Crimes
DSS, Army cracks down on suspected ESN cell, recovers heavy weapons in Enugu
The Department of State Services (DSS), with the support of troops from the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, has reportedly thwarted a planned operation by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) to launch coordinated attacks on security checkpoints and carry out mass abductions across states in the…
Read More »Court jails five for aiding terrorists behind Niger catholic school raid
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men, including two citizens of the Republic of Niger, to 25 years imprisonment each for their involvement in terrorism-related activities linked to the November 2025 attack on St. Joseph Catholic Church and its boarding school in Papiri, Niger State. Justice Binta…
Read More »Edo govt shuts three schools over planned student kidnap threat
The Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of three secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence reports of a planned abduction of students by suspected bandits. The directive was contained in a circular issued by the State Ministry of Education and signed by the Permanent Secretary,…
Read More »Three killed as police foil attempted mass abduction of WAEC students in Kogi community
By Deborah Nnamdi Three people, including a school vice principal, were killed on Wednesday when suspected bandits attacked Iluke community in Bunu District of Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State in what authorities described as an attempted mass abduction of students sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate…
Read More »Kogi community mourns as bandits kill NSCDC officer in fatal attack
A suspected bandit attack on Odo-Ere, the headquarters of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, has claimed the life of a member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), while his daughter, who was abducted during the incident, has reportedly escaped and reunited with her family.…
Read More »Couple arrested in Calabar over alleged murder, sale of woman’s body parts
A man identified as Ofofon and his girlfriend have been arrested by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, over the alleged murder of a young woman whose body was reportedly dismembered and sold. The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday following allegations that the victim, said to be a friend…
Read More »Police uncover alleged self-orchestrated kidnap plot, arrest four
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspects over an alleged staged kidnapping plot designed to extort N50 million from family members through a fabricated abduction scheme. The suspects were arrested following investigations into the reported kidnapping of Mrs. Oluchi Ugbowan, who was initially believed to have…
Read More »NDLEA intercepts hidden opioid consignments, arrest suspects in nationwide raids
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking across the country, intercepting large consignments of opioids concealed in building materials and arresting several suspects, including a 75-year-old man in Ebonyi State and four female drug dealers in separate operations. A major…
Read More »NAF intensifies aerial surveillance to rescue abducted Oyo teachers, pupils
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has sustained aerial surveillance operations in support of efforts to rescue teachers and pupils abducted from Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as security agencies continue the search for the victims nearly a month after their…
Read More »Troops rescue 360 abductees from terrorist enclave in Borno
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have rescued 360 abductees from a heavily fortified Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) enclave located in the Mandara Mountains of southern Borno State in what the military described as one of the most significant hostage rescue operations carried…
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