The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, has said that, following intelligence information, its personnel arrested a scrap dealer and recovered school property in Benin.

In a statement on Sunday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Ogbebor Efosa, said the combined team, made up of the Edo State Scrap Monitoring Team, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, and personnel of the NSCDC Safe Schools initiative, on June 25, 2026, at about 10 am embarked on a routine school monitoring exercise within Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The team visited Oriohhene Primary School, Bolehole, where extensive vandalism was discovered.

“Preliminary assessment revealed that classroom chairs, air-conditioning units, and roofing sheets had been stolen, while parts of the school’s red roof had been vandalized by suspected criminal elements,” the statement said.

Following this, the monitoring team stormed a scrap dump site located at No. 40 Evbienwen Street, Iyaro, Benin City, and recovered vandalised roofing sheets and other items reasonably suspected to have been stolen from public schools.

According to the statement, a suspect, Mr Aniemeka Hilary, 61, a native of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State and owner of the dump site, was arrested in connection with the recovered items.

It said the suspect, who reportedly regretted his actions, confessed to purchasing vandalised items from unidentified individuals.

It added that the NSCDC State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, condemned the activities of vandals and warned scrap dealers across the state to desist from patronising and encouraging criminal elements through the purchase of suspected stolen items, adding that, “Any individual found aiding, abetting, or benefiting from the destruction of government property will face the full wrath of the law.”

Twelve people were injured in a clash between farmers from Larabar Gadan Sarki and herders from the communities of Majawa and Karade in Warawa Local Government Area of Kano State.

The chairman of Warawa Local Government, Lamido Sunusi Ahmad, disclosed this in a statement issued by his media aide, Musleem Garindau.

The statement said the council chairman visited the injured victims at Wudil General Hospital and directed that the local government should cover the cost of their treatment until they had fully recovered.

He also commended community leaders and security personnel for their swift intervention, noting that calm had been restored to the affected communities.

The chairman urged residents to refrain from spreading rumours or engaging in any act capable of escalating tensions and instead embrace dialogue to promote peaceful coexistence.

Speaking further, the Vice Chairman of Warawa Local Government, Hon. Ibrahim Abdu Madari, explained that the conflict involved residents of the communities, all of whom are indigenous to the area.

He said reports indicated that the violence began after a cow strayed into a farmer’s field and ate some crops. The farmer allegedly beat the cow, prompting its owner to assault the farmer, and the disagreement later escalated into a wider clash.

He also reiterated his appeal to residents to live peacefully and resolve disputes through dialogue and mutual understanding.

An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, planted by suspected bandits along the Kurawa–Sabon Birni road in Sokoto State on Sunday hit a vehicle, killing one person and injuring many passengers.

The incident raised fresh concerns over the growing use of explosive devices by criminal groups operating in parts of the North-West.

The vehicle was said to be conveying passengers from surrounding communities to Sabon Birni when it ran over the explosive device, triggering a blast that severely damaged the vehicle and left several occupants injured.

A security analyst based in the area, Bashir Guyawa, disclosed the incident in a post on his Facebook page.

Guyawa described the incident as another reminder of the persistent security challenges confronting communities along the border axis.

He said the vehicle was on a routine passenger trip when the explosion occurred.

“The vehicle was conveying passengers early this morning on their way to Sabon Birni when the unfortunate incident happened,” he wrote.