The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a kidnap victim and arrested eight suspected kidnappers in ongoing operations against abductions and violent crimes across the country. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the operations were carried out in Kaduna and Delta States by tactical units. According to the statement,…
The Federal Government has arrested two top commanders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU), an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria. National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed the arrest during a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday, August 16. Identified as Mahmud Muhammad Usman (aka Abu Bara’a) and Mahmud al-Nigeri (aka Mallam Mamuda), the suspects were…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 288 suspected thugs with dangerous weapons during the ongoing by-election across four local government areas. Spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrests in a phone interview on Saturday, stating that the suspects were apprehended as of 1pm while allegedly attempting to disrupt the election. Weapons recovered included one…
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, revealed in a statement from Abeokuta that on Monday, August 11, 2025, at about 2:00 p.m., officers from the 71 PMF Awa Ijebu, while conducting a routine stop-and-search along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway near Refugees Camp Junction in Oru Ijebu, intercepted a motorcyclist,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 16 containers filled with contraband, including firearms, ammunition, military gear, and fake drugs, with an estimated value of N10 billion at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa. Addressing the media, Comptroller General Adewale Adeniyi disclosed that among the seized items were two pump-action rifles, 25 rounds of ammunition, and…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has reaffirmed the Corps’ commitment to working closely with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to improve road safety throughout the territory. Odumosu pledged on Friday during a courtesy visit by the newly appointed FRSC Sector Commander…
Benue State police have confirmed the rescue of six law students kidnapped on July 28, 2025, near the Benue-Taraba boundary. The students were en route to the Nigerian Law School’s Yola campus in Adamawa State when abducted. In a statement on Friday, Police Public Relations Officer Udeme Edet said the students, traveling from Anambra State,…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated a high-ranking Boko Haram commander, Ibn Khalid, along with numerous insurgents, including the group’s cameraman, during operations in Borno State. The Nigerian Army also reported the killing of over 200 bandits in a fierce firefight in Niger State. Additionally, a coordinated Nigerian–Nigerien military offensive dismantled a key Islamic…
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Ahmed Ododo (Kogi), and Agbu Kefas (Taraba), on Wednesday unveiled the ₦500 billion Produce-for-Lagos Off-Take Guarantee Fund at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The initiative aims to scale up food production, cut imports, reduce post-harvest losses, create over 4 million jobs, and drive…
Human rights advocate and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has stated that Nigeria could drastically curb terrorism by up to 70 percent if the Federal Government redirects a portion of its military expenditure to bolster internal policing and implement meaningful security reforms. Human rights advocate and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has stated that Nigeria…
