The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Soliu Mujeeb, in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of a 60-year-old electrician, Mr Olarewaju Afolabi, in Ilorin, Kwara State. The State…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, said it has arrested no fewer than 97 persons in connection with alleged criminal activities in some parts of the state. According to the Corps, the suspects were allegedly involved…

The Lagos State Police Command has announced plans to commence a statewide enforcement exercise against vehicles with covered, obscured, unauthorised, defaced or no registration number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security and curb criminal activities in the state.…

No fewer than 11 people, including a pregnant woman and six children, were feared dead when a boat conveying them from a burial ceremony capsized on River Benue in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a local…

A fire outbreak triggered by a spark from a high-tension electricity transmission line has destroyed a containerised supermarket along Lubcon Road in the Mandate Area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred in the…

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three people by suspected bandits in Pissa village, Borgu Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that the bandits attacked…

The air component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno. An operational report of the Nigerian Air Force, made…

Six people escaped death after a trailer carrying a 40-foot container fell from the New Parts, Nkpor Bridge, along the Onitsha–Awka Expressway, Anambra State and crashed into four other vehicles. It was gathered that a total of six persons were…

The Oyo State Police Command on Saturday announced the arrest of five suspected armed robbers and the recovery of firearms, ammunition, and other criminal charms at Gbeku Area, Olodo, in Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, all…

Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has taken another step to strengthen security in the state with the commencement of plans for a new Police Mobile Force base in Zuru, aimed at boosting efforts against banditry and other criminal activities…

A Nigerian man identified as Kingsley O. has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly defrauding a Hong Kong-based dentist of $2.5 million through a romance scam. According to Turkish news outlet Haberler on Friday, Kingsley and four accomplices were arrested…

The Nigerian Army says troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have killed a terrorist, rescued three kidnapped victims, and destroyed a bandits’ camp during ongoing operations in Zamfara. This is contained in an operational report made available to the…

Four suspected armed robbers cum cultists have been arrested with a locally made pistol at their hideout in the Soka area of Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State by the state Police Command. The State Police Public Relations Officer,…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a four-year-old boy following an intelligence-led operation in Bauchi. The command’s spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. He said detectives from the…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kano Strategic Command, has arrested no fewer than 73 suspects and recovered illicit drugs during raids on notorious drug dens in Kano. A statement on Friday by the Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics/Public Relations Officer…