arrest 29 suspects for kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking

Kaduna police arrest 29 suspects for kidnapping, murder and drug trafficking

BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna June 15, 2026
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...
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Oyo Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers, recover guns, ammunition and criminal charms in Ibadan Oyo Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers, recover guns, ammunition and criminal charms in Ibadan

Oyo Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers, recover guns, ammunition and criminal charms in Ibadan

By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan June 13, 2026
Oyo State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers and recovered firearms, ammunition and various criminal charms during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Ibadan. The operation, which formed part of ongoing intelligence-led efforts to tackle violent crime across the state, was carried out by police...
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Delta police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 3 robbers, recover pistol, hard drugs Delta police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 3 robbers, recover pistol, hard drugs

Delta police rescue kidnap victim, arrest 3 robbers, recover pistol, hard drugs

Tom Chiahemen June 13, 2026
Delta State Police Command has recorded a series of breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against crime, leading to the rescue of a kidnap victim, the arrest of three suspected armed robbers and the recovery of a locally fabricated pistol and hard drugs in separate operations across the state. The...
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Mastermind of Eruku, Kwara, other church attacks feared killed in security forces ambush DSD

Mastermind of Eruku, Kwara, other church attacks feared killed in security forces ambush

PAUL ADAJI June 12, 2026
*Kidnap plot on another set of students foiled Notorious bandit kingpin, Ibrahim Bastuji and his fighters were on Wednesday ambushed by Nigerian security forces as they made to attack a school and residents of Iluke Bunu, Kabba Local Government Area of Kogi State. The bandits’ leader, Bastuji, was believed...
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Delta police bust counterfeit dollar syndicate, recover fake $1,600, arrest 2 drug dealers Delta police bust counterfeit dollar syndicate, recover fake $1,600, arrest 2 drug dealers

Delta police bust counterfeit dollar syndicate, recover fake $1,600, arrest 2 drug dealers

By BARBARA KALU, Asaba June 12, 2026
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested four suspected members of a fraud syndicate and recovered 1,600 counterfeit United States dollar bills in a major operation targeting criminal networks across the state. The arrests were made by officers attached to the Special Anti-Kidnapping Unit following intelligence reports...
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Ogun police foil planned conspiracy to kidnap Chinese national, arrest 2 co-conspirators over N50m ransom plot Nigeria Police Force

Ogun police foil planned conspiracy to kidnap Chinese national, arrest 2 co-conspirators over N50m ransom plot

By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta June 11, 2026
Operatives of the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully foiled a well-coordinated conspiracy to kidnap a Chinese national and arrested two principal suspects, Chinedu Onwuemena ‘M’, aged 41 years, and Jimoh Ojo ‘M’, aged 37 years, in connection with a planned ₦50,000,000 ransom demand. The...
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Edo police arrest Oluchi, syndicate for staged kidnapping, recover fireman used in ransom videos Edo police arrest Oluchi, syndicate for staged kidnapping, recover fireman used in ransom videos

Edo police arrest Oluchi, syndicate for staged kidnapping, recover fireman used in ransom videos

By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin June 9, 2026
Edo State Police Command has uncovered a carefully orchestrated kidnapping scam and arrested four suspects who conspired to fraudulently obtain Fifty Million Naira (₦50,000,000) as ransom from unsuspecting family members through a fabricated abduction plot. The command’s spokesman, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this is in a statement issued on...
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