Lagos police call out ‘prominent musician’ for buying stolen vintage car
The Lagos State Police Command has called out a prominent Nigerian musician for buying a stolen vintage car. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, made the revelation to newsmen during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Ikeja. He stated that the command has recovered 36 vehicles stolen from different states in […]
Troops Foil Major Terror Attack, Recovers 56 IEDs in Borno (See Photos)
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have intercepted and recovered 56 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by suspected ISWAP terrorists on the strategic Marte–Dikwa bridge in Borno State, averting what could have been a major attack. Sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama on Friday that the explosives were discovered during a clearance operation by troops […]
Stray Bullet Kills 12-Year-Old Boy During Cult Clash in Mushin, Lagos
A 12-year-old boy named Wasiu was killed by a stray bullet during a cult conflict in Lagos State’s Mushin neighbourhood. According to a community member who verified the incident to Punch, on Wednesday, July 2, at around 8 p.m., Wasiu entered the Olosha neighbourhood of the community to purchase food from a nearby food vendor […]
Panic As Armed Herdsmen Invade Benue Community, Kill One, Abduct One Person
There is panic in Tse-Anundu, a community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, following a deadly assault by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen on Friday. Local sources confirmed that the attackers stormed the village, killing one person on the spot and abducting a woman during the late-hour raid. The victim’s identity has not yet […]
Kidnapped Bayelsa Judge Omukoro Regains Freedom After 12 Days In Captivity
Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, has regained his freedom 12 days after he was abducted by masked gunmen in Yenagoa, the state capital. Justice Omukoro was kidnapped on the evening of Saturday, 21st June 2025, at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki Park, shortly after returning from a trip to […]
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke arrest two armed men in Benue
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) on Wednesday, apprehended two suspected armed men during a coordinated security patrol aimed at curbing criminal activities in Benue State. The arrest was made around major access routes leading into Makurdi, the state capital. The suspects were identified as 42-year-old Mr. Felix Agbako, a farmer from Abiam Village in […]
Joint security operation rescues three kidnap victims in Rivers, arrests suspect
A coordinated joint security operation has led to the successful rescue of three kidnapped victims and the arrest of one suspect in Ebubu-Eleme Forest, Rivers State. The victims Yeye Obe Ogosu, Martha Yanwi, and Praisegod Ogosu were abducted on June 27 at about 8:00 p.m. by suspected kidnappers operating within the Eleme axis. Acting on […]
Gunmen Abduct Farmer, Kill Son in Brutal Kaduna Village Attack
Unknown assailants invaded a remote settlement on the outskirts of Doka Maijama’a village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting a 60-year-old man, Malam Isiya Abdullahi and killing his son during the attack. Sources said that the incident occurred around 2: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2 2025, when the attackers, armed with […]
Troops arrest suspected gunrunner, recover rifle, ammunition in Plateau
Troops of Sector 5, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested a suspected gunrunner and recovered an AK-47 rifle with ammunition during a snap checkpoint operation in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The arrest was made on Thursday July 3, 2025 at about 5:45 p.m. at Mangar in Daffo District, following credible intelligence […]
Police Recover Anti-Aircraft Ammunition, Other Items In Niger State, Arrest Suspects
Niger State Police has recovered 50 rounds of live anti- aircraft ammunition abandoned by fleeing bandits following heavy bombardment from the military in Sulupawa village via Rijau to Kumbashi and Kakihum areas of Mariga local government of Niger state. In a statement confirming the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun said […]
