Four male suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad. The suspects were arrested on May 24, 2025, at about 1 p.m. for conspiracy, staged kidnapping, and defrauding the parents of the staged kidnap victim of the sum of two million naira only (₦2,000,000.00). The 21-year-old Mr. Chidera Godwin orchestrated his own kidnapping with his accomplices: Okechukwu Philip Chidalu, aged 19;...

A suicide bombing attempt near the Mogadishu Army Cantonment, commonly known as Abacha Barracks, along the Mararaba-Nyanya expressway in Abuja, resulted in the death of the bomber and injuries to a passerby on Monday afternoon. According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the incident occurred at approximately 1:47 p.m. when a man wearing an improvised explosive device (IED) attempted to infiltrate the army barracks. “Information gathered revealed that a suicide bomber attempted to sneak...

…₦5m bounty placed on escapees Seven inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, following the collapse of the prison’s perimeter wall caused by a heavy overnight rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday, 20th May 2025. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) confirmed the incident in an official statement released on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Umar Abubakar. The agency said the wall gave way around 2:00 a.m., allowing the inmates...

In a space of 7 days, police operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued twenty-eight (28) persons and arrested ten (10) suspects in respect of the kidnapped cases. In the Command’s bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the successful Police operations was a joint effort with the Military, Neighborhood watch, forest guards and community members. Firearms, ammunition, cash, vehicles and several other exhibits were also recovered in the...