2 h. ago Edo: Woman arrested for faking own kidnap, collecting N5m ransom from husband

Her unsuspecting husband, Paul Adaniken, reportedly received a distress call from a man who identified himself as Martins Chidozie, claiming that his wife and child had been kidnapped and demanding

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5 h. ago Police Arrest Woman For Staging Own Kidnap, Recover N5m Ransom In Edo

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Chioma Adaniken, for allegedly staging her own kidnapping to extort the sum of ₦5 million from her husband, with the help of her cousin and another accomplice. According to a statement by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Eno Ikoedem, the […]

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6 h. ago Police arrest 11 over murder of Bauchi political thug, ‘Soje’

Bauchi State Police Command has announced the arrest of eleven suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of one Ahmed Lawan, popularly known as Soje...

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25 h. ago Lagos Police Declare Sowore Wanted, Arrest 13 Others For Allegedly Plotting To Incite Residents, Disrupt Peace In Oworonshoki

The Lagos State Police Command has declared the leader of the Take It Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, wanted over his planned protests at the Third Mainland Bridge, Lekki Tollgate, and Freedom Park, against building demolitions in Oworonshoki, by the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government. Disclosing this to newsmen at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, […] The post Lagos Police Declare Sowore Wanted, Arrest 13 Others For Allegedly Plotting To Incite Residents, Disrupt Peace In Oworonshoki appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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47 h. ago Lagos: Police arrest taxi driver over alleged serial rape, assault

The suspect was apprehended for alleged serial crimes after his picture went viral on social media, with different complaints coming from affected victims. 

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51 h. ago Bauchi: Police arrest two suspects for criminal conspiracy, others

Two suspects have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for criminal conspiracy, theft, and possession of stolen property.

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66 h. ago Police Arrest Notorious Taxi Driver Linked To Serial Assaults, Robberies In Lagos

Crack detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, have arrested a notorious commercial taxi driver, Adedayo Ben Adegbola, for alleged involvement in multiple cases of rape, defilement, assault, and armed robberies targeting female passengers across the State. The suspect, who was recently featured in viral social media posts by some […]

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2 d. ago Police Arrest 27 Suspects Over Murder Of 2 Brothers In Enugu

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested 27 suspects in connection with the recent violent clashes in Umuchigbo-Nike, Enugu East local government area, where two brothers were gruesomely murdered and several houses, vehicles, and other properties were set ablaze or destroyed. Spokesman of the Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed […]

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3 d. ago Akwa Ibom: Police arrest masquerade leader, accomplice for assault, extortion

“The command will not tolerate any act of intimidation or extortion under the guise of cultural expression...

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3 d. ago Police bust kidnap ring, rescue 23 foreigners, arrest 14 suspects near Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a transnational kidnapping syndicate that demanded N230 million ransom from foreign nationals lured into Nigeria under the guise of lucrative job offers. Operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad launched the sting operation around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Angwan Adamu Ruga Fulani Zone […]

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3 d. ago Police arrest seven kidnap suspects, rescue victims in Delta

“Acting on the report, the DPO deployed a team of detectives and patrol operatives to the scene. On sighting the police teams, the suspected kidnappers fled into an abandoned poultry within the same community...

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4 d. ago Police Rescue 23 Kidnapped Foreign Nationals, Arrest 14 Supects

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dislodged a transnational kidnapping syndicate and rescued 23 foreign nationals from captivity. The suspected kidnappers, who abducted the victims, demanded N230 million in ransom after luring them into Nigeria under false promises of money-spinning jobs. FCT Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said police operatives arrested 14 suspects […]

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4 d. ago Nasarawa Police Arrest 14 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue 23 Foreigners

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has rescued 23 foreign nationals from captivity and arrested 14 suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa State. In a statement on Friday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the operation was conducted around 8 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2025, by operatives of the command’s Scorpion Squad […] The post Nasarawa Police Arrest 14 Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue 23 Foreigners appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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5 d. ago Police Rescue 1 Kidnap Victim, Arrest Suspected Female Kidnapper, 1 Other In Kwara

The operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, Haruna Ahmadu, from the den of kidnappers in a forest in Omu-Aran, the headquarters of Irepodun local government area of the State. The policemen also arrested two suspected kidnappers, Ayisa Ibrahim and Yakubu Hassan in the area. The spokesperson of the State […]

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5 d. ago Kano: Police arrest suspects, recover stolen SUV belonging to Air Force officer

He also called on residents to continue providing useful information to help combat crime, assuring that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect.

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5 d. ago Police arrest six armed robbery suspects in Ogun after Lagos operation

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have arrested six suspected armed robbers in the Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State after a successful operation in Lagos State.

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6 d. ago Anambra Police Bust Anambra Child Trafficking Syndicate, Arrest Four, Rescue Newborn

The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a newborn following the arrest of four suspects in connection with child trafficking in Ifite-Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed this in a statement in Awka, the state capital, on Tuesday. Ikenga stated that […] The post Anambra Police Bust Anambra Child Trafficking Syndicate, Arrest Four, Rescue Newborn appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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7 d. ago Amotekun Operative’s Pregnant Wife Stages Lone Protest Over ‘Missing Husband’ In Ondo

A middle-aged woman has staged a lone protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, demanding to know the whereabouts of her husband, identified as Victor Temitope Akinsipe. In a video that surfaced online, shared by Oluwaseun Ogunmola, also known as OB Sugar, the woman, who appeared to be pregnant, was seen crying and carrying a […]

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8 d. ago Police arrest suspects over brazen jewel theft from Paris’ Louvre Museum

Following the robbery, French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin acknowledged the security lapses that allowed the heist to occur. 

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9 d. ago Delta: Police arrest herbalist, stepbrother for killing client, okada rider

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, for the murder of two victims...

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