Security forces in Kano State have intensified operations to track down suspected armed bandits following the abduction of four persons in Karaye Local Government Area. The incident, it was gathered, occurred at about 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday when no fewer than eight gunmen, suspected to be bandits and armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed Adama village in Karaye LGA. Security sources said the assailants abducted four members of the Alhaji Boyi Adama family. The victims were identified as Aliyu Bello, Sani Bello, Razika Aliyu Bello and Shu’aibu Salisu. “Upon receipt of the report from a good Samaritan, Joint Task Force teams…
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The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed bandits and recovered 54 rounds of AK-47 ammunition during an operation in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this to journalists on the sidelines of a police security summit organised by the command in Ilorin on Wednesday. He said the suspects were apprehended by police operatives at the Banni axis of Baruten Local Government Area. Adekimi assured residents that several other suspects had also been arrested and were currently undergoing profiling, as part of sustained efforts to curb criminal activities in the state. He stressed that…
– ‘Selection of new Olufon of Ifon will follow due process’ Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed that his administration puts security at the top of its OUR EASE agenda, assuring residents of Ose, Owo and Akire North Local Government Areas that banditry and criminal activities along boundaries will not be tolerated. The Governor made the disclosure on Wednesday during the third day of his statewide ‘Thank-You’ tour of local government areas. He revealed that the establishment of an Amotekun Rangers camp, alongside the deployment of operatives, had significantly reduced criminal activities, allowing farmers and traders to…
The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has arrested an elderly man for allegedly defrauding patients and their relatives within the hospital premises. The suspect, who is not a staff member of the teaching hospital, was reportedly uncovered by the hospital’s SERVICOM Unit during routine surveillance operations. Hospital sources said the man had been extorting unsuspecting patients and their relatives under false pretences, posing as someone with official authority. Confirming the incident, ATBUTH spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman Koli, said the suspect was apprehended during a night surveillance operation after allegedly collecting ₦45,000 from relatives of a…
A 32-year-old Japanese woman has ended her engagement to a human partner and gone on to hold a symbolic wedding ceremony with an artificial intelligence–generated character, underscoring the expanding role of technology in modern relationships. The woman, Yurina Noguchi, a call centre operator, staged the ceremony at a wedding hall in western Japan, where she exchanged vows with a digital persona displayed on a smartphone. Dressed in a traditional white wedding gown, Noguchi became visibly emotional during the event, shedding tears as the vows were read. Speaking to Reuters, Noguchi said her relationship with the AI partner, named Lune Klaus…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has arrested 16 motorists for overspeeding along the Sagamu–Abeokuta Expressway. The arrests were made on Tuesday during a special intervention patrol led by the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Akinwunmi Fasakin, with the Head of Operations in attendance. A statement by the command’s spokesperson, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, said the operation formed part of efforts to meet the FRSC’s 2025 Corporate Strategic Goal, which seeks a 10 per cent reduction in road traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries. Odunsi-Oyewole identified overspeeding as a major cause of road crashes in the state, noting that a laser…
A soldier was shot dead and no fewer than 13 passengers abducted on Tuesday evening after gunmen staged coordinated attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the incident in a post on his official X handle, noting that the assailants, who were dressed in military uniforms, struck while the vehicles were in transit. According to him, the attackers first intercepted a green Toyota Sienna conveying nine passengers from Abuja to Delta State. Six of the occupants were reportedly whisked away, while others managed to escape. The gunmen were said to have extended…
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects over the vandalism of telecommunications facilities in Eripa and Otan Ayegbaju communities of the state. The State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, said the case was reported to the command on Tuesday, December 9, following which operatives swung into action and arrested the suspects linked to the destruction of equipment at the affected sites. He explained that the vandalism was uncovered earlier when engineers from IHS Telecommunications Company visited the locations for assessment and discovered that the backup batteries installed at the sites had been…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies valued at over ₦2.28 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The seizure was announced on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, by the Customs Area Controller of the MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, during a media briefing. Nwokorie said the intercepted sums comprised €651,505 and $800,575, stressing that the development underscored the Service’s determination to curb financial crimes, block illicit financial flows and safeguard Nigeria’s economic stability and national security. He congratulated Nigeria on its recent exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List, attributing the achievement…
Four persons were hospitalised on Tuesday following an aircraft accident in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The incident involved a Cessna 172 aircraft operated by Skypower Express, which reportedly somersaulted after an emergency landing at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri. Confirming the development, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said the aircraft, with registration number 5N-ASR, departed Kaduna International Airport for Port Harcourt before the flight crew declared an emergency midair and diverted to Owerri. Details of the incident were contained in a statement signed by the NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs. Bimbo Oladeji.…