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Metro • Jul 11, 2026
Five suspected cultist arrested in Lagos police raid, weapons, drugs recovered
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists believed to be terrorizing the Apapa, Ijora, and Badia areas of the state.
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Metro • Jul 11, 2026
How coordinated operations led to the rescue of Oyo school children
Troops of the Nigerian Army, led by the General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Major General CR Nnebeife, in collaboration with special units from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) specifically the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC), the Defence Headquarters with Special Forces elements from the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force
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Metro • Jul 10, 2026
CP Danladi Commissions Nneato police division, Calls for Collaboration
In a significant display of community-driven security initiative, the Abia state commissioner of police, CP Danladi Isa has officially commissioned the newly community built Nneato Divisional Police Station on Friday, praising the community's commitment to enhancing security in their area.
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Metro • Jul 10, 2026
Police arrest four suspected cultists, recover firearms in Abia state
The Abia State Police Command has arrested four suspected criminals, including members of a cult group, and recovered a cache of firearms and other dangerous weapons in two separate operations, the command announced on Friday.
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Metro • Jul 10, 2026
Anambra police strengthen security network with forest service partnership
The Anambra State Police Command is broadening its security approach through a new partnership with the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), signaling a shift toward more inclusive crime-fighting strategies across the state.
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Metro • Jul 10, 2026
Wife of officer crushed by police convoy in Enugu recounts last words of husband
Listening to the shaky voice of Mrs. Ngozi Isiwu-Obodo, wife of Inspector Obodo, 45, who was crushed to death by a police convoy, last Sunday, in Enugu, must draw tears from even the stone-hearted.
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Metro • Jul 9, 2026
Twelve arraigned for rape, defilement, child abuse in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has taken a firm stand against sexual and gender-based violence with the arraignment of twelve suspects before the Gender Magistrate Court in Awka on Wednesday, in a series of cases involving rape, defilement, child abuse, abduction, and assault.
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Metro • Jul 8, 2026
135 suspected cultists arrested with 26 guns in Lagos Police raid
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 135 suspected cultists and recovered 26 firearms during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts across the state.
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Metro • Jul 7, 2026
How aunt attacked 12-year-old niece with knife over house chore in Abia
A 35-year-old woman identified as Nwoko Gift is facing attempted murder charges after she attacked her 12-year-old niece identified as Ebo Chimamanda with a kitchen knife because the young girl refused to spread clothes after her aunt left for the market. The disturbing incident, which was captured on video and went viral across social media, has s
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Metro • Jul 7, 2026
Police special fraud unit receives vehicle donation to boost anti-fraud operations
The Nigeria Police Force's Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, has received a significant boost in its fight against financial crimes with the unveiling of an additional operational vehicle donated by one of the units esteemed stakeholder.
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Metro • Jul 4, 2026
Police arrest suspected cultist, recover firearms in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old suspected cultist, Yusuf Lamina Adigun, and recovered a locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge during a stop-and-search operation in the Ijaiye/Ojokoro area of the state.
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Metro • Jul 3, 2026
Fire outbreak contained at oil terminal in Lagos, no casualty recorded
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has successfully contained a fire outbreak involving a storage tank at the Bono Energy Terminal, located within the Ibru Jetty Complex along the Apapa–Oworonshoki Expressway, by Coconut Bus Stop, Olodi Apapa, Lagos on Friday.
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