Crime Report

Nevertheless, dismantling criminal networks requires more than arrests. Successful prosecution, transparent investigations and sustained intelligence gathering will ultimately determine whether these operations produce lasting results or temporary headlines. For the Nigeria Police Force, prosecuting officers accused of betraying their oath would sends a powerful message that no uniform confers immunity from the law. Institutional integrity is strengthened when discipline is …

Fourteen victims of kidnapping have regained their freedom after soldiers launched a fierce pursuit that forced their abductors to abandon 11 of them and flee into the Edo forest. The remaining three victims were later rescued after troops intensified a clearance operation in the forest, bringing to 14 the number of victims rescued by the Nigerian Army. The operation, conducted …

Edo State Police Command said it has dismissed five police officers over their alleged involvement in a criminal syndicate accused of abducting and extorting unsuspecting members of the public in Benin City. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this during a press briefing, stating that the syndicate operated around the Teboga axis, off Aduwawa, where victims were …

Nigeria’s Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Monday Agbonika, has assumed office as the new AIG of Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City, with responsibility for Edo and Delta States. Agbonika succeeds AIG Salman-Dogo Garba, who retired from the Nigeria Police Force on July 22, 2026. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tijani A. Momoh, disclosed this in a statement, noting …

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral video making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a motorist during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. The command said the officers had also been placed under investigation following public outrage over the incident, which circulated widely on social media on Friday. The viral clip …

  The three convicts were jailed for six offences, and they will stand trial on the four remaining charges to which they pleaded not guilty. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced three terrorists linked to the May abduction of school children and teachers in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment. Justice …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has identified the Nigeria Police Force and five federal ministries and agencies as having the highest number of suspected fake workers uncovered during its payroll verification exercise. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings while speaking on the commission’s investigation into payroll fraud across Federal Government institutions, according to …

  The Court of Appeal affirmed the forfeiture order based on EFCC’s iinvestigation linked the assets to funds allegedly diverted from money released for the operations of the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield. The Court of Appeal in Lagos has affirmed the final forfeiture of N293.97 million, several properties and investment assets linked to a retired major-general, Emmanuel Atewe, …

The developments also point to an emerging strategy, rather than merely arresting foot soldiers, security agencies are now targeting the networks, insiders, receivers and collaborators who sustain criminal activities. The past week has offered fresh evidence that the security architecture in Edo State may be moving from reactive policing to a more coordinated, intelligence-driven campaign against kidnapping, cultism, vandalism and …

Operatives of Edo State Security Squad codenamed “Operation flush out Kidnappers and Cultists,” at the weekend, raided a hideout known for drugs and cultism at Uzebu Quarters, Asoro Hill along Ekenwan road in Oredo local government area of Edo State where 12 suspects were arrested in connection with cultism and cult related activities. The Squad warned the youths and members …