Category: Crime Watch

The Nigeria Police Force ,Niger State Command has arrested several suspects over alleged cases of sexual offences involving minors, rape, and destruction of political campaign materials in different parts of the state. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, operatives attached to Bosso Division arrested a 37-year-old suspect, Isah Usman, over allegations of engaging in unlawful sexual acts involving minors in the Angwan Biri area of Minna. Police said the suspect allegedly lured boys aged between 13 and 15 years with…

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested eight suspected kidnappers and recovered arms and other exhibits following a coordinated security operation in Rukubi Community, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, the operation was launched after security agencies received a distress report in the early hours of May 7, 2026, over an attack allegedly carried out by armed hoodlums in the community on the night of May 6. The attackers were said to have invaded the area, firing sporadically and…

The Nigerian Navy has confiscated about 1,800 litres of suspected illegally acquired Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an intelligence-led operation in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos. The Director of Naval Information, Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, noted that the operation was conducted by personnel of the Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) Lekki at about 10:30 p.m. on May 6, 2026, following credible intelligence on the activities of suspected oil thieves and illegal petroleum product dealers operating within the area. According to Folorunsho, the patrol team swiftly…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), working in close collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US-DEA) and other international law enforcement agencies, has dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking and money laundering syndicate operating across Europe and Nigeria. The operation, described as a coordinated multi-country sting, led to the arrest of alleged billionaire drug baron, Amadi Simon, in Switzerland, alongside two female accomplices identified as 34-year-old Jecinta Amara Ikechi and 28-year-old Blessing Ngozi Amadi. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that Jecinta was…

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have dismantled a six-man kidnapping syndicate operating around Abuja, killing two members and arresting one suspect during a gun battle in the Karshi axis. The operation, carried out on May 3, 2026, followed credible intelligence on the activities of the gang at a hideout located along the FCT–Nasarawa border, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh. She noted that the suspects opened fire on sighting operatives, leading to a fierce exchange. In the ensuing confrontation, the gang leader,…

The Nigerian Navy has handed over 125 bags of seized foreign parboiled rice to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) following a successful anti-smuggling operation in Lagos State. The handover took place on 5 May 2026 at Naval Base Epe, where officials of the NCS Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, led by Superintendent of Customs Chinedu Eboh, formally received the seized items. The consignment was intercepted on 29 April 2026 at about 3:00 a.m. after naval personnel, acting on credible intelligence, stopped a Peugeot J5 van with registration number…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has convened an emergency conference with senior leadership of the Nigeria Police Force, announcing sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening accountability, professionalism, and operational efficiency. The high-level meeting, held on Tuesday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, brought together members of the Force Management Team, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, Commissioners of Police, and representatives of the media. It focused on addressing pressing national security challenges and setting strategic directives for police formations nationwide. In his address, Disu stressed the need for transparency, discipline, and…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested and repatriated a Chinese national, Xu Qing, over his alleged involvement in a $245 million Ponzi scheme, in a move that underscores growing international cooperation against transnational financial crimes. The suspect was apprehended by operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja following a formal request from authorities in the People’s Republic of China, where he had been declared wanted for large-scale illegal absorption of public deposits. Police investigations revealed that Xu fled China to Nigeria on November 5, 2024, in a…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has recorded a major operational success with the arrest of six suspected kidnappers and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The breakthrough was achieved by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), who apprehended the suspects on April 3, 2026. Those arrested were identified as Yusuf Shuaibu (23), Abubakar Bature (19), Yau Murtala, Bello Suleiman (19), Abdul Kareem Nuhu (36), and Ahmed Musa (28). According to preliminary investigations, the suspects are members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating within Kaduna State…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of a traffic offender who abducted and assaulted one of its operatives during a routine patrol along the Kubwa Expressway in Abuja. Confirming the development, the Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, said the incident occurred on 30 April 2026 at about 0900 hours when personnel of RS 7.19 Dutse Alhaji Unit Command, on special patrol at Gegu Filling Station, flagged down a Toyota Hilux (Reg. No. YAB 931 AE) for traffic enforcement. Rather than comply, the driver reportedly turned…