The Chief Magistrate Court 2 sitting in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, has ordered the remand of two young boys for allegedly stealing a generator belonging to a mosque.

The court also remanded a scavenger, Auwalu Bashir in prison custody for allegedly receiving stolen property.

The minors who were ordered to be kept in a juvenile remand home are 14-year-old Saidu Alhassan, and 13-year-old Mamman, both of PZ Roundabout area of Jimeta, Yola North LGA.

The boys and the older defendant were arraigned before the court by the police prosecutor, Inspector Emmanuel Paul,, for alleged “criminal conspiracy, theft and receiving of stolen property.

The prosecutor told the court that a resident of Jambutu Primary School in Yola North LGA, Murtala Isa, reported the incident of theft at the Jambutu Police Station on the 13th June, 2026, after which investigations led to the defendants.

Arraigning the defendants on First Information Report, Inspector Emmanuel Paul, alleged that the minors at different times made away with the Perso Power Generator valued at N600,000 and sold it to the scavenger at N50,000 each.

Police in Kebbi State have arrested 12 suspected criminals, including alleged members of the Lakurawa, Mamudawa and Boko Haram groups, over offences ranging from terrorism and kidnapping to armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms.

The Commissioner of Police in Kebbi, Umar Hadejia, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Birnin Kebbi.

Hadejia said the suspects are currently in police custody and will be prosecuted upon the conclusion of investigations.

Among those arrested are three suspected Mamudawa and Boko Haram members identified as Muhammadu Bandi, Aliyu Abubakar and Muhammadu Abubakar.

According to the police commissioner, preliminary investigations linked the suspects to movements around Illo on June 4, 2026, when an attack resulted in the death of three officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC.

The police also arrested Murtala Sani, a resident of Zazzagawa village, for allegedly supplying food items and drinks to suspected Lakurawa terrorists.

In a separate operation, operatives of the command arrested Faruku Muhammed for the alleged rape of a 10-year-old girl.

Hadejia said the command has intensified patrols and tactical deployments across identified flashpoints in the state as part of efforts to maintain security and protect residents.

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a woman for allegedly attempting to traffic three Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast for prostitution.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, the suspect allegedly lured the girls, aged between 18 and 20, from Kaduna State to Lagos with promises of legitimate employment in a restaurant.

However, upon their arrival in the Ajegunle area of the state on May 23, 2026, the suspect allegedly informed them that she intended to send them to Ivory Coast.

One of the victims, who refused to be taken abroad, subsequently reported the matter to the police.

Following the report, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Tijani, directed that the case be transferred from the Tolu Division, Ajegunle, to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, for further investigation.

The investigation into the allegations of conspiracy, deception and human trafficking is being handled by the Anti-Human Trafficking/Gender Unit of the SCID under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the department, Mr Dayo Akinbisehin.

A police source told NAN on Thursday that the victims were never informed of the alleged plan before leaving Kaduna.

According to the source, one of the victims objected after discovering that she was being taken abroad for prostitution rather than the promised job opportunity.

“She immediately told the suspect that prostitution was not what they had been told they were coming to Lagos for.

“The suspect allegedly took the girls to a motor park with plans to facilitate their movement out of the country.

“Alarmed by the development, one of the victims approached the police and lodged a complaint.

“Following the report, detectives launched an investigation and subsequently apprehended the suspect,” the source said.

The source added that efforts are underway to rescue the other victims allegedly being held by an accomplice and to trace other persons connected to the suspected trafficking operation.

According to the source, investigations have been concluded and the suspect will be charged to court as soon as possible.