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    Category: Crime Alert

    Ibadan Abduction: Gunmen Kidnap Woman at Residence, Police Intensify Search

    April 10, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    Gunmen have abducted a woman, Mrs. Adetutuj in Aderibigbe, at her residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, after reportedly trailing her home. The incident occurred around 6:00 p.m. on April 8 in the Bolumole area, off Ring Road, where the victim was said to have been attacked at the gate of her house while attempting to gain entry. Eyewitness accounts indicated... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, News

    Kwara Community Attack: Scores Killed, Forest Guard Commander Among Victims as AbdulRazaq Mourns

    April 10, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    Suspected terrorists have killed several residents, including a forest guard commander and five of his men, in a fresh attack on Nuku community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The assailants reportedly stormed the community in the early hours of Friday, attacking residents in their sleep and leaving widespread destruction in their wake. Sources said the forest guards... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, News

    Benisheikh Attack: Military Dismisses Reports of 17 Soldiers Killed, Labels Claims False

    April 10, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    The military has debunked reports alleging that 17 soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, were killed during a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday around 1:00 a.m., had triggered widespread concern and anxiety following reports circulating across some media platforms and... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, News

    Eight Feared Dead as Gunmen Attack Plateau Community

    April 10, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    No fewer than eight persons have been killed following a late-night attack by gunmen on Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The assailants reportedly stormed the community around 11 p.m. on Thursday, opening fire on residents in an assault that lasted for nearly an hour. Most of the victims were said to be members of the... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, News

    Police Dismiss Viral Abuja Terror Alert, Arrest Suspect Over Fake Video

    April 10, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    The Nigeria Police Force has debunked a viral video alleging an ongoing terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), describing the claim as false and deliberately misleading. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, in a statement on Friday, said there was no such incident in Abuja, stressing that the video was fabricated to incite fear and... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, Law & Human Rights, News

    Plateau Police Ban Night Grazing, Mining After Killing of Three Miners

    April 6, 2026 (updated April 6, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    The Plateau State Police Command has imposed a ban on night grazing and mining activities across the state following the killing of three miners by suspected gunmen in Jos South Local Government Area.The attack occurred on Friday at about 9:20 p.m. in Chwel Nyango community, where unidentified assailants ambushed a group of miners returning from a site. Three persons were... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Troops Rescue Victims, Kill Bandits, Foil Kidnappings Across Northern States

    April 4, 2026 (updated April 4, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have recorded significant operational successes across several northern states, rescuing kidnapped victims, neutralising bandits, and foiling multiple abduction attempts in a series of coordinated operations.The military said the operations, carried out between March 30 and April 2, 2026, spanned parts of the North-West and North-Central regions under three joint task forces — Operation... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    Troops Neutralise 3 Terrorists, Arrest 2 Fake Security Operatives in Plateau

    April 3, 2026 (updated April 3, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Enduring Peace, have recorded major breakthroughs in Plateau State following operations that led to the neutralisation of three terrorists and the arrest of two suspects posing as security operatives.In a swift late-night response on Thursday, troops acted on a distress call over sporadic gunfire in Dutse Uku community in Jos North Local... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

    The woman who lost her only son in Angwan Rukuba’s Palm Sunday attack buried him today!

    April 3, 2026 (updated April 3, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    The woman who lost her only son in Angwan Rukuba's Palm Sunday attack buried him today! During his lying in state, she did something anybody who knows and believes in Culture, spirituality and the laws of karma will dread. While painfully talking to his corpse, she begged him to avenge his death, and placed a brand new Dagger in his... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert, News

    Killing of Ebonyi Monarch Barbaric, Unacceptable — Gov. Nwifuru

    April 3, 2026 (updated April 3, 2026) Published by Standard Focus

    Killing of Ebonyi Monarch Barbaric, Unacceptable — Gov. NwifuruGovernor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has condemned the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, describing the act as tragic and barbaric.The monarch, Josephat Ikegwu of Ishinkwo community in Onicha Local Government Area, was reportedly murdered in circumstances that have sparked outrage across the state.In a statement issued by his Chief Press... Read more

    Category: Crime Alert

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