A statement issued by Femi Babafemi, spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), revealed that officers of the agency uncovered 3.60 kilograms of cocaine on October 14, 2025, during an examination of cargo declared as personal effects bound for London, United Kingdom, on an Air Peace flight. According to the statement, a…
Aisha Wahab, the young woman who was kidnapped in Auchi, Edo State, has been released after spending several weeks in captivity. Aisha was abducted last Saturday at Igbira Camp in Auchi by unknown gunmen, who reportedly took her into the forest. During her captivity, videos circulated on social media showing Aisha appealing to her family…
A 50-year-old woman, Halima Abdulahi, has been sentenced to one year imprisonment or an option of a N500,000 fine for unlawful possession of tramadol. Halima was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Federal High Court, in Lagos. Justice Ibrahim Kala convicted Abdulahi after she pleaded guilty to a count charge filed against her by the…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of a 27-year-old woman, Ajirotutu Bosede, at the Correctional Centre over an alleged inhuman act that caused grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, informed the court that the defendant, on October 3, 2025, at about 12:00 p.m. on Matthew Street, Ado-Ekiti, unlawfully…
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old boy, identified as Abubakar Aliyu of Tudun Wada Shamaki Quarters, for allegedly committing a series of armed robberies and thefts within the Federal Low-Cost area of Gombe metropolis. The suspect was apprehended following a swift investigation launched after a robbery incident reported on October 15, 2025.…
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…
