Three commuters lost their lives on Wednesday night after a truck reportedly suffered brake failure and ploughed into a bus stop at the Sango-Ota tollgate area of the Lagos–Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. The crash occurred when a Scania truck conveying planks of wood was descending the Dalemo slope from Sango towards Lagos. The vehicle, bearing registration number GGE 681 XD, was said to have lost control while approaching the tollgate, before ramming into commuters waiting to board a bus. The out-of-control truck later collided with another truck, which was empty, with registration number SMK 795 YF. Confirming the incident,…
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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Gafaru Rasaki for allegedly exhuming human remains from a cemetery in the Sagamu area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday in Abeokuta. According to the police, operatives of the Shakura Police Division apprehended the suspect on January 21, 2026, after he was found in possession of four human heads under suspicious circumstances. Babaseyi said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly dug up the remains from a cemetery without lawful authority, an act the command described…
The Kwara State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the deadly attack on two communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state, which reportedly left over 100 persons dead. The Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin. According to the police, the investigation is aimed at tracking down those responsible for the attack and ensuring they are brought to justice. The command confirmed that the assault on Woro community occurred on February 3, 2026, at about 5:30pm, when suspected assailants invaded the…
The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested seven suspected members of an online investment fraud syndicate operating from Agbor, Delta State, following a joint investigation with the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency and technology firm, Meta. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, stating that the operation was intelligence-driven and supported by international partners. Hundeyin said theInv suspects—identified as Collins Ogwuorie, Christian Ogwuorie, Gbenoba Emmanuel, Samuel Olufemi, Collins Victor, Onyeka Emenem and Kefas Ogunbor—were allegedly involved in running a coordinated online scam network that targeted foreign victims…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, to a total of 490 years in prison over a N2.4bn fraud. Orya was convicted on Thursday after the court found him guilty of multiple fraud-related offences filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The former NEXIM chief, who headed the bank between 2011 and 2016, was prosecuted by the EFCC through its counsel, Samuel Ugwuegbulam, over allegations bordering on misappropriation and financial misconduct. Delivering judgment, Justice F. E. Messiri held that the…
No fewer than five persons have been killed, while several others are still missing following an attack by armed bandits on residents of Kyaram community in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the victims were reportedly returning from Maga Market, triggering panic among residents of surrounding rural communities. A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Thursday, confirming the number of casualties and raising concerns over the frequency of attacks in remote areas of the state. According to the post, the assailants ambushed the travellers along…
The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued two victims of abduction and arrested a suspected kidnapper in separate operations across the state, reinforcing its ongoing crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes. The first rescue was carried out on February 3, 2026, around 3:10 pm, when operatives of the Anti-Robbery Squad saved a man, identified as David O., who was reportedly abducted in the Tudun Amba area of Lafia. Police sources disclosed that the victim had boarded a commercial motorcycle from Lafia to Assakio when the rider allegedly veered off the main road into a bush path at Kireyi village…
No fewer than five persons have been killed, while several others are still missing following an attack by armed bandits on residents of Kyaram community in Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening as the victims were reportedly returning from Maga Market, triggering panic among residents of surrounding rural communities. A security analyst, Bakatsine, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Thursday, confirming the number of casualties and raising concerns over the frequency of attacks in remote areas of the state. According to the post, the assailants ambushed the travellers along…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 59-year-old Chinese national over the alleged rape of a woman at a quarry site in the Kobape area of the state. It was learnt on Wednesday that the incident reportedly occurred on January 25, 2026, at a quarry facility located within the community. A senior security officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media, disclosed that the suspect was arrested after the victim lodged a formal complaint with the authorities. “The suspect, a 59-year-old Chinese national, was apprehended following an allegation of sexual…
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has said no fewer than 75 Muslims were killed during a violent attack on communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The governor disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday following a visit to the affected areas, saying the victims were attacked by extremists for refusing to accept their ideology. According to a post on the official Facebook handle of the Kwara State Government, the killings occurred in Woro and Nuku communities, where residents were said to have been targeted for declining to submit to what the government described as a “strange doctrine”…