A 22-year-old supplier of illicit substances to bandits, Muhammad Mohammed, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. According to available information, the illicit drugs supplier to bandits was nabbed by the operatives of the NDLEA on April 13, 2025. Mohammed was stopped by operatives on …
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NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine in Saudi-bound Religious Books
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia. NDLEA intercepts cocaine in Saudi-bound religious books The spokesperson of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said the cocaine consignment …
Read More »Bandits Kill two, Abduct One in Kano
GUNMEN suspected to be bandits have killed two persons and abducted one other following an attack on Faruruwa village market in the Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State. It was gathered that the incident occurred when traders were closing their stalls on Thursday evening. The bandits were said to …
Read More »NAPTIP Launches Onslaught on Human Trafficking Syndicate, Detains Two Suspects in Abuja
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched a major operation targeting an organised human trafficking syndicate. The agency’s Press Officer, Mr Vincent Adekoye, said in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said two high-profile suspects were detained by NAPTIP operatives in connection with the …
Read More »NDLEA detains 22 suspects, Recovers illicit Drugs, Weapons in Kano
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has detained 22 suspects in possession of various quantities of illicit substances during a series of coordinated raids across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Kano. He …
Read More »Kidnappers Abduct Church Official Who Delivered Ransom For Release Of Kaduna Pastor
THE abductors of Pastor Samson Ndah Ali of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Mararaba Aboro, located in the Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have freed him. However, the kidnappers have reportedly retained the church’s financial secretary, Yusuf Shehu Ambi, who delivered the ransom to them. Naija News understands that …
Read More »Two Bus drivers Jailed 3 Months for Assaulting LASTMA Officials
A Lagos Mobile Court has sentenced two individuals to three months custodial imprisonment for orchestrating a violent and coordinated mob attack on the operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement made available to the News …
Read More »Police Detain 8 Armed Robbery Suspects, Recover Pistols
OPERATIVES of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained eight suspects for alleged armed robbery. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Monday in Lagos He said that firearms were recovered from the suspects. “On April 2, a sergeant of …
Read More »Suspected Militias kill 2 Young Brothers in Taraba Community
TWO brothers have been killed by suspected militias in Wapan Nghaku, a quiet community in Hospital ward of Wukari Local Government Area, Taraba State, on Friday, April 4. The victims, Masandi Moses Bulus and Mikhima Moses Basungyu, were reportedly tending to their farm, when they were attacked and killed. Newsextra24 …
Read More »Gunmen Kidnap Female Ebonyi Govt Official
GUNMEN have abducted the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Blessing Adagba. The Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Friday, April 4, 2025. “Yes, Adagba was abducted in the Okposhi Eheku community of Ohaukwu Local …
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