Author: Uche Samuel

Osun Police Expand Investigation into Shooting Incident with Customs Officials
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Osun Police Expand Investigation into Shooting Incident with Customs Officials

Osun State Police Command has broadened its inquiry into the deadly shooting of a driver along the Iwo–Osogbo Road. This comes as the Command has placed both the Nigeria Customs Service officials and police agents stationed in proximity under examination. As per the Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi on Sunday in a statement, two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service believed to be directly implicated in the shooting are presently in custody as investigations proceed. Ojelabi also mentioned that police personnel operating a nearby police checkpoint at the moment of the incident are also being examined to ascertain their degree of involvement or reaction during the shooting. He verified that the alleged shooters had been recognized as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma...
Soldiers thwart terrorist attacks and seize AK-47 in Katsina
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Soldiers thwart terrorist attacks and seize AK-47 in Katsina

Personnel of the Nigerian Army have thwarted terrorist operations and retrieved an AK-47 rifle during distinct missions in Katsina State. This update was included in a post shared on X on Monday by security expert, Zagazola Makama. As per the report, the missions occurred in Kankara and Malumfashi Local Government Areas, where personnel confronted suspected terrorists at various sites. In Kankara, soldiers from the 17 Brigade operating from Forward Operating Base Mabai reportedly encountered suspected terrorists during a combat patrol along the Kankara-Mabai Road at around 7:45 a.m. on March 15. The confrontation transpired near the Ruwan Lafia crossing point, where the personnel faced the assailants in a gunfight, compelling them to retreat. The fleeing suspects abandoned a motorcycle, ...
Delta Mobile Court Finds 16 Guilty and Issues Warrants for 12 Over Environmental Sanitation Violations
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Delta Mobile Court Finds 16 Guilty and Issues Warrants for 12 Over Environmental Sanitation Violations

Committed to guaranteeing that Asaba Capital Territory remains ecologically sustainable, the Mobile Court of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, DSCTDA, has found 16 environmental violators guilty of breaching environmental sanitation regulations within the capital territory. The violators were prosecuted by the Head of Environment at DSCTDA, Mr. Isaac Nwosu, who spearheaded the enforcement initiative against individuals and establishments identified as infringing upon environmental statutes within the capital territory. The court session also absolved four defendants after examining their cases, while bench warrants were issued for 12 violators who failed to appear in court to respond to the charges brought against them. Among the cases brought to trial was Chuzz4 Apar...
Former inmate undergoes new trial for purported N12 million theft, says EFCC
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Former inmate undergoes new trial for purported N12 million theft, says EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), through its Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has brought an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, before the law once again. Adekola appeared on Monday, March 16, 2026, before Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Special Offences Court in Ikeja to face allegations involving a N12 million theft. According to the EFCC, the defendant was brought to court on a modified single-count charge centered on the theft of N12,000,000 (Twelve Million Naira). According to the prosecution, the alleged offence occurred sometime in 2025 in Lagos and involved the transfer and conversion of stolen funds through Point of Sale (POS) operators. The charge read in court stated: “That you, OLUOKUN GABRIEL ADEKOLA, and other persons at large, sometime in 2025 in Lagos within...
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Bandits kill one and kidnap seven in recent Kaduna incident

Militants once again invaded the Sabon Gyero community in Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, reportedly taking the life of one individual and kidnapping seven others in the early hours of Monday. An informant revealed to NAIJATAB that the assailants, who descended upon the community in significant numbers during the early morning hours, headed directly to a home and seized three women along with four children. The militants also assaulted a phone-charging station in the vicinity, where they shot and mortally wounded a young man known as Abdullahi Lawal, commonly referred to as “Kurma.” Throughout the incident, the assailants allegedly absconded with numerous mobile devices and laptops from the station.Kurma, who was hearing and speech impaired, was struck in t...
Authorities discover illegal weapons manufacturing site in Akwa Ibom, apprehend individuals involved.
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Authorities discover illegal weapons manufacturing site in Akwa Ibom, apprehend individuals involved.

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has reported the apprehension of two alleged arms manufacturers and drug producers at Idem Street, off Itu Road, Uyo. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, made this known in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Monday. John stated that the command achieved another notable operational success in its continuing Operation Zero Black Spots, a tactical initiative aimed at dismantling criminal hideouts, illegal arms production sites, and drug networks throughout the state. She clarified that operatives from the command, acting on trustworthy intelligence, raided the suspected criminal site located at Idem Street, off Itu Road, Uyo, on Sunday at 9:00 pm, and executed the operation. According to her, the actions were based on intelligence ...
Suspected Boko Haram militants try to breach Maiduguri neighborhood
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Suspected Boko Haram militants try to breach Maiduguri neighborhood

Alleged Boko Haram militants attempted to breach the Aljilari Cross region of Maiduguri, officials have disclosed. The assault was identified promptly by alert security personnel, who swiftly proceeded to intercept the militants before they could inflict damage. Inhabitants of the vicinity reported hearing gunfire and observing heightened activity of security forces as patrols increased in reaction to the threat. Officials state, “no injuries have been reported thus far, and the condition is presently managed.” The Army has additionally urged citizens to stay watchful and to report any dubious behavior, emphasizing that ongoing community collaboration is essential to thwarting such assaults. This incident arises amid persistent initiatives by security organizations to mitigate Boko Hara...
Police thwart highway heist in Oyo, apprehend suspect, and seize diesel tanker.
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Police thwart highway heist in Oyo, apprehend suspect, and seize diesel tanker.

Agents of the Oyo State Police Command have thwarted a roadway heist and apprehended a suspect during a security operation along the Ogbomoso Ilorin Expressway. This information was revealed in a statement released on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka. As per the police, the event transpired near Egbeda Village along the pathway when a combined patrol unit consisting of police officers and local vigilantes confronted alleged robbers who had reportedly obstructed the road. The assailants were said to have halted a tanker transporting diesel, operated by Surajudeen Sulaiman, robbing the driver and his aides of their possessions. According to the police, a gunfight ensued as the suspects made an attempt to escape, resulting in the capture of one of them, identified as ...
Three Bandits and Two Vigilantes Dead After Gunfight in Sokoto Community
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Three Bandits and Two Vigilantes Dead After Gunfight in Sokoto Community

A firearm confrontation has resulted in the deaths of three lawbreakers and two community defenders following an assault on Bargaja village, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, during the early hours of Sunday. The criminals, as per an informant, infiltrated the village around 1:30 a.m., utilizing a peripheral route, with some assailants concealed in trees adjacent to the village graveyard, while others stealthily entered a residence on the outskirts, engaging the defenders watching over the area. The informant clarified that one defender was slain at the onset of the skirmish before the others retaliated, culminating in the elimination of three lawbreakers. He articulated that “The assailants subsequently chased another defender who was sheltering in a residence until they succee...
Troops apprehend Sule Yellow, promoter of TikTok thieves.
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Troops apprehend Sule Yellow, promoter of TikTok thieves.

The Nigerian armed forces have apprehended a suspected criminal known as Sule Yellow, who utilized the TikTok handle @suleyellow6 to endorse terrorist activities. As per a report disseminated by @mobilisingniger on X on Monday, the suspect was arrested shortly after he purportedly received a ransom from the relatives of a abducted individual. Prior to his capture, Sule Yellow had been notably active on TikTok, displaying the deeds of bandits. On March 4, he allegedly took part in a livestream with another suspected bandit recognized as Auta and additional individuals. Sources indicated that security personnel monitored his activities before proceeding to detain him. Following the arrest, authorities also deactivated the TikTok account associated with him. “The Nigerian Armed Forces deta...