Motorists with tinted vehicles in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) risk arrest and prosecution regardless of whether they possess permits, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Sanusi, has warned. The warning comes as the command commenced enforcement of vehicle tint regulations, reports Daily Trust. The move, the police said, is a...
•Presumed site of 347 mass grave at Batul cemetery A kidnap victim simply identified as Aisha has recounted the harrowing ordeal of being forced by bandits in Zamfara State to bury her children who died in captivity. Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto states remain among the major flashpoints of banditry in the Northwestern Nigeria, where communities...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has rejected proposals to allow foreign organisations fund security operations in Nigeria through a proposed Trust Fund. The secret agency warned that such arrangements could undermine national sovereignty, compromise operational confidentiality and expose the country’s intelligence architecture to extern...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old woman for allegedly killing her 97-year-old grandmother in the Daura Local Government Area of the state. According to the police, the incident occurred at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026, when an argument reportedly broke out between the suspect and her paternal grand...
•Late Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) Retired military officers and associates of late Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) have called for comprehensive reforms of Nigeria’s security architecture following the retired General’s death after he was abducted by bandits in Katsina State. The call was made today during a press conference in Kaduna ...
•The suspected cultists Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), Ogun State Police Command, in collaboration with detectives from Isara Area Command and Isara Division, have successfully smashed a suspected cultist initiation procession in Isara-Remo, leading to the arrest of 30 male suspects The suspects are :Muiz Olawale, Adenij...
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 36-year-old security guard attached to an Islamiyya school in Jega Local Government Area over the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. The Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, disclosed the arrest during a press briefing in Birnin Kebbi today. The suspect, identified as Faruku Muhammed of...
A Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has sentenced 29-year-old Eniola Boluwatife Adedeji to 45 years in prison for trafficking a minor to Cotonou, Benin Republic, for sexual exploitation. Adedeji was convicted on nine of the 10 counts preferred against her by National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Person( NAPTIP) with the c...
•Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba main gate A 19-year-old criminology and security studies student of Dennis Osadebey University, Asaba, and three other suspects have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly possessing an illegal firearm during a stop-and-search operation in Asaba. The suspects were intercepted at the In...
An 18-month-old baby girl has been reportedly beheaded for suspected ritual purposes at Agoti farm settlement in Idanre, Ondo State. The incident occurred on Monday, June 8, 2026, according to the father of the deceased, Bright Kalu, a peasant farmer from Abia State, reports Vanguard. Narrating the incident, Kalu said he left the baby in [&hel...
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