Police Nab 2 Sisters, 4 Others For Kidnap-Related Offenses In Enugu

The Enugu State Command Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad recently arrested two sisters and 4 others for kidnapping offences in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, states that the ugly incidents happened within the first 2 weeks in the month of July, 2025. “On July 15, 2025, at about 2 pm, the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad arrested two female suspects—Juliet Chukwu (aged 39) and Nancy...

Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Sealed 618 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine Stores

As part of its ongoing enforcement drive to regulate pharmacy practice and ensure public safety in Nigeria, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 618 pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Rivers and Bayelsa states. According to the PCN, a total of 867 premises were inspected, comprising 344 pharmacies and 523 patent medicine stores in major local government areas, including Port Harcourt, Obio-Akpor, Ikwerre, and Etche in Rivers State, as well as Yenagoa and...

Over 20 Suspected Kidnappers, Cultists Arrested In Edo

The Special Security Squad codenamed “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists” in Edo State set up by the State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has arrested more than 20 persons. Edo State Special Security Squad Against Cultism and Kidnapping is made up of the military, police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other sister security agencies. Other members of the squad are hunters, vigilante groups, repentant cultists, and other critical stakeholders in Edo State. The...

UNN Engineering Student Arrested for Strangling Lady in Nsukka Hotel

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, cautions young people against indulging in social vices and succumbing to negative peer pressure. CP Giwa gave this advice in a press release giving an update on the death of a young lady at a hotel along Obukpa road in Nsukka, Enugu State. Refuting a social media rumor that the young lady’s death was a case of ritual killing, the Police revealed that the...

Bandit Informants to Face Death Penalty in Kebbi, Says Governor Idris

Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has vowed to swiftly sign the death warrant of any informant found guilty of aiding bandits in the state. The Governor gave the warning during a visit to Zogirma community in Bunza Local Government Area on Monday, following the killing of three police officers by suspected members of the notorious Lakurawa gang. Outraged by the deadly attack, Governor Idris did not mince words as he condemned informants who tip...

Kogi Govt Exposes Criminal Network, Launches Crackdown On Collaborators

The Kogi State Government has exposed a criminal network involving local collaborators aiding kidnapping gangs in parts of the state, particularly within Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, and Yagba West Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, and made available to newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday, where he also stated that the government has launched a crackdown on...

FCTA Arrests 210 Beggars, Exposes Begging Syndicates

In its ongoing Operation Sweep Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested 210 beggars in various locations within the Nation’s capital. Mrs. Gloria Onwuka, Acting Director of Social Welfare at the FCTA, disclosed this on Thursday after an operation which started on Monday, targeting miscreants, street beggars, traders, scavengers, one change syndicates, and other criminals across the city. “The 210 detainees, including 80 men, 58 women, and 72 children, are currently being held...

Police Launches Investigation On Alleged N1.5m Extortion Scheme

The Nigeria Police Force Zone 9 Police Command, Umuahia, has initiated an investigation to unravel an alleged extortion of N1.5 million involving operatives of the Zonal Command’s Special Intelligence Arms Recovery Unit, as revealed in a viral video posted by one Harrison Gwamnishu. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Zonal Command, SP Iheanetu Bruno Chukwudera, who hinted that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Zone, AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, has...

Police Rescue Kidnapped Victim, As Suspects Escape With Gunshot Wounds

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...

Governor Radda: 90% of Bandits in Katsina Are Locals

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has said that the overwhelming majority of bandits terrorising communities across the state are not strangers, but locals well-known to the people. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Radda explained that “ninety-something percent” of the bandits are homegrown, adding that many of them are familiar faces within their communities. “Most of the perpetrators of this banditry are from our own area. They are not...

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