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Imo Kidnap Case: DSS Arrests Suspects As Court Proceedings Resume

adminOctober 22, 2026

Security agencies have arrested several suspects over the October abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other passengers in Imo State, as the case returns to court. The arrests followed intelligence operations conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS), alongside military and police personnel, in Rivers and Abia states from...

US Man Arrested For Allegedly Tying Wife To Chair To Watch Football

adminOctober 21, 2026

A 64-year-old man in Richmond, Virginia, has been charged with felony abduction after allegedly restraining his wife with tape and leaving her tied to a chair in the basement while he watched a football match upstairs. The suspect, identified as Terry Ward, was arrested following a domestic disturbance call to a residence in the 2200...

Customs Intercepts 38,700 Litres Of Petrol Bound For Cameroon

adminOctober 21, 2026

The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 38,700 litres of petrol in Adamawa State, warning that price differences between Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon continue to encourage the illegal movement of petroleum products across the border. The seized consignment, comprising 1,548 jerrycans containing 25 litres each, was recovered alongside a vehicle allegedly used to transport the fuel,...

Police Arrest 15 Suspected Cultists In Ibeno, A’Ibom, Recover Suspected Stolen Engines, Drugs

adminOctober 21, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested 15 suspected cultists in Atia Coastal Village, Ibeno Local Government Area, recovering two suspected stolen outboard engines, a motorcycle and substances suspected to be illicit drugs during a targeted raid. The suspects were arrested on Tuesday, October 20, at about 5 p.m., when police operatives raided suspected...

Rivers Police Track Criminal Network, Arrest Four Suspects in Crackdown

adminOctober 21, 2026

Six firearms and 58 rounds of ammunition have been recovered by the Rivers State Police Command following an operation that led to the arrest of four men suspected of involvement in armed robbery, kidnapping and murder. Among the incidents under investigation is the killing of Joseph Onyeka in Rumuji Community on July 23, 2026, which...

UK Teenager Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder After Stabbing Schoolgirl

adminOctober 21, 2026

A 16-year-old boy who prosecutors said expressed hatred for women and planned to kill multiple people has been found guilty of attempting to murder a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Norfolk, England. The boy was convicted by a jury at King’s Lynn Crown Court on Wednesday after deliberating for three hours and 54 minutes over the stabbing...

Two Pistols, Machetes Recovered As Police Arrest Suspected Robber In Akwa Ibom

adminOctober 21, 2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man and recovered two locally made pistols, a cartridge and two machetes during an operation in Ifa Atai community, as efforts continue to track down another suspect who escaped arrest. The police identified the arrested suspect as Ifiok Owoidem, an indigene of Okon Ikot Essien...

11 Ghanaians Freed in Ogun After Alleged Visa Scam Turns Into Captivity

adminOctober 21, 2026

Police in Ogun State have rescued 11 Ghanaian nationals allegedly held against their will in Sagamu after being lured to Nigeria with promises of travel opportunities to Canada and Spain. The victims, comprising seven men and four women, were freed by operatives of the state police command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit following an intelligence-led operation. According to...

Ebonyi Seals Guest House After Arresting Over 30 Suspected Sex Workers, Recovering Drugs

adminOctober 21, 2026

The Ebonyi State Government has shut down a guest house in Abakaliki after security operatives arrested more than 30 suspected commercial sex workers and recovered substances suspected to be illicit drugs during an enforcement operation. Channels Television reported that the operation took place on Tuesday and involved the commissioners for Capital City Development and Urban...

Five Suspects Plead Not Guilty in Imo Court Over NYSC Kidnap, Other Abductions

adminOctober 20, 2026

Five men accused of involvement in separate kidnapping incidents in Imo State have pleaded not guilty to charges brought against them by the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday before the Imo State High Court in Mgbidi, with three of them facing allegations linked to the abduction of 20 prospective...

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Imo Kidnap Case: DSS Arrests Suspects As Court Proceedings Resume

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Customs Intercepts 38,700 Litres Of Petrol Bound For Cameroon

Police Arrest 15 Suspected Cultists In Ibeno, A’Ibom, Recover Suspected Stolen Engines, Drugs

Rivers Police Track Criminal Network, Arrest Four Suspects in Crackdown

UK Teenager Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder After Stabbing Schoolgirl

Two Pistols, Machetes Recovered As Police Arrest Suspected Robber In Akwa Ibom

11 Ghanaians Freed in Ogun After Alleged Visa Scam Turns Into Captivity

Ebonyi Seals Guest House After Arresting Over 30 Suspected Sex Workers, Recovering Drugs

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