The Enugu State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Violent Crime Response Unit (AK-VCRU) has arrested 14 suspects involved in various kidnapping operations within and outside Enugu state between the months of June, July, and August 2026. The suspects were arrested in 6 states and the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja, as well as Enugu, Kogi, Nasarawa, Rivers, Kwara, and Taraba States. At a press briefing held at the Command’s headquarters on Friday, the Commissioner of Police,...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, operatives arrested Mr. Joseph Cyril, a 30-year-old Italy-based businessman, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, AIIA, Enugu, for ingesting 98 wraps of cocaine while heading to Italy via Addis Ababa and France. A press statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, on Sunday, 9th August 2026, revealed that the suspect was arrested at the departure hall a week ago. “The suspect was nabbed at the...

Troops of 222 Battalion (Main) have intercepted 20 suspected family members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists who had fled their enclave following intense military pressure. Those intercepted by the troops during routine patrol along the Gezuwa axis in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State comprise nine women, two men, eight female minors, and one male minor. Also, troops of Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai recorded another significant breakthrough...