Some women from Agan community, a few kilometres from Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State, on Friday turned out in numbers to protest against what they termed the indiscriminate arrest of their children in the area. The protesters said they were aggrieved by the manner in which security operatives in the state were arresting their children indiscriminately. One of …

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has rescued 46 victims of human trafficking. In a statement on Thursday, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force public relations officer, said seven suspects involved in cross-border criminal activities were arrested during two major operations following a message received from INTERPOL NCB Accra. Adejobi said 31 victims, who were lured from …

A disagreement between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over an investigation into alleged illegal mining activities in Rafin Gabbas, Agwada town, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has escalated. Both security agencies accused each other of misconduct and interference in the investigation. The dispute, which has now been taken to …

The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other elders of the community in Southern Kaduna. The court …

A Nigerian fugitive, Abubakar Aboki Muhammed, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The extradition was carried out on Friday through INTERPOL NCB Abuja, a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Olumuyiwa Adejobi said. ‘Muhammed, a male suspect, was subject to an INTERPOL Red Notice issued …

No fewer than 20 suspects are currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), in Abuja, for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test (CBT) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), The Nation gathered yesterday. The suspects are part of a syndicate believed to have over 100 persons, who …

Father of WASSCE candidate killed by stray bullet in Ibadan was evading arrest – Police Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 14-year-old Kehinde Alade, who was fatally struck by a stray bullet in the Gbagi area of Ibadan on Tuesday morning. Alade, who was reportedly on his way to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School …

The Imo State Police Command has said the 15 students who were declared missing on their way from Onitsha in Anambra State to write the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Okigwe in Imo State have been found and reunited with their families. The command announced the development on its X handle yesterday while responding to a post on …

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to deploy additional personnel to the state to further enhance security and address criminal activities, particularly at the border towns. Oyebanji urged the police force to intensify efforts to enhance security as the state would soon enter the election season. The governor made the call in Ado Ekiti …

The Nigeria Police Force has denied allegations that one of its helicopters was used to supply food items to bandits in Kogi State, describing the claims as false, misleading, and aimed at discrediting its operations. A statement on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Muyiwa Adejobi, clarified that the helicopter captured in a viral …