The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Police Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, mspsp, cautions residents of Enugu state against assaulting or obstructing police officers as they discharge their duties, as such acts constitute serious criminal offenses punishable by law. A press release issued by the Enugu State Command Police public relations officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Monday, 12th July 2026, reveals the Command has launched a manhunt against a bus driver and his conductor...

Eight people were killed and five others were injured in an attack by armed assailants on Otukpo-Nobi Community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State over the weekend.   The Benue State Police command’s spokesman, DSP Udeme Edet, in a statement, said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday.   The statement reads in part, “The Benue State Police Command condemns in practical terms the cruel and tragic attack that occurred...

One of the suspects in connection with the recent attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area, has been arrested by troops deployed to Plateau State after the incident. The suspect, identified as Paul Kolsen, was reportedly apprehended while receiving medical treatment for a gunshot wound that security operatives believe he sustained during the attack on the government policy institution when security forces repelled the...

The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed that armed youths have into Corpers’ Lodge, at Specialist Hospital, Yola and robbed about thirty-six (36) corps members of their valuables, including mobile phones. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, however said four suspects in connection with robbery have been arrested. The statement explained that on 27th June, 2026, the suspects, armed with dangerous weapons, criminally trespassed into the lodge and...

The Kogi State Government, in collaboration with the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Hybrid Forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force, local vigilantes and hunters, has recovered over 1,000 rustled livestock in sustained security operations targeting the remnants of the criminal network of the late bandit kingpin, Kachalla Ibrahim Battijo and other cattle-rustling syndicates operating within the state and across the...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate has arraigned Mbah Chidinma Sophina, female, on a three count charge before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Independence Layout, Enugu. The three-count charge borders on possession of fraudulent documents, forgery and identity theft. A statement released in the Commission’s official social media X account reveals the 3 count charges: “That you, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, sometime between 1st of January, 2026 to...

The Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, has set up a special court to try cases relating to cultism and kidnapping in the State.  This is contained in a statement dated June 25, 2026, by the Chief Registrar of the State High Court, B.O Osawaru, saying the establishment of the Special Court, which is to be known as “Special Criminal Court 1”, would take effect from Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The statement titled, “Establishment...