Crimes

by Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two individuals for staging a fake kidnapping in a failed attempt to extort N10 million from the family of one of the suspects. According to a statement released on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects —…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a child trafficking syndicate operating out of Aba, Abia State, rescuing a pregnant woman held captive by the group. Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, said the operation followed weeks of discreet intelligence…

By Deborah Nnamdi In a string of coordinated operations in Enugu and Ogun States, police operatives have rescued four kidnapped victims, neutralised three suspected kidnappers in separate gun battles, and recovered more than N11.3 million in ransom payments alongside firearms and other evidence. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa…

By Deborah Nnamdi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 60-year-old wanted drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, bringing an end to a seven-year manhunt. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, Chigozie was apprehended on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his hideout located at 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has rescued six trafficked children and arrested 10 suspects connected to local and transnational child trafficking syndicates during coordinated operations between June 30 and July 16, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the breakthrough in a statement on Saturday, describing it…

Photo: Spokesperson, Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has successfully thwarted a planned violent clash between rival cult groups—the Klu Klux Klans (KKK) and the Vikings—near a university campus in Port Harcourt, averting what could have been a major outbreak of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 senior secondary school students in connection with a deadly assault at Government Secondary School, Bichi, that resulted in the deaths of two students and left two others critically injured. The incident reportedly occurred late at night…

by Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have apprehended a suspected kidnapper, Sanusi Abdulahi, who was found in possession of N5 million—believed to be part of a ransom payment from a recent abduction. Police spokesperson DSP Bright Edafe confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal firearms fabrication and maintenance workshop in the Udi Local Government Area of the state. During the operation, police recovered a cache of weapons and equipment, including locally made cut-to-size single-barrel guns, two English-made double-barrel guns, eight…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Abia State Police Command has successfully rescued three victims of a recent kidnapping incident and apprehended several suspects linked to the crime. According to a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, the victims — Onyedikachi Peter Onyegesi from Akpou, Isuochi (Abia State),…