The Kano State Police Command has opened an intense investigation after two women — who are senior and junior wives — were gruesomely killed. This was after some unknown attackers set them ablaze inside their matrimonial rooms in broad daylight. The chilling incident happened on Thursday afternoon in Tudun Yola, Gwale Local Government Area, at…
The Kano State Police Command has recovered a Toyota Hilux vehicle stolen from the Office of the Deputy Governor and arrested a suspect linked to the theft. According to a police report, the vehicle was traced and recovered in the early hours of Wednesday following a swift and coordinated operation by security operatives. The suspect,…
The Enugu State Police Command has filed a charge against a 29-year-old woman, Mrs Chisom Okonkwo for criminal defamation of her husband Mr Okonkwo Ozioma after accusing him of defiling and raping their two little daughters. Our correspondent gathered that Chisom was having domestic differences with the husband but instead of resolving the issues amicably,…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested one Nasiru Junaidu,30, for s3xually abusing a 9-year-old girl in Damaturu. The spokesperson of the command, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to the PPRO, the suspect lured the victim into a shop several times and def!led her. “On 3…
There was pandemonium in the Panseke area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when an ex-convict stabbed a police officer in the forehead. The incident occurred in the early hours of last Friday. According to The Guardian, the ex-convict came to Panseke and attempted to retrieve an AK-47 rifle from one of the Ogun State…
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has dismantled a notorious sex trafficking syndicate exploiting young women under the guise of job recruitment and social media content creation. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists on Sunday in Akure by Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s spokesperson. Mr Ayanlade said one…
A suspected armed robber and kidnapper who allegedly concealed a fabricated Beretta pistol ingeniously inside a loaf of bread has been apprehended at the Koka Roundabout, Asaba, the Delta State capital. The suspect was intercepted on Thursday, 6 November, at about 0845 hrs by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Delta State Command, while…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 71-year-old man, Jeriel Clifford Peter, for allegedly killing his 67-year-old wife, Miltha Jeriel, after a domestic dispute. According to police reports, the incident occurred on November 6, 2025, following an argument between the couple that began at a beer parlour in the Demsa Local Government Council of…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has called for deeper collaboration between security agencies, academic institutions, and local communities, describing citizens—not the military—as Nigeria’s primary line of defence. Egbetokun made the remark on Thursday while delivering a keynote address titled “Securing Nigeria Through the Town–Gown Partnership” at the Strategic Conference on…
The Police Command in Benue State has confirmed the arrest of two unidentified persons for being in possession of human parts in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Emenari Ifeanyi, disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, the state capital, during a press conference. Ifeanyi stated that the suspects were arrested on October 22…