Crimes
Unmarried couple caned 140 times under Sharia law for premarital sex, alcohol use
Sharia police in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday publicly caned an unmarried couple 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, in what is believed to be one of the harshest such punishments since the region adopted Islamic law. The punishment was carried out in a public…
Read More »Police arrest woman in suspected transnational trafficking case
The Enugu State Police Command has uncovered a suspected transnational human trafficking syndicate linked to prostitution, arresting a 50-year-old woman and rescuing a 20-year-old female victim in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on January 27, 2026, by the Police…
Read More »Police arrest six over alleged N7.7bn telecom fraud
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested six suspects over the alleged hacking of a telecommunications company’s system and the diversion of airtime and mobile data valued at about N7.7 billion. The arrests were announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin…
Read More »Three police officers killed in bandit ambush in Katsina
At least three police officers have been killed and two others injured following an ambush by suspected armed bandits in Katsina State. The deceased officers were identified as ASP Abubakar Ibrahim, Inspector Umar Ahmad, and Sergeant Khailani Kabir. Those injured in the attack are Corporal Abdul’aziz Sani and Corporal Daniel…
Read More »Police arrest man with 954 suspected explosives in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Mustapha Mohammad, for the unlawful possession of a large cache of suspected explosive materials. The arrest was carried out by operatives of the Command’s Task Force on Illegal Mining following credible and actionable intelligence. This was disclosed in a statement…
Read More »Police arrest two suspected armed robbers, recover stolen vehicles
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers in Ibadan, recovering several vehicles believed to have been stolen during their operations across the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, stating that the suspects are dismissed…
Read More »Police arrest two women over missing 16yo girl in Anambra
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two female suspects in connection with the disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, Miss Oluebube Chukwuma, who was reported missing in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Uzoma Nwabueze and Precious Monday, were apprehended on…
Read More »Police arrest Katsina school principal over alleged theft of school equipment
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 58-year-old school principal, Bashir Musa, over the alleged theft of computers and solar power equipment from a school laboratory in Dutsi Local Government Area of the state. Musa was apprehended on Monday following a report of vandalism, breaking, and theft at the…
Read More »Delta Police arrest 12, recover weapons, drugs in intelligence-led operations
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 12 suspects and recovered a cache of dangerous weapons and illicit drugs in two separate intelligence-led operations carried out within the state. The first arrest was made on January 22, 2026, at about 4:10 p.m., when operatives of the command’s Buffalo…
Read More »Troops nabs 65yo woman for allegedly supplying drugs to Boko Haram fighters
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Hauwa Abulazeez, for allegedly supplying drugs to Boko Haram fighters operating in Nigeria’s North-East. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai,…
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