Force Headquarters in Abuja.
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the theft of one of its official vehicles, a Toyota Buffalo Land Cruiser, from the premises of the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
The vehicle, with chassis number JTELU71JX0B027126 and registration number NPF 5594 D, went missing on July 28, 2025.
Civilians have urged the Force headquarters and Police authorities to remain calm as they call on well meaning Nigerians nationwide to be on the lookout for the missing vehicle.
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (rtd), has dismissed claims that repentant Boko Haram members are being recruited into the Nigerian military. Speaking on Channels Television, Irabor described the notion as impossible, stressing that no such practice exists and that military entry procedures make it unfeasible. He explained that Operation Safe Corridor only deradicalizes low-risk offenders for civilian reintegration, not military service. Irabor acknowledged existing gaps in manpower and equipment but maintained that these challenges do not amount to failure by security agencies.
The Lagos State Police Command has opened an investigation into a controversial arrest in Ikorodu after a viral video showed an officer forcefully restraining a half-naked bus conductor. The incident, recorded on Saturday, sparked public outrage, with many questioning the officer’s conduct and the circumstances surrounding the arrest. Police spokesperson Abimbola Adebisi said the bus driver had allegedly caused a traffic gridlock by deliberately obstructing the road, prompting officers to intervene. According to the Command, the conductor stripped himself while attempting to evade arrest, which led to the dramatic scenes captured on video. The officer involved has been identified and placed under investigation, while the conductor has been invited to meet with the Commissioner of Police. Authorities said the outcome of the probe will be made public and reminded residents to report any rights violations, even as they warned that resisting lawful arrest remains a criminal offence.
The NDLEA has uncovered and dismantled a social-media-based drug syndicate distributing illicit substances disguised as imported Christmas cookies and snacks in the Lekki area of Lagos. Agency spokesman Femi Babafemi confirmed the arrest of two alleged masterminds, Deji Adesanya and Olubiyi Majekodunmi, after operatives raided their Ikate apartment, recovering five kilograms of Canadian Loud and large quantities of designer sachets used for packaging the drugs. In separate Lagos operations, the NDLEA arrested 38-year-old kingpin Philip Ucheka in Mushin with 55.6kg of Canadian Loud and seized three delivery vehicles linked to his network. Officers also intercepted drugs concealed in imported items at courier facilities, including Loud hidden in a teddy bear and tramadol capsules disguised in Vitamin C and Magnesium bottles bound for the UK. In Oyo State, additional arrests were made, including a 55-year-old suspect caught with thousands of pentazocine ampoules, codeine syrup bottles, Co-codamol pills, and tramadol capsules.