A total of 62 people have been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board. The individuals were said to have been arrested by the board over their involvement in some immoral acts. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed by the Deputy Commandant of the Board, Mujahid Aminudeen. Aminudeen said those arrested 27 men and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Commissioner of Policy, Personnel, and Finance (PPMF) at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Aliu Abdulrazak, over alleged fraud. Reliable sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed to SaharaReporters that Abdulrazak was detained alongside NAHCON’s Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA), Aminu Y. Muhammed. Both…
The Kaduna State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defended its member, Shehu Aliyu Pantagi, arrested by security operatives with N30million cash, insisting that the money was meant strictly for election logistics and party agents. Speaking during a press conference in Kaduna, the State Chairman of the party, Sir Edward Percy Masha, described…
The Officer of the National Security Adviser on Saturday narrated how Nigerian security agencies collaborated to arrest alleged leaders of a jihadist group accused of several high-profile attacks, including a 2022 brazen jailbreak in the capital Abuja that freed hundreds of inmates. Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, told journalists that Mahmud Muhammad Usman and…
Pastor Ifediorah Joseph who was caught in a viral video flogging children in his in Rivers State has said his actions were a directive from the Holy Spirit and not a personal action. He disclosed this after he was arrested by the police he was caught flogging children under the guise of spiritual cleansing. The…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity for allegedly invading the Osun Mall in Osogbo with dangerous weapons. In a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, the suspects were apprehended on August 7 by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit following a tip-off from a…
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have successfully a down and arrested a suspected high-profile arms dealer in Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, who disclosed this in a…
The gunrunners Troops from the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, Jalingo, have busted a gun running ring in southern Taraba State. Two individuals were apprehended during the operation – Buba Idi, 55, and Isiyaka Yusufa, 29. Items recovered from the suspects include one (1) AK-47 rifle, one (1) AK-47 magazine, sixteen (16) rounds of 7.62mm special…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of Lance Corporal Ahmed Aminu for allegedly beating a mobile phone repairer, Alkasim Ibrahim, to death. In a statement, Lieutenant Adebayo Adewumi, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the 23 Armour Brigade, Yola, said Aminu had been taken into custody pending the outcome of an investigation…
Late Victor Police have arrested one Moses for abducting and killing his 38-year-old colleague, Victor Ochei, after collecting a N300,000 ransom. The suspect, from Kogi State, resides in Umunede and had been working with Victor in an oil mill. It was said that Moses strategically and deceitfully abducted the tricenarian on Sunday, June 29, 2025,…
