A joint team of security operatives has rescued 21 residents abducted by suspected kidnappers at Byazhin Across in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following a fierce gun battle with the criminals in a forest in neighbouring Niger State. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Miller G. Dantawaye, disclosed this during a briefing to journalists at the police command headquarters in Abuja over the weekend. According to him, the successful rescue...

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have launched a deadly assault on a Nigerian military formation in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, killing the commanding officer and several other soldiers in a fresh escalation of attacks in the North-East. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday when heavily armed insurgents stormed the military base from multiple directions and overwhelmed troops stationed at the facility. Residents of Kukawa said the assault began around 12:30...

The Oyo State Police Command confirmed that a 43-year-old man named Lateef Suleiman has allegedly beaten his elder brother to death in the Sepeteri area of Oyo State after accusing him of shooting him in a dream. The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, has ordered the case transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough and discreet investigation. The statement reads in part: “The Oyo State Police Command wishes...

As part of measures to enhance the security of their premises, the Ondo State Police Command has directed all worship places to install Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, systems. The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, who has the directive, said the installation of CCTV in places of worship and other public places is an executive order that has been in effect in the state since 2022. Lawal, stressed the importance of screening congregants at entry...

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four male suspects in separate operations in the state and recovered a vehicle stolen in Enugu, and two others snatched in Anambra State; one of the recovered vehicles was linked to a kidnapping case in 2022. An official statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that in separate operations between 24th January and 26th February 2026, Operatives of the Command attached to the...

Former Federal Lawmaker in Akwa Ibom, Senator Albert Bassey has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for receiving bribes of 12 cars worth N254 million as Commissioner for Finance in Akwa Ibom State. The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Friday, February 27, 2026, affirmed the decision of the trial Court and the Court of Appeal of the conviction and sentence, and also ordered the restitution of the sum of ₦204m to Akwa Ibom State. The...