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    Category: Crime Alert

    Police Launch Manhunt for Hoodlums in Akwa Ibom

    September 13, 2025 (updated September 13, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recovered the remains of a cow allegedly butchered by hoodlums who attacked a herder in Etoi Village, Uyo Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that operatives are trailing the suspects responsible for the attack and theft. According to John, officers responded to a distress call... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    N5.7bn School Project Scandal: Court Grants EFCC Order to Detain Sujimoto CEO

    September 13, 2025 (updated September 13, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    N5.7bn School Project Scandal: Court Grants EFCC Order to Detain Sujimoto CEO The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele, over allegations of failing to execute a ₦5.7 billion contract awarded to his company. Ogundele is under investigation for allegedly abandoning the construction... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Troops Intercept Terrorists recovers Over N23 million Ransom Money, Over 100 Rustled Cattle

    September 12, 2025 (updated September 12, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ....Neutralize 6 Terrorists, Rescue 8 Kidnapped Victims, Lose 5 Soldiers By Samuel Onuh Troops fighting against terrorism and banditry inZamfara and Sokoto States under the Operation Fasan Yamma (OPFY) have intercepted terrorist logistics comprising ransom money of over N23million, and recovered over one hundred and sixty rustled livestock. During the series of coordinated operations, across Shinkafi, Gusau, Bukkuyum and Tureta... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    FCT Police Neutralize Apo Resettlement Robbery Gang Leader

    September 11, 2025 (updated September 11, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    ....Recover Arms and Ammunition By Chika Azubike The Police in Abuja has neutralized a wanted, notorious gang leader who led a robbery operation at Apo Resettlement Centre on 23rd June 2025 during which operatives of the FCT Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit thwarted their plans. Spokesman of the FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh said the gang leader identified as Umar Manu was... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Reps assure public of transparent investigation over death near National Assembly Complex

    September 9, 2025 (updated September 9, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Reps assure public of transparent investigation over death near National Assembly Complex The House of Representatives has stressed that the discovery of a deceased individual near the National Assembly Complex in Abuja is under active police investigation. According to a statement signed by the House Spokesman, Rep. Akin Rotimi , the body of an unidentified man was found on Sunday,... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Just In: Kwara APC Chairman’s Wife, Daughter Abducted in Patigi

    September 9, 2025 (updated September 9, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Just In: Kwara APC Chairman’s Wife, Daughter Abducted in Patigi Gunmen have abducted the wife and daughter of Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims, identified as Hajiya Fatima and her daughter, Amina, were seized on Sunday night when a five-man gang reportedly scaled the fence of... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    NDLEA Dismantles International Drug Cartel, Intercepts N5.3bn Cocaine Bound for Australia

    September 9, 2025 (updated September 9, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    NDLEA Dismantles International Drug Cartel, Intercepts N5.3bn Cocaine Bound for Australia Agency Seizes N1.1bn Codeine in Rivers, Recovers 653kg Cannabis in Lagos, Abuja Raids The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a transnational drug syndicate operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, arresting three of its kingpins in Lagos and intercepting a... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    NSCDC, Security Agencies Repel Bandit Attacks, Restore Peace in Plateau Communities

    September 6, 2025 (updated September 6, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    NSCDC, Security Agencies Repel Bandit Attacks, Restore Peace in Plateau Communities ABUJA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has successfully foiled repeated bandit attacks on farming communities in Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State, restoring relative peace and enabling displaced residents to begin returning home. The Corps, in a statement issued Friday by its... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, Law & Human Rights

    Troops Destroy 97 Illegal Refineries, Neutralize Terrorists Across Regions in August

    September 4, 2025 (updated September 4, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Troops Destroy 97 Illegal Refineries, Neutralize Terrorists Across Regions in August Nigerian troops intensified operations against economic saboteurs and terrorists in August, destroying nearly 100 illegal refinery sites in the Niger Delta and neutralizing scores of insurgents across the North-East, North-West, and North-Central regions. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday while... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Lekki Cult Clash: Police Arrest 23 Suspects, Recover Weapons

    September 4, 2025 (updated September 4, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

    Lekki Cult Clash: Police Arrest 23 Suspects, Recover Weapons The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23 suspects following a violent clash between rival cult groups in Lekki, which claimed three lives on Sunday. Police spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incidence explained that the clash broke out at a security duty post on an uninhabited plot along Wole... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, Law & Human Rights

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