Nigerian troops have arrested the second-in-command to a notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Auta, alongside his wife in Gombe State. The arrest followed an intelligence-led tracking operation across multiple locations in the state. This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. Makama, citing…
The Niger State Child Rights Agency says a 65-year-old grandfather, Musa Gado, has been detained in police custody for allegedly impregnating his 16-year-old granddaughter (name withheld). The Director General of the agency, Hajiya Kaltume Mohammed, made this known to newsmen in Minna, Niger state. She said that a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test confirmed that Gado,…
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a 25-year-old woman, Nafisa Usman, for allegedly supplying ammunition to bandits operating across multiple states. Security sources disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at a major motor park in Kano, where she was found in possession of 200 rounds of newly acquired ammunition. The consignment…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 21 individuals at a hotel in Kureken Sani, Kumbotso Local Government Area, over suspected immoral conduct. Deputy Commander-General, Dr. Mujahid Aminuddeen, told Daily Trust that 11 women—some reportedly aged between 17 and 25—and 10 men, mostly under 30, were taken into custody. The suspects were allegedly organising a…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and ex-presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has lamented that Ahmad Umar, a cleric who hosted him in Kaduna last Sunday, has been arrested. In a post on his X page on Tuesday, Obi said: “I have just been made aware early this morning that Revered religious leader, Sheikh…
The suspect A suspected suicide bomber found in possession of an explosive grenade has been arrested in Ikorodu area of Lagos state. The arrest was made possible by the efforts of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), popularly known as Neighborhood Watch, Ikorodu West. Saved for the proactiveness and intelligence gathering of LNSC, thousands…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a former Lagos councillor over illicit drugs recovered from his house. The anti narcotics agency also uncovered a series of drug consignments concealed in unusual ways, including inside baby diapers, while also intercepting components suspected to be meant for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). NDLEA…
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…
