Crime
NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Businessman, 70-Year-Old Man in Drug Crackdown
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several suspects and seized large quantities of controlled substances in a series of operations across different parts of Nigeria. Among those…
Customs uncover 399 rifles at Tincan Island Port
The Nigeria Customs Service has uncovered 399 fully assembled Jojef pump-action rifles and several supplementary rifle components at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, describing the seizure as a major…
21 Feared Dead, 37 Abducted as Bandits Attack Sokoto Community
No fewer than 21 persons are feared dead and 37 others abducted after heavily armed bandits attacked Tsamaye community in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attack…
Army Exhumes Slain Imo Community Leader’s Remains
Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade operating under Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, have exhumed the remains of a local community leader, Chief Ibe Anyadu, from a shallow…
Troops Rescue 34 Kidnap Victims in Coordinated Operations
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 34 kidnapped victims, apprehended a suspected ISWAP informant, and recovered arms and ammunition during coordinated counter-terrorism operations across the country. An operational…
Ex-Footballer, Fugitive Drug Kingpin Jailed 24 Years for Cocaine Trafficking
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced former international footballer Segun George Hunkarin and fugitive drug kingpin Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu to a combined 24 years imprisonment for cocaine trafficking…
Kebbi High Court Judge Abducted as Bandits Target Top Figures in North-West
Security concerns across Nigeria's North-West have intensified following the midnight abduction of Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, a Kebbi State High Court judge, at his residence in the Bunza Local Government…
Police Arrest Four Over Phone Theft From Asaba Shops, Recover Nine Android Phones
The Delta State Police Command arrests four suspects, including one woman, over the alleged theft of mobile phones from retail shops in Asaba and recovers nine new Android phones still…
