Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have successfully thwarted multiple terrorist attacks across Katsina and Kebbi States. Lt. Col Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer of…
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Police detain 5 over alleged impersonation, counterfeit herbal medicine production in Kano
By Zubairu Idris The Police operatives attached to Zone 1 headquarters, Kano, have detained five suspects over alleged impersonation, production, sale and distribution of counterfeit herbal medicines. The Zonal Police Public Relations,…
Police Arrest Two House Trespass Suspects, Recover Stolen Items in Damaturu
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a burglary and theft at Red Bricks Housing Estate, Damaturu, and recovered stolen household items. The…
Customs seize smuggled contraband worth N362,204,543.91k in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano Yola The Nigeria Custom Service, Adamawa/ Taraba state Area Command has seized smuggled petroleum motor spirit,PMS and other contraband items with cumulative duty paid value (DPV) worth N362,204,543.91k in…
Police Arrest Suspect with 19 Suspected Stolen Cattle in Yobe
By Auwal Salim, Damaturu Yo, as part of ongoing efforts to curb cattle rustling and other related crimes across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in…
Yobe Police Arrest Four Over Theft, Assault, Recover Stolen Goat, Building Materials
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough with the arrest of four suspects in separate cases involving theft, assault, criminal conspiracy, and the recovery…
Zamfara Border Communities Cry Out as Bandits Strike Kasuwar Daji Again
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Fear has returned to Kasuwar Daji in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area after gunmen attacked the farming community on Friday, killing and injuring residents and abducting an unspecified…
Yobe Police Present Scorecard, Urge Residents to Report Criminals’ Whereabouts
From Auwal Salim, Damaturu The Commissioner of Police, Yobe State Command, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, on Thursday addressed journalists at the Command Headquarters, Damaturu, where he highlighted the Command’s operational achievements and…
Two Chinese Bag Five Year Jail Term for Illegal Mining in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of two Chinese Zhang Hong Lin and Gao Pei Hai, before Justice Akintayo…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged N15m Fraud in Abuja
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday July 30, 2026, arraigned one Aminu Datti Ahmed before Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory High…
Yobe Police Arrest Suspect Over Stolen Tricycle
…CP Orders Thorough Investigation From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough with the arrest of a suspected armed robber linked to the theft…
Kogi Police Command Rescues Abducted Victims, perpetrators Identified, Manhunt Begins
By Ado Salisu The Kogi State Police Command has successfully rescued all four victims abducted during the attack on Government Secondary School, Olowa Agbajo, Dekina Local Government Area, on 14th July, 2026….
Troops Intercept Suspected Terrorist Logistics Suppliers, Recover Weapons in Kaduna
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos Troops of Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE, have intercepted six suspected terrorist logistics suppliers, recovered seven firearms and arrested the suspects during a stop-and-search operation in Kaduna State….
Kidnapping: Yobe Police Command Arrest 2 Suspects, Recover 26 Goats As CP Charges Personal On Proactive Policing
Kidnapping: Yobe Police Command Arrest 2 Suspects, Recover 26 Goats As CP Charges Personal On Proactive Policing From, Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another operational breakthrough…
Police Arrest 14 Suspected Drug Dealers In Yobe
Police Arrest 14 Suspected Drug Dealers In Yobe From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 14 suspected drug dealers during a raid on criminal hideouts and drug…
Troops raid terrorist hideout in Katsina, eliminate two suspected terrorists
Troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, under Operation CLEAN SWEEP, have conducted an intelligence led raid on a suspected terrorist enclave in Ginchawa village, Matazu local government area of…
Stolen Vehicles, Tramadol, Firearms Recovered in Kaduna Police Sweep
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has arrest 29 suspects and the recovery of firearms, stolen vehicles, and large quantities of hard drugs in a two-week operation aimed at…
NSCDC Foils Kidnap, Cattle Rustling Attempt In Kano Community
NSCDC Foils Kidnap, Cattle Rustling Attempt In Kano Community By Abdullahi Yusuf The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, says its operatives have foiled an attempted kidnapping and…
Police Uncover Gun Factory in Potiskum, Arrests 7 Suspects
…CP orders in-depth probe as locally fabricated Dane guns, pistols recovered From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has uncovered an illegal firearms fabrication site in Potiskum and arrested…
Kano seizes N200m fake drugs, vows crackdown on unapproved medicines Drugs
By Ramatu Garba Kano, May 24, 2026 (NAN) The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting public health and curbing the circulation of substandard drugs. This follows the seizure of…
NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Private Jet
NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Private Jet By Abdullahi Yusuf The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 18, 2026, secured a final forfeiture order of a Hawker…
DSS Receives Petition Over Alleged Threats, Extortion Against Zakari Kafin Hausa
The Department of State Services (DSS), Jigawa State Command, has received a petition over alleged threat to life, criminal intimidation, extortion, cyber harassment, and attempts to damage the reputation of a Jigawa-based…
Security operatives arrest kidnappers in Qua’an Pan LGA of Plateau, recover N8m ransom
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos The Joint security operatives in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State have arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered N8 million ransom paid by the family of…
Plateau Killings: Court Remands Four Suspects in DSS Custody, Adjourns to April 30
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos A Plateau State High Court has remanded 4 suspects in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the March 28, 2026 killings in Angwan Rukuba…
Troops Kill Two Gunmen in Plateau Ambush, Recover Weapons
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have neutralised two suspected armed gunmen during a coordinated ambush in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The operation, according to…