Category: Crime Watch

One Police Officer killed, another injured as Mixer Truck crashes in Abuja …. FCT Command launches investigation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the death of a police officer and the injury of another following a fatal road accident that occurred on Wednesday in Abuja.   The incident, which happened at about 2:20 p.m. along the Sani Abacha Expressway by the National Ecumenical Centre, involved a mixer truck said to have lost control before crashing into the officers who were on official duty.   According to a statement signed by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, preliminary investigations revealed that the…

Niger Police rescues 3 more children, arrest three additional suspects in expanding Child-Trafficking probe

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger State Police Command has rescued three more children and arrested three additional suspects in connection with an ongoing investigation into a major child-trafficking network linked to Mrs. Victoria Ebunoha Chukwumezie, earlier apprehended at Dikko Junction on November 5, 2025.   The latest arrests were carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit on November 28 across locations in Nasarawa and Abuja. Those taken into custody include Chioma Onyanja of Nyanya, Abuja; Joy Ndife of Kurudu, Abuja; and Pastor Olusegun Isaiah Anjorin of Orozo, Abuja. All three were found…

FCT Police smashes car-snatching syndicate, recovers 6 stolen vehicles, ₦15million cash

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismantled a notorious car-snatching and armed robbery syndicate operating across Abuja, arresting four suspects and recovered six stolen vehicles alongside over ₦15 million in cash proceeds. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the breakthrough followed days of coordinated intelligence gathering, digital forensic reconstruction, and sustained operations led by the Jabi, Gwagwalada, and Mabushi Divisions, complemented by the Command’s elite Scorpion Squad. Preliminary operations by the three divisions yielded three stolen vehicles, while a…

CAC, SCUML deepen collaboration to strengthen fight against money laundering, Terrorism financing

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) have renewed their partnership to curb money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria.   Registrar-General/CEO of the CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, gave the assurance on Monday when he received the Director of SCUML, Harry Erin, during a courtesy visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Both agencies held extensive discussions on the impact of their long-standing cooperation and explored additional avenues to reinforce the partnership in line with national and international anti–money laundering standards.   Magaji…

FCT Police foils bandit attack, neutralizes three as Arms cache recovered

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has thwarted a planned large-scale attack by a notorious kidnap syndicate following an intelligence-driven operation that led to the arrest of a key suspect and the neutralization of three members of the gang. The police intensified counter-kidnapping efforts after recent abductions in ACO Community, Gwagwalada, and Bwari. Acting on credible intelligence, the Command discovered that the syndicate had concluded plans to launch another violent attack on or before December 1, 2025. A breakthrough came on November 30 when operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit…

Nigeria Police Academy graduates 1,187 Cadets as Assistant Superintendents

Lukman Laleye Babalola

One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty-Seven (1,187) cadets of Regular Course 7 were commissioned today, 29th November 2025, into the Nigeria Police Force as Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) following the successful completion of a rigorous five-year academic and professional training programme at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State. The Passing Out Parade (POP) celebrated the cadets’ dual achievement: commissioning as officers and earning Bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, equipping them with both academic qualifications and professional policing skills.   Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the…

NDLEA busts Lagos opioid cartel, seizes N6.7billion worth drugs, arrests Baron,five others

Emporium Reporters

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major opioids cartel in Lagos, recovered illicit substances worth over N6.7 billion and arrested a notorious drug baron, Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu, along with five members of his syndicate. According to release by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy at NDLEA, the arrests followed credible intelligence that the group was storing over 7.2 million tramadol 225mg pills and 526,200 bottles (52.6 million mls) of codeine syrup in a residential warehouse at 23 Sunny Billa East Street, Bucknor, Isheri,…

FCT Police relaunches “Operation Sweep FCT” to tackle crime across the Territory

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has officially re-activated the joint security initiative “Operation Sweep FCT” in collaboration with multiple security and emergency agencies. The relaunch, which took place on Tuesday, received strong backing from Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, who emphasized the importance of coordinated security efforts to safeguard lives and property across the Territory. Ahead of deployment, Heads of Security Agencies addressed personnel at Eagle Square, highlighted the renewed mandate for intelligence-led, proactive, and highly visible policing. The operation…

FCT Police Chief deepens community policing, visits Durumi IDP Camp, Mpape

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, psc, has intensified community–police collaboration with a strategic engagement tour of the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp and the Mpape community on Monday, November 24, 2025.   The visits are part of ongoing efforts by the FCT Police Command to strengthen community policing, bolster public confidence, and advance cooperative security management across the territory.   Residents of Durumi and Mpape expressed gratitude for what they described as improved police visibility and more responsive security operations. They also outlined…

FCT Police warns residents against firecrackers ahead of yuletide celebrations

Lukman Laleye Babalola

As the festive season draw closer, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has issued a strong warning to residents against the sale, purchase, and use of firecrackers, knockouts, explosives, and other unauthorized pyrotechnics.   The Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, issued the caution in a statement released on Monday, stressed that the Command has observed an alarming increase in the circulation of fireworks across Abuja.   According to the statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the indiscriminate use of firecrackers posed serious safety…