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The PPRO said the breakthrough was made possible through the strong synergy among the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army and other military formations, including the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
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The suspected gunrunners were identified as EMMANUEL CHUKWUEMEKA, CLIFFORD BOLEYELEFA, AMADI PRINCEWILL, and AMADI FELIX CHIBUIKE, who were arrested in separate intelligence-led operations conducted in Bayelsa and Imo States.
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Justice BINTA NYAKO delivered the judgment in what could pass as the fastest terrorism trial in Nigerian history, which comes less than a month after the suspects were arrested by the Department of State Services on May 31, 2026.
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After months before the court, the trial judge on Thursday 11th June 2026 delivered his ruling on plea bargain terms filed by the prosecution and defence in the case.
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In view of the defendant’s ‘not guilty’ plea, Justice OSHODI ordered the remand the defendant in EFCC custody, pending her scheduled arraignment before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for another alleged fraud case.
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The suspects are Gafaru Adamu, ‘m’, aged 25, and Muhammed Sanni, ‘m’, aged 20. The PPRO said intelligence gathered by the Command indicates that they are members of a seven-man kidnapping syndicate linked to an incident under investigation in Edo State.
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However, Justice EMEKA NWITE discharged and acquitted the fifth defendant, MOMOH OTUHO ABUBAKAR, 47, after finding insufficient evidence linking him to the terrorist attack.
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The EFCC alleged that ABDULRAHMAN LAWAL RAJI and one ABDULRAHMAN LAWAL, who is at large, obtained the sum of Twenty-Six Million Naira from one OLAIDE IBIDAPO by falsely representing it was the purchase price for a Toyota Hilux 2022 car, with intent to defraud.
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The Lagos PPRO said a video recovered from one of the suspects’ mobile phones during investigations contains recording of the killing of unidentified persons within Ajangbadi and surrounding communities.
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DSP BABASEYI said the father and son, identified as FATAI ADEGBOLA and WALIU ADEGBOLA, were nabbed following a report of stealing received on May 22, 2026.
During the arraignment, the prosecution counsel, JUBRIL KAREEM, told Justice OLAWALE ALEBIOSU that the defendant beat RAMON IMAM to death, and also attempted to murder one SAMUEL OMALE by beating him with fist blows.
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The successful operation was led by the Divisional Police Officer, CSP AFENIFORO FOLAKE, and the suspects were identified as MATHEW UGOCHUKWU, and his wife, OLUWARANKAMI KEHINDE UGOCHUKWU.
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The President stated that “Early assessments confirm the elimination of the wanted IS senior leader, ABU-BILAL AL-MANUKI, also known as ABU-MAINOK, along with several of his lieutenants, during a strike on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin.”
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EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate I, Ikoyi alleged that the self-styled relationship therapist defrauded one IFEYINWA NONYE OKOYE under the false pretence of leasing a six-bedroom detached duplex in Lekki, Lagos State.
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The Force Public Relations Officer, ANTHONY PLACID, said the management of the Nigeria Police Force views the actions of the dismissed police officers and those awaiting prosecution as a grave betrayal of the trust placed in them by the people.
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61-year-old Prof NKECHY EZEH committed the crime through a nonprofit known as Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, funded by US federal programmes, the Department of Education, and private donors.
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ADEOLA and RASHEED were picked up on Friday, May 9, 2026, at about 6:30 a.m, by police operatives from the Ifo Division of the Ogun State Police Command, following a credible intelligence-led operation at a criminal hideout in the area.
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SERAP had alleged that the DSS operatives invaded their Abuja office, and harassed and assaulted their workers, while the DSS maintained that the operatives were on a routine visit to acquaint themselves with the new leadership of the organisation.
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The Inspector General of Police, OLATUNJI DISU, presented the findings and recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee to newsmen at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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The PPRO said "In line with standard operational procedures, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, promptly ordered the deployment of tactical units and directed an intelligence-led rescue operation to safely locate and rescue the victims."
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The spokesman further stated that the Commission extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and enjoins members of the public to remain calm as justice takes its course.
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The Force PRO, ANTHONY PLACID, said the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force directed the immediate transfer of the officer and his team to Force Headquarters, Abuja, where they would face the Force Disciplinary Committee for summary disciplinary measures and prosecution.
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The drug convicts, including seventy-five women, were awarded a combined jail term of two hundred and fifty-four years.
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The Police Public Relations Officer, ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, disclosed in a statement that DOGARA JOHN was caught with twenty vandalized reflective road studs, allegedly removed from the Third Mainland Bridge.
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The PPRO said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, TIJANI FATAI, also directed intensified police patrols, strategic positioning of officers, and increased police visibility across the identified flashpoints to ensure the safety of lives and property.
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The Director of Social Communications of the Diocese, Reverend Father MATTHEW STEPHEN KABIRAT, confirmed that the terrorists also razed down the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, as well as the residence of the Catechist, plus a mosque, shops and several houses.
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The suspects were identified as twenty-year-old ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA; thirty-year-old SALISU SANNUSI; and twenty-six-year-old JAMIU SAHIDU.
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NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI, disclosed in a statement that officers at the airport intercepted three-point-one-zero kilograms of cocaine inside tins of palm kernel oil at the export shed.
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NDLEA and US-DEA expressed commitment towards strengthening of existing partnership to counter the operations of drug cartels and decimate their capacity to fund other organized crimes such as extremism and terrorism.
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President TINUBU expressed his views in a half-hearted statement, nearly forty-eight hours after the deadly terror attack on residents of Angwan Rukuba district in Jos, Plateau State.
