Face of Bandit Leader Babaro who attacked and killed dozens of worshippers in Mantau Mosque, Katsina which claimed 32 A picture has emerged of bandit leader Babaro, who has been terrorising the…
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Nigeria’s wanted bandit kingpin accepts peace deal in katsina
By: Zagazola Makama A notorious bandit leader, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, who was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters, was among top bandits who reportedly accepted a peace deal in Katsina State. Zagazola…
Police rescues 5 abducted teenagers as suspect flee in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola Five (5) teenagers suspected to have been abducted from Maiduguri, Borno state are said to be rescued by police in Adamawa state. Spokesman of the Adamawa state Police…
Yobe Police Arrest Suspected Child Rapist After Swift Operation
From Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has successfully arrested a suspected child rapist following a swift response by its operatives. In a press statement by SP Dungus Abdulkareem…
Akwa Ibom Police Command Rescues 20 Trafficked Ghanaians
Akwa Ibom Police Command Rescues 20 Trafficked Ghanaians By Abdullahi Yusuf The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has rescued 20 Ghanians that were trafficked to the state capital,Uyo. The Commissioner…
NSCDC Arrests Four in Gombe Over Power Vandalism, Rape Allegations
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Gombe State has arrested four suspects in separate incidents involving the vandalism of electrical installations and the alleged rape…
Crime:Kano Police Command Arrests 107 Suspects,Commends Officers
Crime:Kano Police Command Arrests 107 Suspects,Commends Officers By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested 107 suspects during various anti-crime operations conducted across the state in August 2025….
Vandals of Electricity Transmission Cables Arrested in Yobe
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against vandalism of public infrastructure with the arrest of two suspected vandals in Yusufari. According…
Lawyer Petitions Kano CP Over Alleged Theft, Assault By Road Traffic Officer
Lawyer Petitions Kano CP Over Alleged Theft, Assault By Road Traffic Officer By Abdullahi Yusuf A Kano-based legal practitioner, Barrister A.S. Bawa, has petitioned the Kano State Commissioner of Police, accusing one…
Customs Intercepts Smuggled Petroleum Products Worth N33.99m in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has intercepted smuggled petroleum products valued at N33,994,900 in Adamawa and Taraba states. Area Controller, Comptroller Garba Bashir Bature, disclosed…
NSCDC Arrests Suspect Over Killing of Officer in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the arrest of Salisu Muhd in connection with the killing of its personnel, Bashir Adamu Jibrin, at Shuwarin…
Security Report Alleges Kano Commissioner Took $30,000 to Bail Notorious Drug Trafficker
The embattled Kano State commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Namadi, has allegedly collected a $30,000 bribe from a notorious drug dealer, Sulaiman Danwawu, in order to stand as his surety, according to a…
NDLEA auctions forfeited drug traffickers’ properties in Lagos, Kano, Ondo, Ogun
…Targeting proceeds of crime ‘ll serve as punishment and deterrence – Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday 29th July 2025, conducted a public auction of forfeited houses which…
Yobe Police Apprehend Woman for Alleged Murder of Husband
From Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Yobe State Police Command,through the Fika Divisional Police Headquarters, has arrested 35-year-old Hadiza Mamuda of Garin Abba Village, Fika LGA, for allegedly killing her husband following a…
Adamawa Police Nab 567 Suspects in Major Mid-2025 Security Operations
From Abubakar Ibrahim, Yola Adamawa State Police Command has made significant achievements in its security operations at-the-mid of 2025, including major arrests such as Five hundred and Sixty Seven suspects who committed…
Eight dead, others missing as bandits ambush vigilantes in Plateau
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed eight members of a vigilante group in Kukawa community of Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media officer of the…
Police arrest 89 suspects in Kano
The Kano State Command has arrested 98 suspected criminals involved in 21 major cases of armed robbery, thuggery (Daba), drug dealings, theft, and fraud within the last 24 days. The State Police…
Kano/Jigawa Customs Command Intercepts 490,900 Dollars, 5,825 Pound Sterling
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano/Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies equivalent to about N654 million as part of its efforts to combat money laundering and financing…
NSCDC nabs seven suspected vandals at Kano airport
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has apprehended seven suspected Vandals at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest of…
Troops Neutralise 10 Terrorists, Recover Weapons Near Cameroon Border
By Zagazola Makama The Nigerian army troops of Operation Hadin Kai and the Troops of Multi National Joint Task Force conducting sustained clearance operations in the Southern Lake Chad Basin have neutralised…
Three Bandits Killed as Terrorists Attack Chediya Community in Tsafe LGA
By Zagazola Makama At least three suspected terrorists were neutralised on Sunday following a violent attack on Chediya community in Agarin ward of Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State. According to local…
Volunteer Forces ‘Kill’ Zamfara Bandit Commander Kachalla Yellow
Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died over the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the state. Kachalla Yellow’s…
Gov. Mutfwang, Plateau people sadden by mob action in Mangun
…Extends deep condolences to Government and people of Kaduna State From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic mob action that claimed…
Thugs Attack APC Member in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In what appears to be a politically motivated attack, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Basheer Danalbarka, was assaulted by suspected thugs in Dutse, the…
Breaking News: Troops Neutralize Notorious Bandits in Plateau State
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos In a daring operation, troops of Three Division and Operation SAFE HAVEN have neutralized notorious bandits in Plateau State. In a statement signed by the Media Information Officer…