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.

A 30-year-old man, identified as Spiro Odese, has reportedly killed his father following a heated argument over a lack of food in the house in Edo State.

DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Ikhe-khe Uhumwenbho community in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of the State.

It was learnt that the deceased, identified as Friday Odese, was a farmer in the Ikhe-khe Uhumwenbho Ewatto before he was allegedly killed by his son.

The 30-year-old man was, however, lynched by angry youths following the killing of his father.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, alleged that the killing resulted from a heated argument between the father and son over a lack of food in the house.

“The son, simply identified as Spiro Odese, was irked with the father’s response over his inability to provide food in the house.

“A heated quarrel then broke out, and angered with this development, the son immediately reached out to a cutlass and used it to attack the father, killing him on the spot”, he said.

The source added that a woman who saw the attack raised an alarm and called for help.

He said a neighbour who attempted to rescue the man was also attacked and inflicted with severe injuries, adding that the man is currently in the intensive care unit in an undisclosed hospital in the state.

He stated that, following a reprisal from an angry mob, the young man was lynched and in a few hours confirmed dead.

When contacted, the spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno lkoedem said the police in Ewohimi Division are yet to be briefed on the development.

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of seven individuals, including two military personnel and three police officers, over their alleged involvement in a robbery syndicate linked to multiple attacks across Accra, Tema, Anyinam, Kumasi, and Takoradi.

The Police Service disclosed this in a statement shared on its official social media platforms on Tuesday, noting that the arrests were carried out by the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police, IGP.

According to the statement, the case began after an Ivorian investor, Mousa Bamba, reported that he had been lured to the Dzorwulu area under the pretext of a planned purchase of six kilograms of gold valued at US$450,000.

Bamba alleged that upon arrival, the suspects posed as officers of the Criminal Investigation Department, CID, and military personnel before robbing him at gunpoint and fleeing the scene.

Following his complaint, police launched investigations that led to the initial arrest of two suspects, Mohammed Umaro, also known as Alhaji, and Gabriel Sewornu, also known as Dangote.

Further investigations by the Ghana Police Service subsequently linked additional suspects to the operation, including two soldiers identified as Lance Corporals Eugene Akurugu and Emmanuel Arko, also known as Bullet, as well as three police officers; Inspector Richmond Osei, Corporal Gideon Anor, and Lance Corporal Felix Deku Tetteyga.

The Police Service stated that the officers involved have since been interdicted to allow for full investigations into their conduct.

It further revealed that intelligence-led operations by the Office of the Special Operations Assistant to the IGP led to the arrest of additional suspects, including Justin Oduro, also known as Don King and Mafia, Clement Gyasi, and Farouk Zakari, between May 23 and May 24, 2026.

“All suspects are currently in Police custody assisting investigations, while efforts continue to arrest other accomplices connected to the syndicate,” the Ghana Police Service said.