Teachers and civil society activists on Friday marched through Ibadan, Oyo State, demanding urgent action to secure the release of teachers and schoolchildren abducted in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstration, organised by the Oyo State Teachers Action Group and the Nigeria Teachers Congress (NTC), followed the kidnapping of...
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 28 May 2026, charged troops of Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC) Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD (OPSS) to intensify ongoing operations aimed at decisively routing kidnappers, bandits, and other criminal elements threatening peace and security within the Joint Operations...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured abducted schoolchildren and their families that the Federal Government will not relent in efforts to secure their freedom, declaring that the victims of kidnapping across the country “are not forgotten” and “not abandoned.” In a statement issued on Wednesday to mark the 2026...
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers in Jattu, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, following intelligence gathered after the abduction of a female victim earlier this month. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,...
The pain hanging over Yawota, Alawusa and Ahoro-Esinele villages in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, is difficult to describe. Days after terrorists invaded the community and abducted over 45 school children, teachers and residents, families are still trapped in fear, grief and uncertainty. Among them is a man whose wife, Akanbi...
Troops of 4 Brigade, under 2 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the other security agencies and the Edo State Security Corps, arrested a total of 12 suspected kidnappers during clearance operations that started on 12 May 2026 in Owan East and Esan South-East Local Government Areas of Edo...
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the neutralisation of two suspected kidnappers and the arrest of a suspected gang kingpin during a coordinated intelligence-led operation along the Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan Road axis of the state. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, also led to the recovery of...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have continued to record significant operational successes under Operation DESERT SANITY, including the rescue of abducted civilians, neutralisation of terrorists, and arrest of suspected terrorist collaborators across the theatre of operations. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task...
A 21-year-old female police officer, Peace Banshuam Otu, has reportedly been kidnapped in the Obuluku (Isieluku) area of Delta State. Banshuam, an indigene of Baffin Village in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, was recently recruited into the Nigeria Police Force and posted to Delta State. She...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have recorded another operational success against terrorists operating within Kogi State following a well coordinated ambush along Bandit crossing points within the Adankolo Forest Reserve in Lokoja Local Government Area. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi,...
Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have recorded significant operational successes in Kogi State, rescuing kidnapped victims and foiling a terrorist logistics movement in separate but coordinated operations conducted on 6 May 2026. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, announced this in...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six (6) notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully rescued five (5) students of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapade, who were abducted by armed criminals in the Sapade area of Ogun State. The police spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Abeokuta. DSP...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in a coordinated joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the release of all fourteen (14) victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP John Timfon disclosed this in a statement issued...
Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE deployed in Sector 9 Shendam, have rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered ransom paid by the family during a coordinated operation on Saturday, 25 April 2026. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, Captain Chinoso Oteh, confirmed this in a statement issued...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in its onslaught against violent crimes with the arrest of a notorious kidnapper and cultist. The command said one Ubong Michael, 30, also known as Ubong Boy from Ikot Aka who had long been on the Its wanted list...
Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that security operatives are actively working to rescue passengers abducted during a kidnapping incident along the Ayere–Kabba Road in Kogi State. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, said the attack occurred on April 13,...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced a significant breakthrough in its ongoing campaign against high-profile criminality, resulting in the arrest of fifty (50) suspects linked to terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery. Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this during a press briefing held on April 13, 2026, at the...
In a decisive blow against insurgents troubling parts of Plateau State, troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE, operating under the special mandate of Operation WUTAN DAJI, have neutralized 2 suspected terrorists and dismantled several criminal hideouts during a series of intensive clearance operations in Wase Local Government Area. The coordinated...
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command have raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout, arresting one suspect and recovering an AK-47 rifle during the operation. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lafia. According to the...