Oyo State Police Command has revealed that it has arrested no fewer than three suspects in connection with various criminal activities in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade, made this known in a statement. The…

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Abdulrahman Lawal Raji, to 15 years imprisonment for defrauding a buyer of N26 million under the guise of supplying a Toyota Hilux vehicle. Justice Ismail Ijelu delivered the…

The Ogun State Police Command says it arrested 38 foreign nationals from Côte d’Ivoire during a recent operation conducted in Kajola-Ilese, Atan-Ota, and not bandits. The arrested suspects, comprising 19 males and 19 females aged between 25 and 35 years,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo State Command, says it arrested 48 suspected drug traffickers in May. The Edo State NDLEA Commander disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the command also recorded the seizure of 541.47…

The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday debunked reports that bandits attacked some schools and communities within the Ota and Ifo axis of the state. The Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, stated that the entire state remains…

Following mounting security concerns in the Southwest zone, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke said he has activated layers of the state’s security architecture to protect schools and communities. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, Adeleke noted that the…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists and recovered firearms and ammunition during an operation in the Ajanmgbadi area of Ojo Local Government Area. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations…

At least 40 people have died following a cholera outbreak that has swept across seven Local Government Areas of Borno State, with more than 3,000 infections recorded in 139 communities, according to government estimates. The outbreak, which affected Maiduguri, Jere,…

No fewer than 47 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with over 541 kilograms of drugs in the state. The Edo State Commander of the…

The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said its personnel have arrested a suspected fraudster involved in the fake conversion of money to the tune of N12.5 million. In a statement by SC Daniel…

Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have neutralised four criminals and rescued two kidnapped victims across Taraba and Benue states. Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), said in a statement that troops recovered…

A High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has ordered the remand of a dismissed Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, Usman Nuhu, and four others at the Ogwashi-Uku Correctional Centre over the extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Oghenemene Ogidi in Effurun,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has dismissed five volunteer personnel from service for unethical conduct, unprofessionalism, and gross indiscipline. The affected personnel are Yakubu Mubarak Yusuf, Isma’il Muhd, Adamu Auwalu, Abdulrazaq Suleiman, and Ahmad Sarki.…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two individuals for allegedly spreading false information about a purported bandit attack in Lamini Community, Ido Local Government Area, which security authorities say never occurred. The suspects identified as a pastor and a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a foreign national and two other individuals wanted over alleged financial crimes including obtaining money by false pretence and criminal breach of trust. This was contained in two separate notices issued on…