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…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Chukwuma Onwe, a middle-aged man from Nwezenyi Ibeagu in Izzi Local Government Area, for allegedly selling his five-day-old baby boy for N1.5 million. Spokesperson of the state police command, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the arrest to newsmen, revealing that the baby was recovered from the buyer, Mrs. Chinyere…
An 18-year-old boy, identified as Tersoo Veregh, allegedly took his own life in Makurdi, Benue State. The deceased’s father, Mr. Veregh Nathaniel of Iorkyaako Street, High Level area of Makurdi, discovered the tragic scene at about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2025. It was gathered that he came out of his room to ease…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested ten suspects in connection with a robbery and assassination attempt on the traditional ruler of Igoba Community in Akure North Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 2, 2025, when a group of armed men allegedly stormed the community, robbing residents at gunpoint and injuring several…
