Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers and recovered Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, RPG launcher and other items during a security operation in Gombe State. The suspects, Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed, 55, and Sani Gesha, 47, were intercepted at Mararaban Tula in Kaltungo Local Government Area while travelling…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the suspect behind the deadly attack on ECWA Church in Ayetoro, Kogi State, which led to the abduction of no fewer than 20 worshippers on December 14, 2025. A security source told Vanguard on Friday that the suspect, whose name was given as Shafiu Usman,…
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended officers involved in a shooting that killed two passersby in the Alagbado area of the state. Command spokesman, CSP Abimbola Adebisi disclosed this in an X post on Friday evening. It was learnt that some policemen chasing suspected internet fraudsters, better known as yahoo boys, shot at…
The Edo State Police Command said on Monday that its operatives arrested a 21-year-old company worker, David Ekes, for allegedly staging his own kidnap. The Command’s Spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, an Assistsnt Superintendent of Police, ASP, disclosed that the suspect who works as a dispatch officer with Dibecs Industry Limited, located at Km 162, Auchi–Okene Expressway,…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged naira mutilation. Last year, her acting license was revoked by Kano State government over indecent dressing. Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously…
A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10m in ransom from their families and friends. PUNCH Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due…
Late Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects linked to the murder of legal practitioner, Barrister Chigbo Princess Nwamaka Mediatrix. The suspects, described as members of a violent “one-chance” criminal syndicate, were apprehended in Dei-Dei, Dakwa, and Dan-Tata communities within Kubwa, Abuja….
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recorded a major security success in Borno State, arresting a suspected suicide bomber and intercepting materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Mustapha, was apprehended on Monday by personnel of the 152 Task Force Battalion, in collaboration with other security agencies, at…
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 an Presd €280,000 in possession of a five-member syndicate arrested for allegedly swindling one Halima Sanni the sum of N26, 550,000 The herbalists: Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde,…
Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese President and opposition leader, Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early Sunday at his residence, several of his relatives have confirmed. No official reason has been provided for his arrest, which comes a week after an attempted coup was foiled in the West African nation. “At this time, we don’t…
