Ondo State Police Command has taken two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, into custody over an alleged conspiracy that led to the rape of a 20-year-old undergraduate. Police spokesperson DSP Olushola Ayanlade disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, describing the case as a grim reminder of...
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Benue State Police Command has uncovered a hub of criminal activity in Makurdi, recovering stolen motorcycles, spare parts and fetish charms during a raid that drew the attention — and anger — of commercial motorcyclists in the area. The discovery, made along George Akume Way, sparked a crowd surge...
Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has taken full custody of fugitive suspect Victor abduction Fejemirokun. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the suspect was handed over by the Ghana Police Service today in Accra, Ghana, following a coordinated...
UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State
UPDATED: 50 St. Mary’s pupils escape mass abduction, 253 remain in bandits’ captivity in Niger State
A wave of relief swept through Papiri community in Niger State over the weekend as 50 children earlier seized during a violent raid on St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools found their way back home and into the arms of their anxious families. The Thursday night attack,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. The presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with the police,...
Edo State Police Command has arrested 24-year-old social media personality Omoyemen Osarobo — widely known as “Madam Oil Rice” — after she allegedly staged a fake kidnap drama in Benin City to grow her online following. Police spokesman CSP Moses Yamu, in a statement released in Benin and shared...
No fewer than 2 police officers have lost their lives during an attack by bandits on a patrol team in Sabon Sara Village, Bauchi State. The Nigerian Police Force, Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the attack in a statement issued on Friday. CSP Hundeyin said a combined...
The quiet of Kuraje community in Zamfara State was shattered late Friday night when armed bandits swept into the village, firing sporadically and dragging women and children into the dark. But less than twenty-four hours later, every one of the abducted residents—ten women and fifteen children—was back home, thanks...
Kwara State’s security dragnet has tightened with the arrest of a suspected gun technician believed to be a crucial link in the firepower of bandit groups operating across the state. The suspect, said to be from Makurdi, was picked up by operatives after allegedly admitting to repairing and supplying...
Nasarawa State Police Command has debunked report circulating across social media platforms and some news outlets alleging that kidnappers invaded St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi, in Doma Local Government Area, and abducted two pupils. Police Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Friday that...
Niger State Police Command on Friday said a special tactical squad has been dispatched to track down armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Private Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, and abducted several students in the early hours of Friday. According to locals, the school sits roughly...
Ogun State Police Command has taken a motorcyclist, Godonu Lowe, into custody for allegedly killing his wife and attempting to leave their community with her remains concealed in a sack. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement released on Thursday in Abeokuta. CSP Odutola...
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condemned the invasion of the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja by expelled elements. The party alleged that on Tuesday, 18th November, 2025, some expelled members compromised security personnel and armed thugs to unleash violence on party...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the bandits’ attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. In response to the request by the governor of Kwara State,...
Kwara State was thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after armed bandits stormed the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Isegun, in Eruku, injuring worshippers and leaving two people dead. The attack, which occurred around 6 p.m., has drawn sharp condemnation from Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who has now ordered urgent...
Newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, has requested police protection ahead of what could become a tense showdown at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking to journalists after a visit to the FCT Police Command, Turaki said his team intends...
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called for urgent security reforms following the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s vice principal. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Omokri condemned the attack and...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed social media reports claiming that an assassination attempt was made on Lt. Ahmed Yerima at NNPC Junction, Kubwa, Abuja. Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, described the claims, circulated online by Instagram user “Mazitundeednut,” as false...
A pre-dawn raid by armed bandits on Monday threw Kebbi State into panic after dozens of schoolgirls were seized from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. According to the Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who issued a statement in Birnin Kebbi, the attackers...
Kaduna State Police Command has busted an alleged child-trafficking operation, rescuing 17 minors and arresting three people believed to be behind the scheme. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, revealed the development in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, officers acted swiftly on Nov. 12...