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The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports of a bandit invasion in Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area, warning against the spread of false information capable of causing panic and public disorder. The command…
At least five worshippers kidnapped during the violent attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, located in the Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, are reported to have died in terrorists’ captivity. Coordinator of the Kwara…
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected illegal gun makers and recovered 15 firearms during a raid on suspected weapons production and repair centres in Okobo and Eket Local Government Areas of the state. A post shared on…
The Kwara State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected kidnapping gang leader and the recovery of two AK-47 rifles during an intelligence-led operation in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The Command said the operation was…
A 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, has died after entering a well converted into a refuse pit in Kwa Town, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, in an attempt to retrieve a mobile phone. The incident which occurred on…
Aggrieved protesters of the Oyo abduction incident on Wednesday exchanged words with operatives of the Nigeria police in Ibadan, the state capital. In the heated argument, the visibly distressed protesters shouted at the police personnel that they could not calm down when…
The Edo State Police Command has debunked claims that students of Green Park Academy, Aduwawa, Benin City, were kidnapped, describing the report as entirely false and warning that the person behind its spread would be tracked down and prosecuted. In…
Operatives of the Yobe State Police Command have uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication site in Potiskum and arrested seven suspects. This is contained in a statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, on Wednesday in Damaturu, the state…
The Oyo State Police Command on Wednesday disclosed that it had commenced an investigation into the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress 2027 gubernatorial aspirant in the state, Bayo Adelabu, and her…
The Kogi State Police has confirmed the death of a final-year student of the Federal University Lokoja, Sarah Ojodomo Idoko. The deceased’s body was found by the roadside in the Crusher area along the Felele-Lokoja Road in Lokoja, Kogi State.…
The Ondo State Government and the state Police Command on Wednesday dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging a kidnapping incident in a school within Akure metropolis. In a statement issued by Ebenezer Adeniyan, the Chief Press Secretary to the…
The Bauchi State Police Command has taken an 18-year-old into custody over the alleged drowning of a teenager in Kari Village, located in Darazo Local Government Area of the state.The incident, which reportedly occurred on May 24, 2026, is being…
The Kogi State Police Command has identified a female student whose body was discovered along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway as a final-year student of the Federal University Lokoja. The deceased, identified as Sarah Idoko, was found dead on Saturday night near…
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 11 youths suspected to be part of a gang of youths notorious for robberies, especially around the state capital, Yola. The Command said on Wednesday that the arrest was effected on…
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Wednesday, condemned the abduction of Mrs Busayo Adelabu John-Paul, the younger sister of the former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu and her twin children by gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday…
A member of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region,…
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