Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued a 38-year-old Ivorian, Kacou Alleby, in Ogun State, after he was reported kidnapped, only to later discover that the incident was staged. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Thursday that the operation followed a distress request received from the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Abuja on behalf of authorities in Côte d’Ivoire. Alleby was said to have been reported kidnapped on September 12, 2025, with his family contacted through torture videos and voice notes demanding a ransom. Hundeyin…
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Tragedy struck in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday when three missing children were discovered dead inside the boot of their father’s car, days after a desperate search launched by their families. The victims were identified as the two children of Zannah Jaridama, a resident of Maiduguri, and the child of his neighbour. Their lifeless bodies were found in the boot of one of Jaridama’s old vehicles parked within his compound. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, Nazir Abdulmajid, confirmed the incident, noting that operatives were immediately deployed to the scene and evidence was documented. He said the corpses had been…
The Ondo State Police Command has announced the rescue of a four-year-old girl and the arrest of key members of a child-trafficking syndicate operating across Ondo, Delta, and Anambra States. Police spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, in a statement on Thursday, said the operation followed months of discreet investigation after the girl, Jesinta Sunday, was reported missing on February 3, 2025, by her father, Sunday Kingsley, of Alagbaka Extension, Akure. According to the statement, detectives traced the child to Asaba, Delta State, on July 9, 2025, after her father reported sighting her. The police Gender Desk Team swung into action,…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, for allegedly stabbing his grandparents to death during a quarrel over food at their residence in Kofar Dawanau Quarters, Dala Local Government Area. Police spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the incident occurred on Thursday around 9:30 a.m. and was reported to the Dala Divisional Police Headquarters. The suspect, who was allegedly under the influence of intoxicants, attacked his grandfather, Muhammad Dansokoto, 75, and grandmother, Hadiza Tasidi, 65, inflicting multiple stab wounds. The victims were rushed to Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, where doctors confirmed them dead on arrival. Their…
The Nigeria Police Force has declared one Okoro Prince Nkemakolam wanted over alleged involvement in attempted murder, fraud, and other criminal offences. In a Special Police Gazette Bulletin released Thursday via its official X handle, the Force said Nkemakolam is being sought by the Office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (INTERPOL) and the Head of the National Central Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja. According to the bulletin, a warrant of arrest was issued by the High Court of Abuja against the suspect, who is accused of criminal conspiracy, attempted murder, assault, threat to life, fraud, and criminal breach of trust.…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $10,000 bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who is wanted in the United States for multiple fraud-related offences. According to a statement released, Adediran faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud, and credit card fraud linked to crimes allegedly committed in Illinois as far back as 2001. The 56-year-old, also known by several aliases including Kevin Olumide Adediran, Eric O. Williams, Maxo Alexandre, Olumide Adkins, and Edward N. Anderson, is accused of attempting to cash fraudulent checks and using stolen…
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 19 suspected vandals during intensified operations across the state. Commandant Bala Bodinga disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters on Wednesday. He said the suspects were apprehended within three days in different locations, including Madobi, Tudunwada, Gwale, Minjibir, and Kumbotso local government areas. According to Bodinga, the arrests followed intelligence-led patrols and surveillance that targeted individuals tampering with electrical installations, communication cables, drainage slabs, and other public utilities. Recovered items included rolls of aluminium and armoured cables, transformer components, a motorcycle, rubber solution,…
A 38-year-old woman, Temitayo Adefioye, was on Thursday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly threatening to kill her former husband. Adefioye, whose address was not disclosed, is facing charges of assault, threat to life, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The prosecutor, Insp. Olagoke Adegbenro, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 13 at Badeku, Ibadan. He alleged that Adefioye hired thugs to attack her ex-husband, Mr. Akintomide Oladotun, and also brought acid and petrol into his compound with the intention of harming him. Adegbenro further claimed that the…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed two terrorists, arrested 32 suspects, and rescued 13 kidnapped victims during major operations across several regions in the last 24 hours. A source at Army Headquarters disclosed on Thursday that the operations were conducted in the North East, North Central, North West, South East, and South-South. In the North East, troops of Operation Hadin Kai apprehended three suspected ISWAP/JAS logistics suppliers in Borno and Yobe States. One terrorist was killed during an ambush in Konduga, while another suspect was arrested in Garkida, Adamawa. In Benue, troops under Operation Whirl Stroke neutralised one extremist…
Police in Japan have arrested a 75-year-old woman, Keiko Mori, after discovering the body of her daughter, which she allegedly kept hidden in a freezer for two decades. Authorities in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, said the remains of an adult woman were found inside a deep freezer at Mori’s residence on Tuesday. The body, dressed in a T-shirt and underwear, was reportedly placed face-down inside the freezer. Mori told investigators that the body belonged to her daughter, Makiko, who was born in 1975 and would be about 49 or 50 years old if alive. She allegedly confessed that she…