1 hour ago Police arrest teenagers over fake kidnap, N1.7m extortion in Lagos

Lagos police arrest five teenagers for staging a fake kidnap to extort N1.7 million from a parent. The suspects created a viral video to coerce payment. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-teenagers-over-fake-kidnap-n1-7m-extortion-in-lagos/

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5 h. ago Police arrest five over staged kidnapping, extortion in Lagos

Lagos police arrest five suspects, including a teenager, for a staged kidnapping designed to extort ₦1.7 million from the boy’s mother. Get the full detail Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-five-over-staged-kidnapping-extortion-in-lagos/

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23 h. ago UPDATED: Police arrest Nigerian over cyberattack targeting Microsoft 365 users

Nigerian police, with the FBI and Microsoft, arrest a suspect in a major Microsoft 365 cyberattack that used the ‘Raccoon 0365’ phishing toolkit. Read More: https://punchng.com/updated-police-arrest-nigerian-over-cyberattack-targeting-microsoft-365-users/

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51 h. ago ICYMI:Police arrest popular TikToker Peller over reckless driving

Lagos police have arrested popular TikToker, Peller, for reckless driving after a viral live-stream showed him crashing his vehicle. Read the full details. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-popular-tiktoker-peller-over-reckless-driving/

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51 h. ago ICYMI: Police arrest popular TikToker Peller over reckless driving

Lagos police arrest popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, aka Peller, after a viral video showed him driving recklessly and crashing his car during a live stream Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-popular-tiktoker-peller-over-reckless-driving/

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60 h. ago Police Arrest Popular TikToker Peller For Alleged Suicide After Reckless Driving

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested and detained, for further investigation, Habeeb Hamzat aka ‘PELLER’, subsequent to the viral video that surfaced online on Sunday 14th December, 2025, in which he was seen driving recklessly, leading to a dangerous road crash and serious motor accident, while the incident was being live-streamed, thereby endangering his […] The post Police Arrest Popular TikToker Peller For Alleged Suicide After Reckless Driving appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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62 h. ago JUST IN: Police arrest Tiktoker Peller over reckless driving

He said such actions would not be tolerated and assured residents that the law would be enforced.

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63 h. ago BREAKING: Police arrest popular TikToker Peller over reckless driving

Lagos police have arrested popular TikToker Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, for reckless driving after a dangerous live-streamed car crash stunt went viral Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-police-arrest-popular-tiktoker-peller-over-reckless-driving/

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64 h. ago Police arrest drug dealer, recover five bags of cannabis in Kano

Kano State Police arrested a notorious drug dealer, recovering five bags and 297 parcels of suspected cannabis in an ongoing crackdown on trafficking. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-drug-dealer-recover-five-bags-of-cannabis-in-kano/

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69 h. ago Police Crack Down On Gunrunners, Drug Traffickers, Arrest 9 Suspects

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have arrested nine suspects in a major crackdown on gunrunners and drug traffickers across the country. The operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) also dismantled several criminal networks across the country. Force spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, while addressing journalists in Abuja, said coordinated operations by […]

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3 d. ago Police Arrest Female Ammunition Courier, Kidnap Suspect, Others In Niger State

The Niger State Police Command reassured the public of its commitment to sustaining intelligence-led policing. The post Police Arrest Female Ammunition Courier, Kidnap Suspect, Others In Niger State appeared first on Channels Television.

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3 d. ago Delta: Police arrest 627 suspects, recover 144 firearms in 2025

At least 627 suspects have been arrested and 144 firearms recovered by the Delta state police command between January 2025 till date.

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4 d. ago Six Suspected Cultists Nabbed For Forceful Initiation Of Victims Into Vikings Confraternity In Enugu Forest

PRESS RELEASE YULETIDE SECURITY: ENUGU POLICE OPERATIVES UNCOVER CULT GROUP’S FORCEFUL INITIATION, ARREST INITIATORS, RECOVER FIREARM, OTHER WEAPONS AND INCRIMINATING EXHIBITS Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, on 5th December 2025, acted on credible information, uncovered, and arrested six (6) male suspects for forcefully initiating victims into the […] The post Six Suspected Cultists Nabbed For Forceful Initiation Of Victims Into Vikings Confraternity In Enugu Forest appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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4 d. ago Police arrest soldiers, two others over fake pharmaceutical products in Lagos

The police in Lagos State have arrested two soldiers and two other persons in connection with a busted fake pharmaceutical drugs company in the Alaba International Market area of the state.

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5 d. ago VIDEO: Police arrest Imo JTF personnel caught harassing motorists on camera

Imo State Police have arrested JTF personnel caught on a viral video harassing and extorting motorists in Obowo LGA by illegally checking phones and bank a Read More: https://punchng.com/video-police-arrest-imo-jtf-personnel-caught-harassing-motorists-on-camera/

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6 d. ago Spiritual Intercession: ‘Adelabu Said He’d Give Anything For Power’, Says Primate Ayodele

  Founder and head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Lagos, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has denied that he attempted to extort money from the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, in the guise of spiritual intercession. Ayodele maintained that he did not ask the minister for money but only asked someone close to him […]

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6 d. ago Minister Adelabu Petitions DSS Over Primate Ayodele’s Alleged N150m ‘Spiritual Intercession’ Demand

  Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke Afa, Lagos, of attempting to extort N150m from him under the guise of “spiritual intercession” to secure his victory in the 2027 Oyo State governorship election. In a petition dated October 13, 2025, signed by Bolaji Tunji, […]

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6 d. ago Adelabu Rejects Cleric’s N150m ‘Spiritual Intercession’ Demand, Files Petition For Blackmail

Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, has accused Primate Elijah Ayodele, founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church in Oke Afa, Lagos, of blackmail and attempting to extort N150 million from him. The minister alleged that Ayodele demanded the money in exchange for “spiritual intercession” to secure Adelabu’s victory as governor of Oyo State in the […]

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7 d. ago Ondo: Police arrest three for allegedly staging kidnapping to extort family

He explained that police operatives from the command immediately opened an investigation, while preliminary findings revealed that the supposed victim had deliberately planned his own abduction.

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7 d. ago Viral Video: Lagos Police Arrest 13 For Allegedly Assaulting Inspector After Wrongly Accusing Him Of Theft In Oshodi

The Lagos State Police Command has seen a video circulating widely across various social media platforms showing an Inspector of Police being beaten, with a caption falsely alleging that he was caught stealing. The Command wishes to categorically clarify that the narration accompanying the video is false and misleading. (2) The Inspector in question is […] The post Viral Video: Lagos Police Arrest 13 For Allegedly Assaulting Inspector After Wrongly Accusing Him Of Theft In Oshodi appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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