3 h. ago Kwara: GDMAC sounds alarm on rising banditry, calls for immediate multi

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Grassroots Development Monitoring and Advocacy Centre (GDMAC) has raised alarmed and urgently calls for decisive and coordinated efforts to tackle the growing menace of armed bandits infiltrating the forests and communities of Kwara State, particularly in Kwara North and South senatorial zones. According to the group, recent attacks have triggered fear […] The post Kwara: GDMAC sounds alarm on rising banditry, calls for immediate multi-sector action to uproot criminal hideouts appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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14 h. ago FCT Police to intensify crackdown on criminal hideouts in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intensified security operations across Abuja, directed all Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to read more FCT Police to intensify crackdown on criminal hideouts in Abuja

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22 h. ago ARISE News Anchor Somtochukwu For Burial In Anambra October 18

  The remains of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a staff of ARISE News Channels, who died after allegedly jumping from a three-storey building as a result of a robbery attack, will be buried on Saturday, October 18, 2025. According to the FCT Police Command’s account, Sommie, as she was fondly called by family, friends and colleagues, […]

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26 h. ago Insecurity: FCT police embark on raid of uncompleted buildings, abandoned projects, criminal hideouts, others

From Molly Kilete, Abuja   The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, has ordered Divisional Police Officers(DPOs), to carry out raid on all uncompleted buildings, suspected criminal hideouts and intensify patrols within their jurisdictions. The directive, which is with immediate effect, according to Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, is part of […] The post Insecurity: FCT police embark on raid of uncompleted buildings, abandoned projects, criminal hideouts, others appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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28 h. ago Delta Police Raid Kidnap Hideout, Neutralise Suspects, Recover Arms

The Delta State Police Command has neutralised suspected kidnappers and recovered arms during an intelligence-driven raid on criminal hideouts in Ughelli North and Ethiope West Local Government Areas. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. The statement revealed that the Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda, instructed operatives from the […] The post Delta Police Raid Kidnap Hideout, Neutralise Suspects, Recover Arms appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 d. ago Police seal up hotel used by robbers as hideout, arrest 2, recover arms

By Christopher Oji   The Lagos State Police Command busted a Hotel used by armed robbers as their criminal hideout in Mushin area of the state. The Command has arrested two suspects, recovered arms ; ammunition , other criminal incriminating exhibits and sealed the hotel. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO SP Abimbola Adebisi, […] The post Police seal up hotel used by robbers as hideout, arrest 2, recover arms appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 d. ago How Arise TV reporter, Somtochukwu, jumped from 3rd floor to escape armed robbers — FCT Police

Tribune Online How Arise TV reporter, Somtochukwu, jumped from 3rd floor to escape armed robbers — FCT Police He added that an investigation team led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigation) had been set up to track down the suspects. How Arise TV reporter, Somtochukwu, jumped from 3rd floor to escape armed robbers — FCT Police Tribune Online

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6 d. ago Police Nab Suspected IPOB’s Informant, Levy Collector In Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 62-old-year-old Bernard Odinchefu over his alleged involvement in enforcing illegal revenue collection for proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its military wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN). The arrest followed the Command’s continued raids of criminal hideouts to decimate IPOB/ESN operations of intimidating and extorting money from […]

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6 d. ago Somtochukwu Maduagwu, Arise TV anchor jumped from 3rd floor to escape armed robbery – Police

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed that Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a correspondent with Arise News jumped from the read more Somtochukwu Maduagwu, Arise TV anchor jumped from 3rd floor to escape armed robbery – Police

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8 d. ago FCT Police vow justice after Arise News journalist killed by armed robbers

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a journalist read more FCT Police vow justice after Arise News journalist killed by armed robbers

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8 d. ago Somtochukwu Maduagwu: We will ensure justice is served – Police

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has assured its commitment to ensuring justice following the murder of Arise TV anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu. Maduagwu died on Monday in a violent robbery incident in her home in the Katampe area of Abuja in the early hours of Monday. Speaking on the tragedy, the Commissioner of Police, FCT […] The post Somtochukwu Maduagwu: We will ensure justice is served – Police appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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8 d. ago Kwara: Many feared killed as security operatives raid criminal hideouts

Tribune Online Kwara: Many feared killed as security operatives raid criminal hideouts An operation of combined security forces in Kwara on Monday night launched an onslaught on camps of bandits and kidnappers in Kwara: Many feared killed as security operatives raid criminal hideouts Tribune Online

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8 d. ago Five Suspected Bandits Nabbed In Abuja, Arms, Drugs Recovered

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has apprehended five notorious bandits and seized a substantial cache of arms and ammunition during an operation carried out between September 20 and 28, 2025. The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. The development comes on the heels […] The post Five Suspected Bandits Nabbed In Abuja, Arms, Drugs Recovered appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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8 d. ago Alleged forgery: Court remands arrested Abuja lawyer Giwa in police custody

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday remanded in Police custody an Abuja Lawyer. read more Alleged forgery: Court remands arrested Abuja lawyer Giwa in police custody

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1 week ago FCT Police arrest 11 suspected drug dealers, seize 68 bags of cannabis in Abuja raids

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 11 suspected drug dealers and recovered 68 bags of cannabis in read more FCT Police arrest 11 suspected drug dealers, seize 68 bags of cannabis in Abuja raids

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1 week ago Alleged Age Falsification: Court Declines Police Request To Arrest 5 Retired Senior Officers

Justice Halilu Yusuf of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has turned down a request by the Inspector-General of Police to issue bench warrant against five former senior police officers on charges of forgery and age falsification. All the accused person were absent in court on Thursday, when the case came up […]

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2 w. ago Police raid criminal hideout, arrest cable vandals in Akwa Ibom

Tribune Online Police raid criminal hideout, arrest cable vandals in Akwa Ibom Akwa Ibom State Police Command say their intensified crackdown on criminal activities has yielded results with the arrest of three suspects in separate operations in Uyo and Esit Eket. Police raid criminal hideout, arrest cable vandals in Akwa Ibom Tribune Online

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2 w. ago The robbers are too sophisticated for ordinary miscreants —Abuja residents lament

Tribune Online The robbers are too sophisticated for ordinary miscreants —Abuja residents lament •Govt, police brace up as insecurity resurges in FCT suburbs Just when residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) thought they could go to bed with their eyes closed because of the reduction in crime and criminality, the menace of insecurity, it seems, is staging a comeback in the nation’s capital, Abuja. On 13 July […] The robbers are too sophisticated for ordinary miscreants —Abuja residents lament Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Troops Arrest Suspected Drug Peddlers, Recover Illicit Substances In Plateau

The troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP) raided the hideout of suspected criminal elements at Layin Sabon Kasuwa in Mangu local government area, arresting suspected peddlers of illicit drugs and substances in Plateau state. OPEP in a statement in Jos by its Media and Information Officer, Major Samson Zhakom, said […]

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2 w. ago FCT Police alert residents to security drill in Abuja on Thursday, September 18

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced that a crisis response simulation exercise will be conducted in Abuja read more FCT Police alert residents to security drill in Abuja on Thursday, September 18

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