Author: Adeniyi Daniel
A mother’s tears turned to relief in Mowe, Ogun State on Wednesday, after police rescued a four-month-old baby allegedly stolen by a woman who pretended to care for the exhausted mother during treatment at a clinic. The dramatic rescue, which followed an intensive police operation across parts of Mowe, also led to the arrest of a husband and wife allegedly linked to a child-stealing syndicate and the recovery of two other children suspected to have been abducted using similar deceptive tactics. The Ogun State Police Command disclosed this in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction of two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Idi-Ayunre, in Oluyole Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified simply as Shehu and Abubakar, were apprehended during ongoing tactical operations launched by the Command following the abduction incident which occurred on Tuesday evening. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday. According to him, the incident was reported at about 6:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026, after armed…
Lagos is ramping up efforts to become a world-class tourism and creative economy powerhouse following a series of landmark cultural festivals, international collaborations and heritage projects unveiled by the State Government. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, as part of activities marking the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. According to the commissioner, the administration has continued to deploy tourism, arts, culture and entertainment as strategic instruments for economic diversification, youth empowerment and…
Police operatives in Enugu have foiled suspected kidnapping activities in Igbo-Eze North following an intelligence-led forest raid that led to the recovery of sophisticated firearms, magazines, ammunition, and a motorcycle abandoned by fleeing suspects. The operation, carried out by operatives attached to the Igbo-Eze North Division of the Enugu State Police Command, took place on May 17, 2026, at about 7:40 p.m., within a forest located along the Amufie–Obollo-Afor boundary in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the raid was in line…
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command, working alongside local vigilantes, have foiled a kidnap operation in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area, rescued an abducted council official, and recovered arms and ammunition from the suspects.The operation, which was carried out on May 17, 2026, followed credible intelligence received by security operatives regarding the movement of suspected kidnappers who had abducted Hon. Sir John A. Ikewe, Supervisory Councillor for Culture in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area.The Police Public Relations Officer, Imo State Command, DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday.According to Okoye, the suspects were intercepted…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate, including the son of an elderly victim, over the abduction of Alhaji Rabo Jelani in Kaduna State, recovering an AK-47 rifle during the operation. The suspects, identified as Yusuf Rabo and Musa Adamu, were apprehended following investigations into the repeated abduction of the elderly victim by a violent criminal syndicate operating within Kaduna State and adjoining communities. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed that investigations uncovered a shocking conspiracy involving members of the victim’s family and armed accomplices who allegedly targeted the elderly man for…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, days after he was convicted and sentenced in absentia by the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged financial misappropriation linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydropower projects. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed the development on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the former minister was arrested in Kaduna State at about 3:30 a.m. alongside two individuals suspected of shielding him from security agencies. “I’m happy to announce to Nigerians that at about 3:30 a.m. this morning, we arrested…
A police officer was killed on Sunday after a Lexus car driver allegedly rammed into his motorcycle on the Third Mainland Bridge inward Oworonshoki, Lagos. Police sources identified the deceased officer as ASP Ayodele Omoshehin, attached to the Tactical Squad, Ijora Olopa, Apapa, Lagos. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, the tragic incident occurred around the Adekunle axis inward Iyana Oworonshoki. Adebayo stated that the driver of a Lexus vehicle with registration number EPE 765 JN allegedly rammed into the police officer,…
No fewer than 11 suspected cultists have been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command during coordinated operations that also led to the recovery of firearms and ammunition. The arrests were made in separate intelligence-led operations carried out across different parts of the state as part of ongoing efforts to combat cultism, illegal possession of firearms, and other violent crimes. In a statement issued on Sunday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the operations resulted in the recovery of one Beretta pistol, one locally made revolver pistol, one English-made pump-action gun, 40 rounds of live…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and various opioids concealed in the walls of cartons used to package clothes and other items bound for the United Kingdom and Australia. The seizures were made at a courier company in Lagos on Friday, May 15, 2026, during the examination of shipments destined for the UK and Australia. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that a total of 170 grams of cocaine sealed in cellophane parcels and concealed within the walls of a carton containing clothes bound…