Crimes

By Deborah Nnamdi The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 32-year-old commercial motorcyclist, identified as Richard, for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old stepdaughter, leaving her with severe health complications. NSCDC spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, said the suspect was arrested on Friday, November 14,…

A personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, Aircraftman (ACM) Anas Muhammed Fakai, has been arrested by troops of the 12 Brigade at Kabba Junction in Lokoja for allegedly conveying firearms to Abuja. Fakai was apprehended at about 10:22 p.m. on Tuesday in a joint operation involving operatives of the National…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a massive cache of illicit drugs valued at over N6.7bn in a warehouse located within a residential estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State, leading to the arrest of a suspected drug kingpin and five members of his cartel.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has said he would join calls for the pardon and release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if Kanu demonstrates genuine remorse and commits to peace. Kanu was convicted on seven counts of terrorism by…

Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have intercepted 108.8 kilograms of cannabis and arrested a suspected courier along the Kabba–Obajana road in Kogi State. The arrest was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by the Brigade’s spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, who described the operation as a breakthrough…

The Commissioner of Police in Katsina State, Bello Shehu, has directed the Coordinator of the School Protection Squad to activate all security mechanisms aimed at safeguarding students and staff across schools in the state. The directive was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer,…

File photo: Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Government has announced the release of 38 worshippers abducted last Tuesday by bandits who attacked the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in a statement issued…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its intensified war against drug trafficking, dismantling six criminal syndicates, arresting nine suspected drug kingpins, and seizing large quantities of illicit substances in a sweeping series of intelligence-led operations across the country. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who…

Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a wanted kidnapping suspect in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, carried out as part of the newly launched OPERATION ZAFIN WUTA, followed credible intelligence that led to the apprehension…

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nine local security volunteers and a farmer in an ambush in northeastern Nigeria, according to security volunteers and police authorities on Friday. The attack targeted members of the state-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a vigilante group composed of local recruits trained to support…