Benue State authorities captured an armed robbery suspect during a nighttime raid in Gboko Local Government Area. Commissioner Ifeanyi Emenari announced that officers detained Liambe Orpine, age 35, at his Gboko East hideout on September 12 around 11pm. Surveillance teams had received intelligence about planned attacks on multiple locations by Orpine's criminal group. The remaining gang members escaped when police arrived at their base. Officers seized one AK-47 rifle, one jack knife, and three homemade Dane guns from the premises.
State Criminal Investigation Department officials have taken over the case while manhunts continue for the escaped criminals. Police spokesperson DSP Udeme Edet confirmed that Orpine remains detained pending...
Police officers under Divisional Police Officer Obekpa Michael successfully freed kidnapping victim Rebecca Mathew from her captor in Nagogo community. Authorities apprehended thirty-year-old Bila Halili following an intelligence-driven operation. The rescue team worked with local vigilante members to locate the victim. Officers discovered Mathew had been under hypnosis during her captivity. The suspect had lured her from her family residence and destroyed her mobile phone to prevent contact.
Mathew comes from Bodinga Community in Washegu Local Government Area of Niger State. Halili originates from the Kosso community in Sokoto State and remains in police custody. The victim's mother, Esther Moses, had reported her daughter missing...
Police in Akwa Ibom State captured three men suspected of running a nationwide fraud operation. Officers detained the suspects at their base in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government on September 5. DSP Timfon John announced the arrests on Monday after months of investigation that began in July. Commissioner Baba Mohammed Azare directed the intelligence operation following victim complaints. The technical surveillance led authorities to the criminal's hideout.
Prince Francis Albert served as the 27-year-old group leader who contacted victims using five different phone numbers. The graduate from Sokoto State Polytechnic admitted to starting his schemes in 2022 and targeting high-ranking officials. Augustine Ernest Bassey operated as the...
Delta State law enforcement officials detained twenty-seven adult suspects during a coordinated operation targeting armed robbery activities. The Eagle-Net Special Squad collaborated with Nigeria Hunters Forest Security under SP Yunusa Danyaya's leadership to execute the September 9, 2025, arrests. Officers raided Basket Market near Asaba-Benin Road at Uromi Junction following intelligence reports about criminal activity in the area. Authorities seized one homemade weapon and substantial amounts of illegal narcotics during the operation.
SP Bright Edafe from the Delta State Police confirmed the arrests and recovery details to media representatives. The police spokesman explained that investigators discovered the suspects had been using...
Armed attackers killed six residents during a nighttime assault on the Ikn'gwakap community within Mushere Chiefdom, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The violence occurred Sunday evening when suspected Fulani militias stormed the settlement and opened fire on sleeping families. Women and children died among the casualties as gunmen burned multiple structures throughout the community. Several residents remain unaccounted for following the deadly raid.
Kutyil Gashion Nahum, representing the Mushere Youth Movement, confirmed the attack and condemned authorities for failing to apprehend previous perpetrators. The community leader demanded immediate security reforms across Mushere and Bokkos regions. He criticized law...
A tragic vehicle accident claimed nineteen lives in Zamfara State's Gummi Local Government Area during the weekend. The fatal incident occurred when a car carrying wedding party members plunged into a river while attempting to traverse a deteriorated bridge. Passengers aboard the vehicle traveled from Fass village toward Kebbi State, escorting a newly married woman to her husband's residence after her ceremony. The driver, unfamiliar with local road conditions, mistakenly navigated onto a compromised bridge section that workers had temporarily repaired with sand and stone materials. This structural weakness caused the automobile to lose stability and overturn into the water below.
Emergency responders have retrieved seventeen bodies...
University of Nigeria, Nsukka administrators implemented new security measures following a fatal stabbing incident during a student celebration. The institution established a 6 p.m. deadline for all campus social gatherings after businessman Chiebonam Nweze died on September 12. External troublemakers from surrounding areas disrupted the Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies' bonfire event and attacked the visitor. Acting Public Relations Officer Mr. Inya Egwu announced that future social activities must occur during daylight hours under direct security oversight. The administration is committed to preventing similar violence while maintaining academic and social opportunities for the university community.
A medical tribunal examined allegations against consultant anaesthetist Dr Suhail Anjum from Tameside Hospital in Greater Manchester. The doctor left his patient under general anaesthesia mid-operation to pursue sexual conduct with a healthcare worker. Dr Anjum requested a brief break from the surgical procedure and assigned patient monitoring duties to another medical professional. He then proceeded to an adjacent operating room where he engaged in intimate acts with a nurse identified as Nurse C. Another hospital employee discovered the pair and filed a formal complaint with hospital administrators.
The General Medical Council prosecutor, Andrew Molloy, confirmed that the patient maintained stable vital signs during the physician's...
Armed criminals abducted four agricultural workers from farmland near Tudun Moriki village in Zamfara State's Zurmi Local Government Area. The attack occurred Sunday morning at approximately 11:30 when the victims were cultivating crops on property outside the community. Security expert Zagazola Makama reported the incident through social media platform X on Monday. The assailants approached with weapons and forced the farmers to accompany them to an undisclosed destination. Authorities identified one captive as Salisu Ado, while officials have not released names for the remaining three individuals.
The Zamfara State Police Command acknowledged receiving notification about the abduction from the Moriki Division. Law enforcement...
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