Nigerian Navy Busts Billion-Naira Oil Theft Rings Under Operation Delta Sentinel The Nigerian Navy has intensified its offensive against crude oil theft under Operation Delta Sentinel, recording major operational successes across multiple domains and disrupting illegal activities worth billions of naira in Rivers State. Leading the operations, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER conducted a series of intelligence-driven raids targeting large-scale illegal refining and crude oil storage facilities in the Ndoni/Egbema axis. During one of the operations in Umoku, Ndoni, naval personnel uncovered a major illegal refining site consisting of several dugout pits and locally fabricated refining ovens used for processing…
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Nigeria Police SPS Earns Praise from Save the Children for Strengthening School Security The Save the Children International has commended the Nigeria Police Force Schools Protection Squad (SPS) for its commitment to safeguarding schools, strengthening community safety, and enhancing rapid response mechanisms across the country. The commendation was given during a courtesy visit by the Country Director of Save the Children, Duncan Harvey, alongside members of the organisation’s senior management team, to the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Schools Protection Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The visit, conducted on behalf of the Inspector-General of…
NPF Extradites Fugitive To UK For Murder And Drug Trafficking, IGP Disu Reaffirms Commitment To Global Collaboration The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has successfully facilitated the extradition of one Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi to the United Kingdom to face charges bordering on murder and drug trafficking. The extradition followed a formal request by United Kingdom authorities in September 2024 to locate, arrest, and extradite the fugitive over his alleged involvement in the murder of one Joshua Boadu on 18th June 2018, after which he fled to Nigeria to evade arrest. He was also alleged…
POLICE REFORMS: IGP Disu Receives Gazetted NPF Regulations, Assures Swift Implementation The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, today 15th April 2026, received the gazetted Nigeria Police Force Regulations from the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Ibrahim Gaidam, at a handover ceremony held at the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, Abuja. At the ceremony, the Head of the Police Reform Secretariat, Professor Olu Ogunsakin, noted that the gazettement of the Regulations bridges the gap between the Police Act, 2020 and operational realities, effectively transitioning the reform agenda from policy to implementation. In his keynote address,…
Court Jails Fraudster for N13m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice Mohammed Maina of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday April, 15, 2026 convicted and sentenced Akeem Oriade Adeyinka to various jail terms for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N13,000,000( Thirteen Million Naira). The convict was arraigned on Wednesday, September 23, 2025 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on two-count separate charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal misappropriation to the tune of N3,000,000 (Three Million Naira) and N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) respectively. Count one…
Troops Of Operation Whirl Stroke Rescue Two Kidnapped Victims In Benue Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued two kidnapped victims following sustained intelligence driven crackdown on criminal elements operating within Kyado in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The rescue operation which took place in the early hours of 15 April 2026 at approximately 03:50 a.m., led to the safe recovery of Mr Sylvester Micheal Ebuka and Mrs Chidinma Chikwentu. The victims had earlier been abducted in separate incidents, with Mr Ebuka kidnapped on 2 April 2026 at about 06:50 a.m., while Mrs Chikwentu was taken on 6…
POLICE REFORMS: IGP Disu Receives Gazetted NPF Regulations, Assures Swift Implementation The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, today 15th April 2026, received the gazetted Nigeria Police Force Regulations from the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Ibrahim Gaidam, at a handover ceremony held at the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, Abuja. At the ceremony, the Head of the Police Reform Secretariat, Professor Olu Ogunsakin, noted that the gazettement of the Regulations bridges the gap between the Police Act, 2020 and operational realities, effectively transitioning the reform agenda from policy to implementation. In his keynote address,…
US Accuses Nigerian Security Elements Of Enabling Attacks On Christian Communities A United States lawmaker, Kimberly Daniels, has issued an assessment accusing elements within Nigeria’s security architecture of allegedly enabling attacks on Christian communities, particularly in the country’s troubled North-Central and North-West regions. Daniels, who is a member of the Florida House of Representatives and doubles as Chairwoman of the United World Congress of Diplomats, made the claims in a report released on April 14, 2026, following a wave of deadly attacks that coincided with the Easter celebrations. The report paints a grim picture of escalating violence, alleging that worshippers…
BREAKING: Identities Of Benue Residents Killed In Fresh Attack Revealed The identities of about nine residents of Edikwu Ankpali in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State who were killed in a fresh attack by suspected terrorists have been identified. Community sources said that the victims, mostly fathers and primary providers, were brutally killed on Sunday night, leaving behind shattered families and deepening fears over the persistent wave of violence in the area. “This isn’t farming but burial,” one source lamented while sharing the video of the burial ground. “Before we move on like people of zero empathy, these are…
NPF-NCCC Dismantles Cross-border Fraud Syndicate, Nabs Fake World Bank Official, Arrests Two For Business Email Compromise The Nigeria Police Force, under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, has recorded multiple major breakthroughs in cybercrime investigations conducted by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC). These operations underscore the Force’s unwavering resolve to combat financial fraud, protect foreign direct investment, and uphold the integrity of Nigeria’s digital and financial ecosystem. In an intelligence-led operation, the NPF-NCCC has dismantled a sophisticated cross-border fraud syndicate, following actionable intelligence received from the East Africa Sub-Sahara…