The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested five suspects over separate cases of alleged sexual offences involving minors aged between four and 17 across the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, November 6, 2026. According to the statement, the suspects, aged between 18…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, working in collaboration with the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) tracking team, have arrested four suspected kidnappers in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The suspects were apprehended around noon on November 4, 2026, during a coordinated operation targeting kidnapping activities in the Otukpo general area. The operation involved…
The Lagos State Police Command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Omotayo Olajide, following a shooting incident in the Nosamu area of Ajegunle that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl, Omole Taiwo, and left another girl injured. The incident occurred between 9:30pm and 10pm on Thursday, November 5, in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with members of the Hybrid Force, have arrested two suspected terrorist informants and collaborators in Beni Sheik, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspects were apprehended at about 2:00 p.m. on November 1, 2026, following credible intelligence reports regarding their alleged activities in the…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, identified as Davou Dachung, over the alleged murder of his wife, Jessica Davou, in Jos South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement, saying the incident was reported at the Kaduna Vom Divisional Police Headquarters…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected kidnapper, identified as Mukaila Iliyasu, and recovered N200,000 allegedly demanded as ransom during a joint security operation in Nasarawa State. The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, disclosed this in a statement issued on October 31, 2026.…
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested four suspects for allegedly abducting and defiling a 12-year-old girl in Zaki Local Government Area of the State. The spokesperson for the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 31, 2026.According to the PPRO, police arrested Badanasi Moh’d, Bello Moh’d, Mustapha…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman identified as Aisha Isah after recovering 266 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition from her during a patrol along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The suspect was reportedly apprehended at a toll gate along the highway, according to a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi…
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a Celestial Church pastor, identified as Omogbolahan Israel Idowu, over allegations that he sexually abused his 16-year-old stepdaughter. The arrest followed a petition filed by the Lagos State chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), accusing the cleric of allegedly sexually abusing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley for defrauding an American woman, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, of $205,238 under false pretences. Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, delivered the judgment on Thursday, October 29, 2026, sentencing Kingsley to seven years’ imprisonment…
