Abductors of the Vice-Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun State, Mr. Debo Farounbi, have demanded another ₦30 million ransom, 59 days after his abduction, despite an earlier ₦30 million payment. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the kidnappers collected ₦30 million and diabetic drugs about four weeks ago at an undisclosed location. But instead of releasing…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Thursday cleared the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, of any wrongdoing in the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, scandal. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Aliyu, SAN, disclosed this while presenting the commission’s interim report to President Tinubu at the…

Troops of Sector 5 under Operation Enduring Peace have launched a manhunt for suspected criminal herders after several farmlands were destroyed in two communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the troops responded at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, to a distress report of farmland…

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has recorded another major seizure at the Tincan Island Port Command, intercepting a container with concealed parts of pump-action rifles and two other containers with cannabis-infused products worth ₦373.8 million. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Thursday during a press briefing in Lagos. He described the seizures as…

 The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has applauded the Omelu Community Vigilante for intercepting a suspected vandal who was allegedly caught trying to tamper with one of its transmission towers along the Benin–Onitsha 330kV line. According to TCN, the arrest was made during a routine patrol by members of the vigilante group, who spotted the…

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims during an anti-banditry operation along the Mafara–Anka Road. Police spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit acted on intelligence that armed bandits had abducted commuters near Mai-Kwanugga Village. According to him, the operatives engaged the bandits in a gun battle.…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a principal suspect linked to the vandalism of six transmission towers along the Yola–Jalingo 330kV Transmission Line. The arrest was made during a joint operation by the police and the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, in the host community. In a statement, TCN said materials recovered from the vandalized…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have arrested four suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP collaborators and intercepted 20 family members of JAS terrorists in separate intelligence-led operations in Yobe and Borno States. 1. Geidam, Yobe State – Drug & logistics suppliers arrested On August 3, 2026, troops of 159 Battalion, Sector 2,…

The Kaduna State Police Command says it has recorded major breakthroughs in intelligence-led operations carried out across the state in the last two weeks. Addressing journalists on Tuesday at the Command Headquarters, the Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, said notorious kidnappers were neutralised while 16 suspected kidnappers and 3 suspected gunrunners were arrested. The…

The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the release of kidnapped High Court Judge, Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza. Justice Bunza was abducted from his residence in Bunza Local Government Area on 26th July. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bashir Usman, said the confirmation was received from the judge’s family and…

The Nigerian Army says its troops foiled a terrorist attack in the early hours of Saturday in Zamfara State. According to a statement on the Army’s official X page, the incident happened at about 1:40 a.m. at a military base in Kasuwan Daji, Kaura Namoda LGA. The Army said the attackers tried to breach the…

The Nigerian Army has recorded fresh gains in the South East, with sustained operations forcing members of a militant group to surrender weapons, while separate raids led to the recovery of more arms and an IED. The breakthrough was achieved by troops of 82 Division/Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, OPUK. According to…

Troops of Operation UDOKA have arrested three suspects linked to a deadly ambush on soldiers in May and recovered a cache of arms in Delta and Rivers States. The Joint Task Force said the operation was carried out in the early hours of July 31, 2026 by troops of 34 Artillery Brigade under Operation EASTERN…

Nigerian troops have rescued 31 civilians after thwarting an attempted mass abduction along the Buratai–Kamuya Road in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. The rescue was carried out on July 31, 2026 by soldiers of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Operation HADIN KAI, the military said. According to a statement, troops using real-time…

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army’s 4 Brigade have freed 14 people kidnapped on the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ovia North-East, Edo State. The rescue was executed under Operation WABAIZIGAN between the night of July 30 and the morning of July 31, 2026, the brigade said in a statement. According to the Commander, Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun,…

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have seized stolen public property and dismantled a ring involved in forging diplomatic and government vehicle plates, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Sanusi, said Friday. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, Sanusi said targeted operations and night patrols across Maitama, Garki, Durumi, Jabi, Apo Legislative Quarters,…

Nine persons abducted in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State have been rescued, while three suspected bandits were killed during a joint security operation. The operation was carried out on Wednesday by Kwara State-recruited Forest Guards, operatives of the Department of State Services, local hunters and vigilantes. According to a statement by Dada Sunday,…

The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt Area I Command, has transferred a consignment of expired pharmaceutical products worth over ₦59 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The handover took place on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the command’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. Representatives of NAFDAC, the National Drug Law…

Troops of the 65 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have raided a suspected illegal oil bunkering site in the Orile area of Lagos State, arresting six persons during the operation. The raid was conducted on intelligence, according to a statement issued Wednesday on X by Lieutenant Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 81…

Security personnel have arrested an elderly man suspected of ferrying ammunition to bandits operating in the Bagega forest in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Intelligence sources disclosed to Zagazola Makama that the suspect was picked up along the Anka–Bagega road during a routine patrol. According to the sources, the man was stopped while…