By Ado Oyeyemi Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued six female students of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, and their commercial driver after they were abducted by armed men along the Daye-Malumfashi Road. The victims were kidnapped on Monday after the assailants attacked a commercial vehicle travelling from Kaduna to Katsina in the Danmusa Local Government Area of the state. The Deputy Director of Information, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, 8 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Olamiyi Osoba, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Monday. Osoba said troops were alerted to the attack through a distress…
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By Ado Oyeyemi A Nigerian cleric, Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu, also known as Ekedi Samuel, has reportedly gone into hiding after security operatives discovered a mummified body buried beneath a concrete slab at a property linked to his church in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The body was uncovered on September 19 by officers of the Nkoabang Special Police Station during an investigation involving Kenechukwu, the founder of Mercy of God Ministry, according to Cameroon Tribune. The newspaper reported that investigators found a white-and-gold coffin buried about 1.5 metres beneath a concrete slab at the property in Nkoabang. The body inside the coffin was…
By Ado Oyeyemi A man identified simply as Tosin, who travelled from Ondo State to attend an event in Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has been found dead after he reportedly went missing from the gathering. Tosin was said to have left the venue briefly on September 15, 2026, while the event was ongoing, before he was allegedly accosted by suspected cultists in the Egbin area of Ijede. A police source told PUNCH Metro that the assailants allegedly dispossessed the victim of his gold chains, mobile phones and other belongings before killing him. His disappearance was initially treated as a missing-person…
By Ado Oyeyemi A school pupil has been reported missing after flood swept through a section of the Nibo-Isiagu Road in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, following heavy rainfall in parts of the state. Nine people, including seven schoolchildren and two adults, were rescued after they became trapped while travelling through the flooded route. The rescue operation was carried out by the Anambra State Police Command’s Safe School Operatives in collaboration with members of the affected community. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in…
By Ado Oyeyemi A 48-year-old travel agent, Akiah Edward, has been arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State, for allegedly obtaining N6m from a man under false pretence in connection with a Canadian visa. Edward was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace. The prosecutor, Evelyn Motim, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offences on June 21, 2026, at about 2:30pm in Abeokuta. Motim alleged that Edward was introduced to the complainant, Nasir Abiola, as a travel agent and subsequently promised…
By Ado Oyeyemi Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested a 30-year-old man, Okpara Emmanuel, over the alleged killing of his girlfriend, identified only as Chinyere. The incident occurred at the suspect’s residence in Olympic Layout, One-Day, Enugu, where the woman’s decomposing remains were reportedly discovered. The state police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday at the command’s headquarters in GRA, Enugu. According to the statement, preliminary investigations indicated that Emmanuel allegedly killed the woman on September 19 following an argument over allegations concerning who infected whom with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The suspect…
By Ado Oyeyemi Bandits have reportedly demanded N30m for the release of six Islamic clerics abducted in Zamfara State after attending a special prayer session for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress. The clerics were said to have been kidnapped after participating in the prayer organised by the Director-General of the APC campaign and Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari. The development was disclosed on Tuesday by a conflict reporter, D English Alhaji, in a post on Facebook. According to the reporter, the six clerics were abducted by bandits shortly after the prayer session. He alleged that the…
By Ado Oyeyemi Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress, about three months after quitting the African Democratic Congress over allegations surrounding its presidential primary. Lawal announced his defection in Abuja on Tuesday, declaring his support for the NDC presidential ticket of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former SGF said Nigerians concerned about insecurity, hunger, poverty and other challenges confronting the country should support the NDC. Lawal said, “Anybody in Nigeria who has the interest of our country at heart and sympathy for the…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Nigeria Police Force, Zone One Command, Kano, has declared a 37-year-old man, Usman Ibrahim, wanted over allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal misappropriation and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. Ibrahim, whose occupation was not stated, was declared wanted in a bulletin issued under the authority of the Inspector-General of Police. The bulletin, made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday by the Zone One Police Public Relations Officer, Hussaini Abdullahi, described Ibrahim as dark-complexioned, with a round face and black eyes. According to the police, Ibrahim’s last known address is No. 14,…
By Ado Oyeyemi A 52-year-old man, Alaba Ayeni, has been found dead inside a domestic well in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Kwara State Fire Service disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Hassan Adekunle, stating that firefighters recovered Ayeni’s body from the well located beside Lamp Bearers Islamic School, off Asa-Dam Road, Ilorin. Adekunle said the agency received a distress call concerning the incident and arrived at the scene at about 8:42am, before commencing efforts to retrieve the victim. He said, “Our firefighters commenced a recovery operation and successfully recovered the body of…