The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a 45-year-old woman, identified as Falmata Abubakar, in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area of the state. According to a report by LIB, the lifeless body of the food vendor was discovered on Friday, October 17, near the Federal University Gashua…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kogi State. The victims, all women, were abducted along Aloma Road in Kogi State on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2025. It was gathered that the victims were travelling from Abuja to Anambra State on an official assignment ahead…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recovered ₦4.77 million, bicycles, mobile phones, and other items following an encounter with suspected terrorists along the Maiduguri–Damboa Road in Borno State. The incident took place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, when troops from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Molai, while on a…
The Joint Security Task Force (JTF) in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State has arrested another suspected logistics supplier accused of distributing hard drugs to criminal elements in the region. The suspect, identified as Owoloja Femi, a native of Ejiba, was apprehended around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Odo-Eri along…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended three individuals in connection with the kidnapping of a two-year-old boy, Godwin Abeson, in the Sabon Pegi area of Lafia Local Government Area. Commissioner of Police, Shettima Mohammed, announced the arrests during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Lafia on Friday, October 17, 2025. According to…
Armed bandits abducted 11 children while they were working on a family farm in Ruwan Kaiwa village, Kekun Waje District, Bungudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State. The incident took place around 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, 2025. The attackers, wielding dangerous weapons, raided the farm owned by Nasiru Oli and forcibly took his 11…
On Wednesday, October 15, the Nigeria Police Force arraigned four suspects allegedly connected to the murder of the late Chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Remi Abass, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects—Abubakar Kabiru (aka Jeje, 38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye Olayemi (40)—were presented before…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully destroyed 8,166.95 kilograms of confiscated illicit drugs in Yobe State, marking a major achievement in the ongoing battle against drug trafficking and abuse. The destruction ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Kasaisa village near the Gujba Maiduguri new bypass. The event was…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a boutique owner, Godwin Emeka, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano after he allegedly excreted 127 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday. According to him, the 52-year-old businessman—who owns boutiques in Lagos and Anambra—was…
The Borno State Police Command has arrested a woman suspected to be mentally unstable for allegedly killing a fellow internally displaced person (IDP) in Monguno Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the incident occurred on October 10, 2025, at approximately 4:35 p.m., when one Modu Kolomi, a resident of the RRR IDP…
