Tag: #Crime
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KWARA SECURITY: SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS NABBED, WEAPONS RECOVERED.
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate and recovered three AK-47 rifles alongside ammunition. The command said the operation was carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) following credible intelligence and surveillance. According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Kwara, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the…
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ILORIN CRIME BUST: 13 SUSPECTS NABBED
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested 13 suspected cultists, thugs and drug peddlers during a major security operation at Tanke Junction in Ilorin, the state capital. The raid, carried out by operatives of the command in collaboration with members of the National Forest Guard, followed credible intelligence on the activities of criminal elements allegedly…
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Kwara Customs Command, Inter-Agency Collaboration Win Big
The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated N3.8 billion revenue in the first quarter of 2026 through excise duties and intensified anti-smuggling operations across the state. Acting Area Controller of Customs, Comptroller Najeem Ogundeyi, disclosed this in Ilorin during a programme organised to showcase the command’s achievements, hand over…
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Gunmen Kidnap Six Nasarawa Varsity students From Off-Campus Hostel.
Panic gripped residents of Gudi in Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State after armed men abducted six students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, alongside another victim during a late-night attack on an off-campus hostel. The abduction, which occurred around 9pm on Wednesday at Anguwar Ninzo area of Gudi, has triggered a joint rescue operation…
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POLICE REPULSE NIGHT BANDIT ATTACK IN KATSINA, ARREST SUSPECT
The Nigeria Police Force in Katsina has foiled an armed attack on Unguwar Bido and Unguwar Kanawa villages in Dandume Local Government Area, arresting one suspected bandit in the process. Police spokesperson DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident happened late Tuesday night after a distress call alerted officers to the invasion by heavily armed attackers.…
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NAVY CRACKS DOWN: 44,000 LITRES OF ILLEGAL FUEL SEIZED, 8 ARRESTED IN RIVERS
A major anti-oil theft operation has dealt another blow to illegal refining networks in the Niger Delta. The Nigerian Navy has intercepted about 44,000 litres of suspected illegally refined petroleum products and arrested eight suspects during an operation in Rivers State. According to Navy spokesperson, Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was carried out under Operation DELTA…
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AFGHAN POLICE BUST DRUG NETWORK, ARREST 123 AND SEIZE 50,000 STIMULANT TABLETS
Afghan security forces have intensified their anti-drug crackdown, arresting over 120 suspects and intercepting tens of thousands of stimulant pills in major operations. Authorities in Afghanistan have arrested 123 suspected drug traffickers and seized 50,000 stimulant tablets in a sweeping anti-narcotics operation. According to the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior Affairs, the large cache of stimulant…
