A prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Musa Lukuwa, is receiving treatment in hospital after he was stabbed shortly after observing Friday Juma’at prayers at a mosque in the Mabera area of Sokoto metropolis. The suspected attacker was immediately overpowered by worshippers, who allegedly lynched him before security operatives could intervene....
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Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, backed by the Nigerian Air Force and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have successfully repelled an attempted attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on a military location in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The...
Imo State Police Command has clarified circumstances surrounding the viral video showing the assault of a young woman and her brother in Okigwe, announcing the arrest of two suspects allegedly involved in the incident. The command said the armed men captured in the widely circulated footage were not police...
Delta State Police Command has recorded fresh breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against crime, recovering a locally made firearm after a failed robbery attack in Effurun and arresting a suspected drug peddler with quantities of suspected illicit substances in Agbor. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the developments...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered another attempt by suspected illegal refiners to revive their operations in Egbema-Ndoni, Rivers State, recovering about 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. The latest raid, carried out on Sunday, September 6, 2026, is significant because it came...
Edo State Police Command has rescued a 66-year-old kidnapping victim, Mr. Obareki Emmanuel, during a coordinated security operation in the Ibeakuma Forest, while launching a full-scale investigation into a separate robbery attack at the residence of the Edo State Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Kennedy Odion....
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, who reportedly died after being shot while returning from Gusau. The university confirmed the development in an official statement issued on Sunday by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Adetayo Ajayi,...
Edo State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on violent crime across the state, recording the arrest of 22 suspects linked to armed robbery, murder and defilement, while also neutralising a suspected kidnapper during separate operations. The Command also rescued a kidnapped woman and her three children in one...
At least six people have been killed, seven others abducted and hundreds of cattle stolen after armed terrorists attacked Girkau village in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, just two days before the expiry of a seven-day ultimatum demanding a ₦40 million security levy from residents. The Thursday...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has received the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Marshal S.K. Aneke, on a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in...
Federal Government has reaffirmed its resolve to end insecurity in the country, with renewed focus on proactive operations, strategic planning and stronger collaboration with state governments. Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, stated this on Monday in Kano during a condolence and assessment visit to the Kano State...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Benue State, warning that the continued violence in the country’s food-producing region is worsening food inflation and increasing the cost of living for millions of Nigerians. In a statement shared on Monday, Atiku described...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested three suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate allegedly responsible for a string of vehicle thefts in Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The arrests were made by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) during intelligence-led operations...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested three suspected terrorist collaborators in Kaduna State and destroyed several terrorist hideouts in Katsina State in separate operations carried out on August 27 and 28. Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, on Saturday, 29th August 2026, paid a working visit to Niger State to assess the security situation and ongoing rescue operations following the recent attack and abduction of worshippers in communities within the Dekara District of Borgu Local Government Area. During a visit...
Nigerian Army has said its troops under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised more than 50 suspected terrorists during a fierce operation in Maikujera village, Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering weapons and motorcycles. The operation was carried out on Friday as...
At least five people, including a respected Islamic cleric, have been killed while scores of residents were abducted following separate terrorists’ attacks on communities in Goronyo and Tureta Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. The latest assaults came as residents of Gorau village in Goronyo Local Government Area were...
Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Force Headquarters, has arrested ten suspects in separate intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks involved in unlawful possession, trafficking and distribution of firearms across parts of the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in the country, describing the recent abduction of worshippers in Niger State and the deadly attack in Benue State as evidence of a dangerous escalation in violence. In a statement issued on August 26,...