Some kidnap suspects alleged to be involved in abductions in Ondo State have been arrested by operatives of the State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps. The suspects were paraded at the corps’ headquarters at Alagbaka, Akure, the…

The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspects, including 20-year-old Mustapha Mohammed, who allegedly masterminded the abduction of his eight-year-old niece, drugged her and received a ransom of ₦3m through a cryptocurrency account. A statement on Thursday by the…

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, has threatened to arrest and prosecute those found with fireworks. He said the ban on fireworks is still in force and that it will be enforced strictly. They are the use,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a Gombe-based magistrate, Mohammed Suleiman Kumo, on charges of extortion and bribery involving more than one point four million naira. Kumo appeared before Justice H. H. Kereng of the Gombe State High…

The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its personnel has arrested 44 suspected traffickers and seized 2,059.83kg of illicit drugs in November. Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, the agency’s State Commander, who stated this at a press…

Police in Sokoto State have arrested three people suspected of funding and providing information to bandit groups. Sources told Zagazola Makama that one of the suspects is identified as Ruwa Ginyo, the Fulani leader of Gidan-Madi in Tangaza local government…

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 13 Brigade have successfully rescued four civilians who were abducted and being transported by armed militants toward Cameroon through the waterways of Bakassi, Cross River State. The operation took place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025,…

A 20-year-old man has died after a fight broke out during a naming ceremony in Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The incident was contained in a post shared on X on Thursday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. Makama…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has expressed sorrow over a tragic road accident at Ilubirin inward Simpson, Lagos Island, that claimed the lives of a police officer and a scavenger. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made this…

A combined team of security forces was ambushed by armed men along the Kuzuntu axis of Anchau in Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State, leaving one policeman dead and several military personnel injured. The incident was reported in a post…

Two Nigerians, Chinagorom Onwumere and Stephen Anagor, have been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for their roles in a romance scam and wire fraud scheme that led to the death of an elderly American citizen. Judge Clifton…

Two people, including a community elder, were killed while five family members were abducted during an armed attack on Askawa village in Ruwan Gizo district, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State The incident occurred on Wednesday night, according to…

The Joint Security Taskforce on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of two suspected drug peddlers and the demolition of criminal hideouts and shanties at the Orita-Challenge area in the Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the…

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that the five students kidnapped from Rivers State University (RSU) have been freed. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the rescue operation took place on Thursday morning in Rumudogo…

No fewer than 17,500 sachets of Tramadol and 487 packs of Diazepam valued at about N12.2m have been recovered by the Bauchi State Police Command in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakil,…