Jigawa State NSCDC Records 125 Rape Cases In 2025

No fewer than 125 cases of rape, vandalism, theft, murder/culpable homicide, and other civil and criminal offenses have been prosecuted by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, between January and December 2025. Mr. Muhammad Kabiru Ingawa, Jigawa State Commandant of the NSCDC disclosed this while speaking to journalists on the Command’s achievements and challenges in the outgoing year. He explained that the Command has adopted a proactive approach to crime...

US Court Convicts Nigerian Over $7.5m Wire Fraud

A Nigerian, Olusegun Adejorin, a 32-year-old, has been convicted by a US court of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorised access to a protected computer. Adejorin, who was extradited from Ghana to face trial, was found guilty of carrying out a fraud scheme that targeted two charitable organisations in the United States between June and August 2020. Prosecutors told the court that Adejorin perpetrated a scheme to defraud a charitable organisation in Maryland, which...

Misconduct: NSCDC Fires ACG, 37 Other Officers In 2025   

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed Assistant Commandant General (ACG) and 37 other senior officers for gross misconduct and insubordination. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Corps, Babawale Afolabi. According to him, a total of 76 officers, comprising both senior and junior personnel, were sanctioned in 2025 for various offences ranging from gross misconduct and insubordination to job racketeering, extortion, and...

Kogi: Ododo Uncovers Massive Arms Cache, Vows Total War On Criminals

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has announced the recovery of a massive cache of arms and ammunition from criminal hideouts following a decisive joint security operation carried out in the state. Ododod disclosed this while briefing Newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday, stating that the operation was the outcome of over a week of sustained, intelligence-driven surveillance by security agencies working in firm coordination with the state government. According to the Governor, the renewed...

Delta Police Arrest Over 627 Suspects, Recovers 144 Assault Rifles, N36m In 12 Months

In its war against crime and criminality, the Delta State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested over 627 suspects and recovered 144 firearms, including 27 AK-47/AK-49 rifles, in one year. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed this  during press briefing at the police headquarters in Asaba on the achievements recorded by the Command from January 2025 to date. “In line with the mandate of the Inspector-General of Police,...

Supreme Court Nullifies Tinubu’s Commutation of Maryam Sanda’s Death Sentence

The Supreme Court has overturned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to commute the death sentence of Maryam Sanda, ruling that the President acted outside his constitutional powers by intervening while her appeal was still pending before the courts. In a judgment delivered on Friday, the apex court, in a split decision of four to one, restored the death sentence earlier imposed on Sanda by an Abuja High Court and affirmed by the Court of Appeal. Sanda...

Militias Killed 17 Returning IDPs In Taraba 

An unprovoked attack by armed men, suspected to be the Jukun militia, in Tse Ajogo village, Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, has claimed the lives of fewer than 17 persons. The armed men, according to security expert Zagazola Makama, coordinated the attack on returning Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the village on Wednesday at about 6 am, leading to the death of 17 persons, while others are still missing. The attackers were said to...

Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s Request for Immediate Transfer from Sokoto Prison

The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex parte motion filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking an order for his immediate transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility within the Federal Capital Territory or a neighbouring state, such as Nasarawa. Kanu, who was recently moved to Sokoto following what the Federal Government described as “security concerns” in Abuja, approached...

Adamawa Govt Imposes 24 Hour Curfew On Lamurde LGA 

A few days after Bachama and Chobo communities in Lamurde Local Government Area in Adamawa State signed a peace accord at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Yola, renewed clashes have erupted in the area. The peace deal brought together the Hama Bachama, Homun Daniel Ismaila, key community stakeholders, government officials, and security agencies. Following this development, the Adamawa Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Lamurde local government area of the state,...

35 Individuals Including Footballers Arrested In Turkey Over Betting 

In a wide-ranging investigation into illegal betting on Turkish matches, Istanbul prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of 46 individuals, including 29 football players. The prosecutor’s office said 27 of the players are suspected of placing bets on games involving their own teams. So far, police have detained 35 of the 46 individuals named in the arrest order, with five confirmed to be outside the country. The investigation has shaken Turkish football, with six referees...

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