The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, arrested three suspected female kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, according to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, are Fathia Nurudeen, 17; Taiwo Fatai, 17; and Munirat Saliu, 16. Ayanlade explained…
The Nigeria Police Force, Bauchi State Police Command, has disclosed the arrest of a 28-year-old man for criminal intimidation, assault, and raping his 8-year-old biological daughter. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Nafiu Habib. Habib explained that: “On 31/12/2025 one Baffa’ji Muhammed ‘m’ reported at…
The Imo State Police Command has arrested and detained its officers who allegedly demanded a one hundred thousand naira kickback before they could intervene in the rape case of a fifteen-year-old brought before them at the State Police Command. Spokesperson of the state police, Henry Okoye, who confirmed their detention in a statement he released…
Residents of Zugurma in Mashegu local government area of Niger State were thrown into panic on Monday following the discovery of a strange missile-like object in a bush near the community. According to local sources, the device, believed to resemble a missile warhead, was spotted by residents during routine activities in the area. Alarmed by…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that two officers of Nigeria Police Force has been reportedly abducted by armed bandits during an attack on Farin Ruwa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Jan. 4 at about 8:00 p.m. along the Farin Ruwa–Wasagu road,…
The police in Anambra State have arrested and detained a 42-year-old woman, Eucharia Ogochukwu, for alleged cyber bullying and defamation of a senior police officer’s character. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said Ms Ogochukwu was arrested in Awka at…
The Nigerian Police in Rivers State has announced the arrest of a Port Harcourt–based pastor over an alleged plan to assassinate the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. This development is coming amid the lingering political face-off between Wike and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The arrest has now added a new security…
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a 10-year-old boy and arrested two suspects, a mother and her son, over an alleged plan to use the child for ritual purposes. The suspects, identified as Maria, 53, and her son, Adewale, 28, were apprehended in Ile-Oluji, the headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo…
The Ogun State Police Command on Friday charged the driver of the Lexus SUV in which Anthony Joshua was travelling when he got involved in a crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The spokesperson of the command and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Oluseyi B. Babaseyi, confirmed this on Thursday. In the terse confirmation on…
The Nigeria Police Force has suspended the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy nationwide following an interim order of court restraining the move. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Force had, on December 15, 2025, announced the resumption of enforcement of the policy with effect from January 2, 2026, citing its responsibility for public safety…
