Friday, June 19

Metro

Imo Police arrest 24 suspects in forest raids

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested 24 suspects during coordinated combing operations across forested areas in Eziobodo, Ihiagwa, Nekede, and Okolochi communities in the Owerri West Local Government Area. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry…

Driver Arrested, PoS Operator Injured

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has confirmed the arrest of a truck driver after a 40-foot containerised articulated vehicle reportedly lost control and crashed into a commercial minibus and roadside shops at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi in Lagos. The…

Eight Nigerians arrested in Ghana crime crackdown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight Nigerians alongside 66 other suspects during a series of intelligence-led anti-narcotics and crime suppression operations in the Upper East Region of the country. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on Monday by the…

Customs Intercept Luxury Bus Conveying Military Uniforms

The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko, has intercepted a luxury passenger bus loaded with military camouflage uniforms, cannabis sativa, and other prohibited items allegedly smuggled into the country. The contraband items were intercepted around 1:30am…

NSCDC Seals Chinese Firms Over Railway Theft Allegation

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has summoned Chinese nationals linked to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd over alleged railway infrastructure theft and ordered the sealing of the firms’ facilities nationwide. The NSCDC said the…

Osun Monarch Arrested in Court on Arson Charges

Drama ensued at the premises of an Osun State High Court sitting in Ede on Monday as operatives of the Nigeria Police Force arrested a traditional ruler in the state, the Elegbedi of Egbedi, Oba Muideen Azeez. Before the arrest,…

Yobe Police Rescue Abandoned Baby, Arrest Motorcycle Thieves

The Yobe State Police Command has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl and arrested two suspected motorcycle thieves in separate operations across the state as part of an intensified crackdown on criminal activities. The command said stolen motorcycles were also…

Atiku wins ADC presidential primary in Sokoto

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar won the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress in Sokoto State on Monday. Announcing the results at the party secretariat in Sokoto, the state presidential primary collation officer, Prof. Aminu Abubakar, said 69,434 votes…

Abuja chef arrested for drugging employers, stealing N150m luxury items

The Nigeria Police Force said it has, through the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team, FID-IRT, arrested one John Cosmos Govi, over his involvement in a case of criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, administering suspected harmful substances, malicious damage to property, and theft…

Troops neutralise two suspected bandits in Taraba, recover Ak-47

Troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army’s Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have neutralised two suspected armed bandits during a tactical operation in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, conducted on May 24, 2026, followed credible intelligence…

Chef Arrested in Abuja Over N150m Drugging, Theft

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a chef, John Cosmos Govi, over his alleged involvement in the drugging of occupants and theft of luxury items worth about ₦150 million from a residence in Abuja. In a statement released on Monday…

Bandits abduct 13 residents in Kebbi border community 

Bandits have abducted 13 residents of Tangaram Village in Wasagu District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following a midnight attack on the community. Residents said the attackers stormed the village at about 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, firing…

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