Suspected bandits have killed four farmers and abducted at least 12 others in a daylight attack on Ghandi District in the Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, heightening concerns over the persistent insecurity in the eastern part of the…

Residents of Festac Town in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State, under the aegis of the Take Back Festac Movement, have raised the alarm over the alleged sale of critical public infrastructure in the estate. The residents, during a peaceful…

A 19-year-old student of a university in Delta State, DGreat Nwadozie, has claimed that the gun allegedly found in his possession during a stop-and-search operation was purchased for N320,000 for self-protection. Nwadozie disclosed this in an interrogation video shared on…

The Kuturmi Unity Development Association has accused the Federal Government, the Kaduna State Government, and security agencies of neglecting communities affected by insecurity in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, lamenting that worshippers abducted during an Easter Sunday…

The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Benue State, Ardo Muhammad, has alleged that the men arrested in connection with a suspected kidnap case in the Okpokwu Local Government Area of the state were travellers…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has arrested suspected members of a phone theft and “one chance” syndicate and recovered a stolen mobile phone during an operation in Ibadan, Oyo State. The development was disclosed in a statement published on the…

The Police Command in Lagos State has dismissed reports claiming late Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Khan Salihu, was kidnapped before his death. The command described the report as false, misleading and fabricated, urging the public to disregard the claim.…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has arrested suspected members of a phone theft gang and “one chance” syndicate and recovered a stolen mobile phone during an operation in Ibadan, Oyo State. This was disclosed in a statement published on the…

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a man, Sunday Olawale, over allegedly spreading fake news of bandits’ attack on Are Ekiti in the Irepodun Ifelodun Local Government area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals, including two alleged members of the notorious Shilla gang, in separate operations aimed at tackling violent crime in Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas. The command disclosed this…

A 43-year-old commercial bus driver, Joseph Okpe, has died after he was allegedly beaten by a group of officers of the Nigerian Air Force following a dispute over a minor traffic incident involving their vehicle. PUNCH Metro learnt on Monday…

A 19-year-old woman, Omowole Opeyemi, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her 22-year-old boyfriend with a broken bottle during an argument in the Okitipupa area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered from a Facebook post by Ikale Heritage TV on…

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers and drug dealers in the Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a statement issued on Monday in Yola, the command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspects…

No fewer than 29 suspects linked to kidnapping, homicide, car theft and drug trafficking have been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command in the last two weeks, with operatives recovering firearms, stolen vehicles, jewellery valued at over N30m and…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Ikeja, in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency and the Wildlife Justice Commission, has intercepted 22 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 130.84 kilograms with a street value…