The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers in separate operations and rescued a 10-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted in the state.

The police said one of the suspects, Abdullahi Buba, also known as “Osho”, is a member of a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating in parts of Sokoto State.

According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, Buba was arrested on August 8 during a raid on a criminal hideout in Tudun Doki Village, Gwadabawa Local Government Area.

Police said the operation was carried out at about 2 pm following credible intelligence.

Preliminary investigations, according to the police, showed that Buba was allegedly involved in kidnappings and the collection of illegal levies from communities in Gwadabawa, Kware and Gada local government areas.

The command said the suspect was also assisting investigators in tracking other members of the syndicate who remain at large.

In a separate operation, police rescued 10-year-old Muhammad Sufiyanu after he was reported missing in Gidan Madi Town, Tangaza Local Government Area.

The boy’s uncle, Sani Ibrahim, reported his disappearance at Gidan Madi Police Station on August 11.

Police said detectives from the Gidan Madi Division later intercepted two people riding a motorcycle at about 11 pm. The suspects were carrying a concealed sack.

The two men reportedly fled when officers challenged them, leaving the sack behind.

Police subsequently discovered the boy inside the sack, alive and responsive.

He was taken to Gidan Madi General Hospital for treatment and was later discharged.

The boy reportedly told investigators that one of the suspects lured him into a room, injected him with a sedative and forced him into the sack.

Police said one suspect had been arrested and confessed to the alleged crime, while crime scene investigators had also visited the area.

The command said investigations into both incidents were ongoing.

Commissioner of Police Hayatu Hassan Shaffa commended the officers involved and urged residents to continue providing security agencies with timely and credible information.

He also reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property across Sokoto State.

Apostle Joshua Aghasedo of Powerline Church has declared that the use of sex toys by married couples is not a sin.

Aghasedo described sex toys as an equipment that helps couples ‘perform the conjugal business up to 90 percent’.

Addressing his congregation, the clergyman compared sex toys to phones and cars that help its owners in their respective functions.

He said: “Is using a sex toy a sin? Is driving a car a sin? A car to drive you from here to Dallas, is it a sin? Using the phone, is it a sin? I have never used a sex toy. Let me just say. But in this modern day of technology, it’s an equipment. It can help you do the job to 90%, and you finish the remaining 10%. I’m just being real. It can help you.”

Aghasedo insisted that sex toys should only be used by married couples.

“I have suggested sex toy to a couple before when I look at all the surrounding circumstances, so that somebody won’t go out and other things would follow.

“It’s an equipment to help, to help the process, sex toy is only for married couples. We are talking within the framework of marriage, right? Not outside. It’s for married couples,” he said.

Aghasedo added that using such an item outside the marital context was a different matter according to his religious interpretation.

He added: “Now, if you engage it on your own, it’s called masturbation, and another word for masturbation is fornication. You get it? If you don’t get it, forget about it. It’s within the marital context. Alright?”

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Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with alleged conspiracy, attempted murder, assault occasioning harm and unlawful possession of prohibited firearms in Modakeke, Ife East Local Government Area.

The suspects were arrested following a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police over the alleged offences.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said in a statement on Thursday that police operatives apprehended the suspects at about 2 a.m. on August 9, 2026.

The command identified the suspects as Olufemi Olatunji, 39; Ajayi Idowu, 31; Akingbala Oluwakemi, 40; and Adekunle Basirat, 40.

Police said searches conducted at the suspects’ residences and premises resulted in the recovery of two firearms, including a locally made cut-to-size firearm and a pump-action firearm.

According to the command, the locally made firearm was recovered from Basirat’s shop, while the pump-action firearm was recovered from Oluwakemi’s residence.

The police said Basirat was identified as the wife of Solomon Akinlabi, also known as “Indomine,” while Oluwakemi was identified as the wife of Akingbala Akindele, alias “Ostand.”

“The suspects are currently in police custody and are assisting the police with the ongoing investigation,” the statement said.

In a separate operation, operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit arrested six suspected members of an unlawful society following information about an alleged invasion of the campus of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, by armed hoodlums, during which two students were reportedly injured.

The six suspects were identified as Ajoba Akorede, 27; Adam Oseni, 27; Ogunrinde Ayomide, 21; Ogunlana Muheez, 26; Ajose Noah, 25; and Adeniyi Damola, 25.

The command said Akorede and Oseni confessed during interrogation to being members of the Aye confraternity, adding that it had not verified whether they were students of the institution.

The police, who said investigations into both cases were ongoing, added that the suspects would be charged in court upon completion of the investigations, while efforts were continuing to apprehend other suspects allegedly connected with the Modakeke case.