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Category: Crime & Security
Crime & Security News
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MEXICO DETTAINS US-WANTED NEPHEW OF ‘EL CHAPO’ IN SONORA
Mexican security forces arrested Isai “N”, a nephew of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in the northern border state of Sonora on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Secretary of…
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RETIRED GENERAL GARBA GOLOLO REMANDED IN KUJE PRISON.
The Federal High Court has remanded retired General Garba Gololo at the Kuje Correctional Centre after he was arraigned on allegations of cyberstalking and spreading defamatory video material. The court…
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6 BRIGADE NABS SUSPECTED ARMY RECRUITMENT FRAUDSTER IN TARABA.
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army have arrested a 51-year-old man, Felix Yadeh, for allegedly running a fake recruitment scheme and defrauding members of the public of ₦3,627,000 in…
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THREE SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS KILLED AS OYO POLICE RESCUE VICTIM.
A joint security team in Oyo State has killed three suspected kidnappers and freed a man who was being held captive in Otu, a community in the Oke-Ogun area. The…
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GUNMEN KIDNAP 10 IN ATTACK ON KWARA PALACE AND POLICE STATION.
Armed assailants stormed the Yashikira Police Divisional Headquarters and the palace of the Emir of Yashikira in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Sunday,…
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COURT HEARS CYBERCRIME MATTER INVOLVING ONLINE PERSONALITY.
The Federal Government on Monday began presenting its case before the Federal High Court, Abuja, against Justice Chidiebere, a social media personality also known as Justice Crack. Chidiebere appeared before…
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63-YEAR-OLD CHINESE NATIONAL ARRESTED.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese national at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for allegedly attempting to bring 31 kilograms of a synthetic cannabis…
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IMO YOUTHS NAB SUSPECT IN MURDER OF NURSING STUDENT; SUSPECT ADMITS TO RAPE.
One of the men accused of killing College of Nursing student Wendy Achumba in Imo State has been arrested by community youths and handed over to police. The suspect, Onyema…
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LAGOS POLICE SMASH ₦7.8BN DRUG CARTEL, ARREST KINGPIN.
The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2 Command, has dismantled a large drug trafficking syndicate in Lagos and seized suspected illicit substances worth over ₦7.8 billion. The raid took place on…
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TWO ARRESTED AS NDLEA SEIZES COCAINE, 10,000+ OPIOID PILLS.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has foiled two separate drug trafficking attempts, arresting a suspected cocaine mule in Enugu and a building engineer with thousands of opioid pills in…
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ARMED ATTACK ON KWARA NIGHT VIGIL LEAVES 3 DEAD, 15 KIDNAPPED.
Armed assailants killed three people and abducted 15 others during an attack on worshippers holding a night vigil in Kwara State, the police said Sunday. The incident took place at…
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TROOPS REPEL TERRORIST ATTACK ALONG NIGERIA-CAMEROON BORDER.
Nigerian troops have repelled a failed terrorist attack on a military position in Kirawa town along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, killing 12 suspected terrorists and recovering weapons, the Army said. Army…
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92 ABDUCTEES FREED AS TROOPS DISRUPT TERRORISTS, RECOVER 8 VEHICLES IN BORNO.
A total of 92 kidnapped persons were rescued and eight vehicles recovered after troops of Operation HADIN KAI intercepted suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. Zagazola Makama reports that…
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EDO POLICE RESCUE ALL 13 ABDUCTED PASSENGERS ON BENIN-LAGOS HIGHWAY
The Edo State Police Command has rescued all 13 passengers who were abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos Expressway, after a multi-day operation involving drones, aerial surveillance, and bush…
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12 TERRORISTS KILLED AS TROOPS REPEL ATTACK IN BORNO, SEIZE WEAPONS.
Twelve terrorists were killed in the early hours of Friday, May 22, 2026, after troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai foiled a cross-border infiltration attempt in the…
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DELTA POLICE NAB 23 SUSPECTS.
The Delta State Police Command has made significant progress in its crackdown on criminal activity, arresting 23 individuals, recovering a stolen HOWO trailer truck, and impounding large amounts of suspected…
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EDO POLICE RESCUE ALL 13 ABDUCTED PASSENGERS ON BENIN-LAGOS HIGHWAY.
The Edo State Police Command has rescued all 13 passengers who were abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos Expressway, after a multi-day operation involving drones, aerial surveillance, and bush…
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TROOPS STORM ENUGU HIDEOUT, CONFISCATE GUNPOWDER, MOTORCYCLES AND ARREST THREE.
A joint security team under Operation EASTERN SANITY II has broken up a suspected criminal base in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, seizing explosive materials and detaining…
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OSUN COURT SENTENCES 30-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH FOR KILLING.
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife has sentenced Taiwo Agboola, 30, to death by hanging for killing 62-year-old Jadesola Olubayo at a palm oil processing factory. The incident…
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OYO COMMUNITY BIDS FAREWELL TO TEACHER KILLED IN ORIIRE SCHOOL ATTACK.
Mourners gathered in Ogbomoso on Friday, May 22, 2026, as Adesiyan Adegboye, 49, was buried at his Owolake residence. Adegboye died during the armed invasion of three schools in Oriire…
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