Author: Adeniyi Daniel

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued two children abducted by suspected kidnappers, arrested four suspects linked to the crime and recovered a cache of sophisticated firearms in separate intelligence-led operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks within and outside the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the operations underscored the Command’s commitment to intelligence-driven policing and inter-agency collaboration. According to the statement, the rescue operation followed a distress report that armed men invaded Ebinpejo Village via Lanlate in Ibarapa East Local Government Area, attacked residents and abducted two…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a sweeping reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), introducing far-reaching changes aimed at transforming the 53-year-old scheme into a skills-driven and productivity-focused institution aligned with the Federal Government’s economic agenda. Among the key reforms is a restructuring of the NYSC leadership, with the scheme to be headed by a civilian, while the military will continue to provide security support for corps members nationwide. The approval was granted at Monday’s FEC meeting in Abuja, with the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development directed to commence amendments to…

The Edo State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping in a bid to extort ₦4 million from the family of one of the suspects. The suspects, Lucky Alabi, 48, and Taiye Enahoro, 37, both of Uneme Akpama Community, were arrested by operatives of the Igarra Police Division following what the command described as intelligence-led investigations. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikioedem, in a statement on Sunday said detectives uncovered the alleged plot after acting on credible intelligence. According to the command, preliminary investigations revealed that the scheme was executed on June 23,…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has flagged off the nationwide advocacy and sensitisation campaign of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), as part of the Nigeria Police Force’s efforts to curb cultism, drug abuse and other social vices through preventive policing and community engagement. The initiative, which is expected to commence across all state police commands, forms part of the Force’s strategy to strengthen community policing through grassroots sensitisation, early intervention and sustained stakeholder engagement. POCACOV, the flagship community policing initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, is designed to discourage young people from engaging in cultism,…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, for initiating the joint Ogun-Lagos security operation, Operation Kosaye, saying the initiative has strengthened security, disrupted criminal networks and restored public confidence across the two states. The governor said the intelligence-driven operation had recorded significant successes through coordinated security operations that have seen operatives comb forests and criminal hideouts along the Ogun-Lagos corridor, neutralise armed bandits, arrest criminal suspects and rescue kidnapped victims. According to him, the sustained offensive against criminal elements has made Ogun and Lagos states increasingly hostile to kidnappers, bandits and other violent…

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested seven suspected criminals in a series of intelligence-led operations, recovering a stolen Toyota Venza, three firearms, an operational vehicle allegedly used for one-chance robberies, 17 stolen mobile phones, an HP laptop and ₦1.1 million, as the command intensified its crackdown on violent crime across the state. The operations, carried out by officers attached to the Ilaro Area Command and the Ibafo, Mowe, Adatan and Ode-Remo divisions, targeted offences ranging from armed robbery and one-chance robbery to travel fraud, unlawful possession of firearms and cult-related activities. The suspects were identified as Bola Salau, 42;…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation have neutralised two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during an intelligence-led operation in Kebbi State. The operation, conducted by troops of Sector 2 on June 27 in the Sabarumawa axis of the state, followed credible intelligence indicating that suspected members of the Lakurawa group were planning an attack on the Sabarumawa community. Acting on the intelligence, troops of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion 7 mobilised to the area and laid a tactical ambush along the route believed to be used by the suspected…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled an alleged syndicate that plants illicit drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting passengers at motor parks, intercepted narcotics valued at over ₦12.3 billion, arrested a businesswoman with 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Lagos airport, and apprehended suspected traffickers in a series of coordinated operations across the country. One of the major breakthroughs followed the arrest of a 38-year-old businesswoman, Iwebema Ogechi Peace, at the departure hall of Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, as she prepared to board a Qatar Airways flight to Beijing, China.…

Operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) have arrested a 35-year-old suspected gun runner in Imota, Ikorodu, recovering locally made firearms and other weapons allegedly linked to cult activities. The suspect, identified as Jelili Adeyemo, was apprehended during a surveillance operation carried out by officers of the Imota Command following complaints from residents of the Araromi community over repeated incidents of petrol theft from parked vehicles. According to the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), operatives intensified surveillance in the area and intercepted the suspect at about 2:00 a.m. on Saturday after observing what was described as suspicious…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has launched Operation Kosaye in Lagos and Ogun states as part of a renewed security initiative aimed at tackling kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes across the two states. The operation, which is supported by the Lagos and Ogun State governments through the provision of logistics, is designed to flush out criminal elements from forests, border communities, identified hideouts and other black spots believed to be used by kidnappers and armed gangs. Addressing journalists at the Ogun State Police Training School in Iperu, the Commissioners of Police for Ogun and Lagos states, Bode Ojajuni…