The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspected human parts merchants in different parts of the state following months of sustained intelligence gathering, discreet surveillance and close monitoring of their activities. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, in a statement, said an intelligence-led oper...
•Nigerian Police Force Operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two suspects belonging to a ”one chance” robbery syndicate operating within Abeokuta, the state capital. The suspects : Bidemi Tijani, 29; Olajide Rasaq, 42; were arrested on August 15, 2026, reports The Guardian. The susp...
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested a man, Amos Paul, of Unaun, Upenme in Owo Local Government Area, for allegedly brutalising his 10-year-old daughter. DSP Abayomi Jimoh, the spokesperson for the Command, made this known in a statement today in Akure. The Command’s spokesperson said that the suspect allegedly used a [&hellip...
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...
A clergyman, Pastor Harrison Charles, has been arrested by the Anambra State government for allegedly snatching up to 75 married women from their husbands. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr Ejimofor Opara, confirmed Harrison’s arrest in a Facebook post. Harrison’s victims, mostly members of his church, were said to have accused him ...
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman accused of abducting two babies in separate incidents in Ughelli, Delta State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed the arrest in a video shared on social media, stating that the suspect, identified as Joy, was apprehended after allegedly taking th...
•The suspects The Kebbi State Police Command says it has arrested seven suspected bandits in intelligence-led operations targeting criminal networks in the Soda Forest axis and adjoining border communities of Bagudo Local Government Area. According to the statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, the suspects were arre...
Kebbi Police Command, has said that it has in her custody four suspects for defrauding intending pilgrims in Kebbi State. SP Bashir Usman, the Kebbi State Police Command image maker, in a statement said that following complaints from victims and Kebbi State pilgrims welfare agency arrested four persons for allegedly defrauding intending pilgri...
•Police Public Relations Officer Jimoh Kazeem, Ondo State Command The Ondo State Police Command today said it had arrested six men posing as pastors for allegedly defrauding residents of Idanre community in Idanre Local Government Area. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Kazeem, the suspects allegedly perfor...
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 72-year-old man for allegedly chaining his 40-year-old biological son for 17 years in Shadawanka Village, on the outskirts of Bauchi Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, a security and counterinsurgency expert on his verified X handle on 17 February 2026,” Sources said the incident...

