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By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Kehinde Joseph, and his 13-year-old son, John Joseph, for allegedly being in possession of a locally made pistol, a live cartridge, and a mask. The suspects were apprehended on Sunday along the Sagamu/Ogijo Road during a stop-and-search operation conducted by the command’s Quick Response Squad. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, operatives intercepted a tricycle conveying the teenage suspect around the Lafarge area of the Sagamu/Ogijo Road axis at about 11 a.m. A…

By Deborah Nnamdi Seven teachers in Jigawa State have been detained by the police over alleged examination malpractice during a statewide assessment exercise, authorities have confirmed. The arrests were disclosed by the Executive Chairman of the Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Haruna Musa, while monitoring the ongoing exercise across various centres in the state. Musa said the affected teachers were apprehended during the assessment and subsequently handed over to security agencies for further investigation. He explained that the action forms part of broader reforms by the state government aimed at sanitising the education sector and improving teaching standards. Describing…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old suspected bandit, Mallami Abubakar, during a routine patrol in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The Command disclosed that the suspect, who hails from Isanlu Dankuturu in Kogi State, was apprehended last Thursday in Nanu by a joint patrol team comprising police operatives, National Forest Guards, and members of the Kaiama Vigilante Group. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the arrest followed intelligence gathered during ongoing security operations in the area. Preliminary investigations revealed that Abubakar had allegedly been…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle during a coordinated, intelligence-led operation in the state. The Command said the breakthrough followed credible information from a member of the public, who alerted security agencies to the presence of three armed men allegedly operating around forests and farmlands in the Ikoyi-Ile area. Acting on the tip-off, a joint security team led by the Divisional Police Officer of Ikoyi-Ile Division mobilised to the location and conducted a thorough combing of surrounding bushes, leading to the arrest of one suspect, identified as…

By Deborah Nnamdi A police officer has been reportedly killed and two civilians injured after armed bandits launched coordinated attacks on communities in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State on Sunday. Sources said the injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the attackers destroyed property worth millions of naira during the daytime assaults. The gunmen were said to have first stormed Sayaya town, where they set a community healthcare centre ablaze and looted before burning several shops. Two vehicles were also reportedly destroyed in the attack. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion payment plan to settle long-standing debts in Nigeria’s power sector, a move aimed at improving electricity supply and restoring investor confidence. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who said the approval followed a final review of legacy debts accumulated under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme over a 10-year period from February 2015 to March 2025. According to the statement, the agreed sum represents a full and final settlement after verification, ensuring what…

By Deborah Nnamdi Barely a week after deadly violence in Plateau State, suspected gunmen have launched another attack in the Mbalom community of Gwer-East Local Government Area in Benue State, leaving nine people dead and one critically injured. The Director General of the Bureau for Homeland Security in Benue, Air Commodore Jacob Gbamwuan (retd), confirmed the incident, which has heightened fears over the resurgence of coordinated attacks in the region. Chairman of Gwer-East LGA, Timothy Adi, said nine bodies had been recovered, while a tenth victim survived but remains in critical condition. He disclosed that he had just visited the…

By Deborah Nnamdi Suspected terrorists have attacked Ariko community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, targeting two Christian worship centres during Easter celebrations and killing at least seven persons, while several others were abducted. The assault, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, threw the community into panic as gunmen reportedly stormed the area in large numbers and opened fire on worshippers. The councillor representing Awon Ward, Mark Bawa, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, stating that the affected churches were First ECWA Church and St. Augustine Catholic Church, both located within Ariko community. Bawa said…

The Police Command in Ondo State has disrupted a suspected cult gathering and arrested five alleged members in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Akure, noting that the operation was carried out by the Special Anti-Cultism Squad following credible intelligence. According to Jimoh, the police on March 27 received actionable information from members of the public indicating that individuals suspected to be cultists were assembling at a residential building in the area. He said operatives were swiftly deployed to the location, where…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Kabiru Nuhu, for allegedly setting his 60-year-old father on fire in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Shi’isu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday, disclosing that preliminary investigations revealed the suspect poured a flammable substance, suspected to be petrol, on his father before igniting it. The incident occurred on April 1, 2026, at about 6:30 a.m. in the Magama Quarters of Kazaure town. According to the police, the victim was engulfed in flames, prompting a report from…