Commander Liberty Neutralised in Police Operation THE Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of a notorious kidnapping suspect, Liberty Kunu, popularly known as “Commander Liberty” or “Double Agent,” following a fierce gun duel between police operatives and armed gang members in Sapele area of the state. The confirmation was contained in a press […]
NDLEA Seizes ₦300m Drugs, Arrests Two on Asaba–Onitsha Expressway THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a large consignment of illicit drugs worth about ₦300 million in Delta State, arresting two suspects during an intelligence-led operation. The seizure was made on 15 January 2026 along the Asaba–Onitsha expressway, a major transport route increasingly […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE A man has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command over the alleged sexual abuse of his nine-year-old daughter at a hotel in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area. The police confirmed that the suspect is in custody, while the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has assumed responsibility for the case. […]
By HALIMA TAKWAS Nigerian Army Troops Disrupt Kidnap Plot, Rescue Two in Taraba TROOPS of the Nigerian Army under the 6 Brigade, Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke, have successfully foiled a kidnapping and armed robbery attempt along the Wukari–Ikyior Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, rescuing two victims during a swift […]
By TOSI ORE Community Scrambles as Kidnappers Demand ₦40m Ransom for Eight Abducted Edo Indigenes RESIDENTS of Imoga community in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State are scrambling to raise funds after kidnappers threatened to kill eight community members abducted earlier this month unless a ₦40 million ransom is paid. The victims were […]
By PAULINA NZERUBE Tragedy unfolded in Oghior Community, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday, following the alleged killing of an elderly man by his son. Eyewitnesses said the suspect, identified as Saturday Okutu, allegedly set his father, Pa Chicago Okutu, ablaze after a violent confrontation. Residents said the incident occurred after the […]
THE Edo State Police Command has announced a major reorganisation of the Ekpoma Division as part of renewed efforts to strengthen security across the area. The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc, approved the immediate posting of CSP Tomofe Nwabueze as the new Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ekpoma following a security assessment and […]
By MAHMOOD MALIK MUSA (M. M. M.) IBRAHIM Bandits Establish Parallel Tax Regime in Food-Producing Belt ARMED groups operating across parts of Kano and Katsina states have allegedly imposed an illegal “farming tax” on rural communities, demanding up to ₦50,000 per acre from sugarcane farmers before they are allowed to harvest their crops. The levies […]
By DAVID JOHN-FLUKE THE ECONOMY OF EXTORTION How Illegality Became Routine POLICE extortion in Nigeria is no longer an aberration; it has become a system. From highways in the South-East to checkpoints in the North-Central and South-South regions, citizens describe an entrenched practice sustained by predictability and silence. Officers allegedly profile first, intimidate next, and […]
By MELVIN KOFFA Legal and Human Rights Implications A magistrate’s court in Jigawa State has issued a warrant for the arrest of an official from the State Security Service (SSS) following allegations involving the abduction, forced conversion and sexual assault of a teenage girl. The court ruling was delivered by Magistrate Sadisu Musa on Friday […]