By Kelvin Obambon The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Auwal Musa Mohammed, has ordered a massive joint security operation following the abduction of about 15 passengers by pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The incident, which occurred between late Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, 2026, saw gun-wielding attackers ambush…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 60-year-old suspected gun runner and the recovery of illegal firearms in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, identified as Okon William, was apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit following a targeted sting operation. According to…
Kidnappers have allegedly abducted at least 15 passengers travelling from Calabar to Oron through the Calabar waterways on Friday, April 17. Sources at the Safe Anchor beach in Calabar, who craved anonymity, said the gun-wielding kidnappers ambushed the ferry in which the passengers were travelling and abducted them. It is still unclear the exact number…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a police inspector, Jido Ahmed, attached to 61 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Kontagora, following his involvement in an alleged armed robbery. The inspector died on Thursday at the police clinic in Minna from gunshot injuries sustained during a confrontation with a police patrol team from…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 24-year-old man, Fode Bassey, in connection with a violent armed robbery, cultism, and the unlawful possession of a firearm. The arrest follows a swift investigation into a report filed on March 29, 2026, by a victim identified as Edim. According…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA), Anambra State, said it has arrested three suspects over alleged extortion of traders in Onitsha market. The Spokesperson of the Agency, Karen James, who disclosed the arrest in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, gave the names of the arrested suspects as Mr. Michael Uwaoma, Mr….
By Ovat Abeng A delegation from the Ogboji community in Orumba South Local Government Area staged a peaceful protest at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Onitsha on Sunday, demanding justice for the “gruesome killing” of 42-year-old Mr. Emeka Okafor. The protesters, led by the President General of the Ogboji Town Union, Hon. Ndubuisi Nwaedozie,…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) has once again demonstrated its operational effectiveness with the successful rescue of two kidnapped children and the arrest of a suspected child trafficker in Onitsha. The operation, carried out by the Onitsha branch of the agency, underscores its growing reputation in combating crime and protecting vulnerable…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State owned security outfit, Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), says it has arrested the General Overseer of Jesus Is Ontop Ministry Amichi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state, Evangelist Dozie Favour Ezani for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Miss Precious Okafor in his residence. The SASA…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, have uncovered an eight-month-old case of a reported missing person with the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect, Chukwudalu Ezeani, ‘male‘, in connection with the murder of his cousin, late Chinedu Ezeani ‘m’, aged 52 years. According to the State Police Public Relations…
