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Police arrest ten suspects in armed robbery, cattle rustling and other crimes in Niger

Police in Niger have arrested ten suspects in connection with armed robbery, thugs, possession of dangerous weapons and livestock theft in various parts of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement that the...

The men of Bello Turji, famous bandit boss, attack the community of Sokoto, killing two and kidnapping 11

Armed bandits loyal to notorious kingpin Bello Turji on Wednesday night attacked Kurawa community in Sabon-Birni Local Government Area of ​​Sokoto State, killing two residents and kidnapping 11 others. The development was revealed on Thursday in a post on X...

Mob kills two suspected thieves as Bauchi community repels attacks

Residents of Rafin Tambari, behind Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, ATAP, Bauchi, successfully repelled robbery attacks on Tuesday, killing two suspects in the process. The fleeing gunmen were reportedly unlucky as residents disarmed them and counterattacked during the attacks. A resident who...

Cameroonian escapes alleged kidnapping in Osogbo and asks Amotekun for help

A 28-year-old Cameroonian, Ondigui Nnomo Germain, was found on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State, after fleeing from people he believed intended to harm him. Germain ran towards the Osun Amotekun Corps headquarters in the Powerline area of ​​the state capital...

Court sends two men to prison for phone theft in Kano

A Kano State High Court sentenced two men to three years in prison, each with the option of paying a fine of N200,000, after they were found guilty of cracking the password of a stolen phone and illegally withdrawing...

Justice must be done without fear: the judge refuses to withdraw the identity theft case

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Apo, has rejected an application by Abuja lawyer, Victor Giwa, asking him to withdraw from a trial for forgery and impersonation. The case involves Giwa and another...

Three dead in new bandit attack in Nasarawa

Three people were killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Doma Local Government Area of ​​Nasarawa State. The victims, identified as Tailor Gayu, Zacharia Wudu and James Delle Iwala, were attacked while traveling to Atukpo community, a Koro settlement...

NSCDC arrests two suspects for motorcycle theft and drug trafficking in Kano

The Kano State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspects for alleged crimes in Kumbotso Local Government Area.Command spokesperson Ibrahim Abdullahi said one of the suspects, Usman Abdulhamid, 19, of Yankanko, Panshekara,...

Police recover stolen KEDCO vehicle, arrest robbery suspects in Jigawa

The Jigawa State Police Command says it has made key progress in its efforts to combat car and motorcycle theft across the state. Police spokesperson, SP Shiisu Lawan Adam, said in a statement that on November 7, 2025, officers of...

NAF airstrikes neutralize ISWAP and bandits in Borno, Kwara, Katsina and Kaduna states

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said it has intensified its counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations across the country with a series of precision airstrikes that neutralized Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Mallam Fatori and Shuwaram, Borno State. It...
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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...
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