By Michael Adeyemo The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps has accused a soldier of killing one of its operatives, 35-year-old Samuel Tope, in the Ijeda-Ijesa area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Corps Commander, Mr. Adekunle Omoyele, the tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening when the deceased was allegedly…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one cybercriminal, Matthias Aya, after uncovering a new fraudulent SIM registration scheme in the state. The suspect who resides at 34, Oron Road, Uyo, was arrested on July 23, 2025, at approximately 15:00 hours in Nung Udoe, Ibesikpo Local Government, according to a statement by…
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead the Vice Chairman of Obelle Council of Chiefs in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victim was said to have been killed on Saturday during a meeting of local chiefs at Omuwoka village. The second son of the slain chief, Joseph Eze Dabiri, confirmed the killing on Sunday….
The Enugu State Police Command has rescued six stolen and trafficked children in multiple coordinated operations between June 30 and July 16, 2025. The command also arrested 10 suspects involved in both local and transnational child trafficking networks. The command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, stating that the…
Fresh violence has broken out in Adamawa State, with attacks reported in Lafiya and Boshikiri villages located in Lamurde and Guyuk Local Government Areas of the state. The crisis, which has become a yearly occurrence during farming seasons in the two border LGs, has led to the destruction of property on Wednesday. The Adamawa State…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Jigawa State Command, says it seized about 1,300kg of illicit drugs in the current second quarter, Q2 2025. The command also reaffirmed its commitment to fighting the use and sale of illicit drugs across the 27 local government areas in the state. This was disclosed to newsmen in Dutse,…
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Amendment Bill, 2025, recently passed by the National Assembly. The bill proposes granting the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug related crimes in variance to the current legal framework. This is communicated to the House…
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed that eight people were killed and one other injured in a brutal attack by suspected bandits on two farming communities in the Tangaza Local Government Area of the state.According to the command’s spokesman, DSP Ahmed Rufai, in a WhatsApp message to the newsmen on Thursday, the victims were…
The Chief Security Officer, CSO, of Ahoada East Local Government Area in Rivers State, Hector Ekakita, has revealed those he claimed were behind the recent attack on the local government administrator, Goodluck Iheamnacho. Recalls that Iheamnacho reportedly resigned his appointment after a letter of resignation, purportedly signed by him, surfaced on social media. However, the…
The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has granted pardons to 11 inmates in Enugu aimed at decongesting the state’s correctional facilities. Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant to Mbah on External Relations, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. Anichukwu said that the gesture was a step towards giving the beneficiaries another…