By Prosper Okoye A senior Spanish police official on Tuesday warned that Nigerian organised crime networks are increasingly exploiting legal migration channels, digital technologies and international financial systems to expand human trafficking operations, urging closer cooperation between Nigerian and European law enforcement agencies to dismantle the transnational networks. Speaking at a four-day workshop on Strengthening...
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Police Bust Suspected Bandit Supply Network in Ilorin, Arrest Key Logistics Operative
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected logistics supplier allegedly linked to bandit groups operating in parts of the state, in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal support networks. The arrest was carried out by operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) following intelligence gathering...
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Police Arrest Three Suspected Vandals, Armed Robbery Links Uncovered in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected criminals allegedly involved in vandalising government-installed solar streetlights and carrying out armed robbery-related activities along the Asa Dam/Dangote Road axis in Ilorin metropolis. The arrests were made by operatives of the newly created Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) during an intelligence-led operation carried out in the...
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Many Days After, Children Abducted in Oyo, Borno Still in Captivity — CPN
By Prosper Okoye The Child Protection Network (CPN) has expressed concern over the continued captivity of children abducted during separate attacks on schools in Oyo and Borno states, several days after the incidents occurred. In a statement issued to mark the 2026 Children’s Day celebration, the National Coordinator of CPN, Olakunle Sanni, condemned the attacks...
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Gunmen Invade Oyo Schools, Kill Teacher, Abduct Pupils As Panic Grips Communities
Fear and anxiety have enveloped parts of Oyo State following an attack by suspected terrorists on two schools in Ahoro-Esinele community, Oriire Local Government Area, where a teacher was killed and several pupils abducted. The affected schools, LA School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele, came under attack on Friday, throwing residents and parents into...
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EFCC Sets the Record Straight on UUTH Incident
Following the impassioned reaction of Nigerians to a recent incident at the Uyo University Teaching Hospital, UUTH, involving operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Commission and some staff of the hospital, the Commission is constrained to issue further clarification concerning the episode. The presence of the Commission’s Operatives in the facility on Tuesday,...
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Alleged N27b Fraud:Â EFCC Presents More Witnesses against Darius Ishaku, Yero
The trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with the Economic and Financial...
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Police Intensify Hunt for Killers After Fresh Violence Claims Lives in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a major operation to track down suspected attackers behind separate violent incidents that left several people dead, houses destroyed and residents displaced in parts of the state. The attacks, which occurred in Edede Community and parts of Ibaji Local Government Area, have heightened tension among residents as security...
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Police Bust Suspected Cultists, Drug Dealers at Ilorin Hotspot, Recover 24 Motorcycles
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested 13 suspected cultists, thugs and drug peddlers during a major raid at Tanke Junction in Ilorin, following intelligence reports on the activities of hoodlums disguising as commercial motorcyclists in the area. The operation, which was carried out in collaboration with members of the National Forest Guard,...
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FUGITIVE WILDLIFE CRIMINAL APPREHENDED AFTER 5 YEARS ON THE RUN
‎A wildlife trafficker Shamsideen Abubakar previously declared wanted by the Federal High Court in Lagos—has been apprehended in a joint enforcement operation by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC).‎‎Abubakar, identified as a key figure in the trafficking network had been on...