The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has taken decisive action following a high-profile security lapse at the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Officer-in-Charge of the facility, alongside two other principal officers, has been removed from their positions pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation.This disciplinary measure stems from an incident involving a...
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56 Days in Captivity: Rescued Oyo School Principal Recounts Death of Two Colleagues, Four-Hour Forest Trek
The Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Folake Alamu, has shared the painful details of the 56 days she and other abducted teachers and pupils spent in captivity, revealing that they lost two colleagues and were forced to trek for four hours through the forest...
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Expand Shari’a Court Jurisdiction, Ex-Grand Khadi Urges FG
Former Grand Khadi of the Kwara State Shari’a Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Solihu Olohuntoyin Muhammad (rtd.), has called on the Federal Government to amend the 1999 Constitution to expand the jurisdiction of Shari’a Courts of Appeal beyond Islamic personal law matters, saying the existing constitutional limitation has denied many Muslim litigants access to justice...
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Makinde Thanks Tinubu, Security Agencies After Rescue of Abducted Oyo Pupils, Teachers
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and security agencies for the successful rescue of 46 pupils and teachers who were abducted in Orire Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Makinde described the development as a major relief for the state and the country,...
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Spain calls for stronger Nigeria-Europe cooperation as criminal networks adapt trafficking routes
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,...