A kidnapped victim, Mathew John Zephaniah has been successfully rescued by Rivers State Police Command following a coordinated operation by operatives of the Command. The police operatives, drawn from tactical units and divisions within the Oyigbo Area Command, collaborated with OSPAC local vigilante groups to track down the kidnappers in Agbonchia Forest, Eleme Local Government Area. This latest feat was stated in a press statement on Wednesday signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of...

No fewer than 70 vigilante members were on Monday, killed in an ambushed attack at the Kukawa and Bunyun communities of Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State. Aliyu Baffa, Chairman of the vigilante group in Kukawa, who confirmed the incident, said his team came under heavy surprise attack when a combined team of vigilantes from different formations in Wase LGA were on their way to identify bandits’ hideouts. “The team ran into an ambush...

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, on Friday, 4 July, 2025, remanded a renowned philanthropist, Dr. Emmanuel Musa, and 3 others in prison custody over alleged murder of PDP Stalwart Thomas Godwin alias Zamfara, who is also an aide to Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Chief Magistrate Uwani Danladi Mohammed who gave the order, also remanded the defendants in prison custody until the adjourned date, July 7, 2025 and remanded them...

For violating the Kwara state environmental laws, some beggars and street urchins arrested were prosecuted by a mobile court in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. It was gathered that evacuation of beggars and street urchins from the streets of Ilorin was part of strategies to beef up security in the state capital. The presiding magistrate, Jumoke Bello, sentenced the offenders to community service in line with the provisions of the Kwara State Social Development Laws. The...

Some 13 passengers of Benue Links Transport Company who were abducted at Eke in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State have regained their freedom after spending seven days in captivity. They were rescued in a joint operation led by the police and local vigilantes. Recall that the vehicle, with registration number 14B-143BN, was hijacked at about 6:30 p.m. on June 22, 2025while returning to Makurdi with passengers from Abeokuta, Ogun State. The passengers were...