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…

Soldiers operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA in the North West have carried out a series of operations in Katsina State that led to the rescue of a civilian, the arrest of suspects, and the recovery of stolen livestock. The first operation took place in the early hours of Saturday, 26 July 2026 in Karkata, Charanchi…

Soldiers of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, under Sector 4 of Operation DELTA SAFE, have intercepted a vehicle carrying suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil in Akwa Ibom State. The interception happened at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, 26 July 2026, during an anti-oil bunkering patrol along Onna–Etinan Road. According to the Army, troops acting on…

Detectives in Ogun State have arrested five suspected members of a group allegedly behind the theft and dismantling of trailers for illegal sale of parts. The Ogun State Police Command said the operation was carried out by officers from the Ifo Divisional Headquarters following weeks of intelligence gathering. Key parts of a stolen trailer, including…

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 81 suspected criminals during targeted raids on identified black spots across Asaba, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday. He said the intelligence-led operation was carried out on Thursday, July 24, 2026, as part of ongoing…

Security forces under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 48 residents abducted by gunmen in Magami community, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The rescue happened in the early hours of Saturday, July 26, 2026, after troops stationed in Sector 2 got an emergency alert. According to military sources, dozens of armed men on…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 55-year-old Lagos businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu, over an alleged attempt to export 3.30kg of cocaine concealed in cartons of foodstuffs to the United Kingdom. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Chinedu, a…

Armed men invaded the home of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State in the early hours of Friday and abducted him. The Chairman, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, was taken alongside some of his family members after the attackers overran his police and vigilante guards. Security sources said troops of Operation…

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has granted bail to relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, in the sum of N20 million. According to EFCC records, Okoro is facing trial over an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N69.15 million. Her name and charge…