The combined team of security operatives have arrested three suspected kidnappers after they were identified by victims in Jattu market, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

DAILY POST reports that the suspects were arrested by the combined team of operatives of Edo State Police Command, Jattu Division and the State security outfit codename, Edo State Security Corps, ESSC.

The spokesperson of the Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City.

Ikoedem gave the names of the suspects as Nura Dahiru,  22, Ibrahim Yakubu, 25 and Abubakar Inusa, 23.

She said two of the suspects were identified by one Mrs Ibrahim Jemila, and one other as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction. 

According to her, on the 15th May, 2026, at about 17:50 hours, the Divisional Police Officer, Jattu Division, received credible information that one of the suspected kidnappers of one Ibrahim Jemila ‘f’, who was abducted and later released on 13th May, 2026, had been sighted at Jattu Market. 

“Acting swiftly on the information, operatives of the Division mobilised in collaboration with members of the Edo State Security Corps to the location where three suspects were arrested.

“In the course of investigation, two of the suspects, Nura Dahiru and Ibrahim Yakubu, have been positively identified by Jemila and one other as members of the kidnapping gang responsible for their abduction”, she said.

Ikoedem described the arrest as another breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes in the State by the Command.

Zamfara State Police Command has neutralised two suspected bandits and recovered explosive devices during separate security operations in Bungudu Local Government Area of the state.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazoo Abubakar, said armed hoodlums invaded the Funture area of Rugar Buda Village via Nahuce District in Bungudu Emirate around 12:30 a.m., firing sporadically in an attempt to cause panic among residents.

He said operatives, alongside other security personnel stationed in Nahuce, swiftly mobilised to the scene and engaged the attackers in a gun duel.

According to him, two bandits were killed during the encounter, while others escaped into nearby forests with possible gunshot injuries.

He added that a vigilante member, identified as Kabiru Auwal, sustained a gunshot injury to his left hand and is currently receiving treatment at a medical facility.

The Command said patrol and confidence-building operations have been intensified in the affected communities to prevent further attacks and ensure residents’ safety.

In a related development, the Command disclosed that operatives of the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit, VCRU, in collaboration with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) team, discovered and neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, along the Bilbis–Kuncin Kalgo Road.

According to DSP Abubakar, the pressure-plate IED, suspected to have been planted by terrorists, was detected at the Hayin Kagana–Kuncin Kalgo axis and safely dismantled without casualties.

He said the device was professionally evacuated and destroyed in line with standard safety procedures to prevent accidental detonation, rendering the area safe for public use.

The Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Muhammad Bello, commended the operatives for their professionalism and assured residents of continued efforts to sustain security across the state.

Three suspected illegal miners transporting solid minerals believed to be lithium ore without valid documents have been apprehended by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The state commandant of NSCDC, Abbas Nda Mohammed, while briefing newsmen on Tuesday gave the names of the suspects as Musa Abdullahi, 45, Aliyu Ibrahim, 20, and Ishaq Ibrahim, 51, all from Keffi in Nasarawa State, saying that they were apprehended during an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Mines and Steel Unit attached to the Command’s Special Patrol Team.

He said, “The operation formed part of the corps’ renewed crackdown on illegal mining and economic sabotage in the state.”

Abbas explained that the suspects were arrested on the Jebba Expressway in the Okolowo area of Ilorin at about 10 p.m. on Friday.

His men, he said, intercepted a truck bearing registration number DKA 990 XJ, Kaduna State, conveying about 36 tonnes of substances suspected to be lithium ore.

Preliminary investigations, according to the state commander of NSCDC, showed that the suspects failed to provide valid mining licences, waybills or any legal documents authorising the possession and transportation of the mineral resources.

He said that investigations were ongoing to ascertain the actual source and ownership of the minerals, identify other persons connected to the transaction and determine the mining company involved, assuring that the suspects will be prosecuted in accordance with the law upon conclusion of the investigation.

Abbas expressed the corps’ determination to safeguarding critical national assets, pointing out that the command will intensify operations against illegal mining and other criminal activities across the state.