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Lagos: Police parade 118 suspects over cultism, robbery, kidnapping others
Lagos State Police Command has paraded 118 suspects arrested across different parts of the state for alleged involvement in cultism, armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, vandalism, illegal possession of firearms, street violence and related criminal activities.
Addressing journalists while parading the suspects on Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, said the arrests were the outcome of sustained intelligence-led operations and coordinated raids across identified crime flashpoints in Lagos.
Among those paraded was 38-year-old Emmanuel Ogbu, who reportedly confessed to returning to cult activities after previously serving a jail term in 2018 for a similar offence.
His case, according to the police, is part of a wider pattern of recidivism being tracked by investigators.
The command disclosed that a series of coordinated operations carried out on April 27, 2026, around Ilasan, Lekki and Maroko led to the arrest of 58 suspects linked to street violence, phone snatching, armed attacks and harassment of residents within the Lekki axis.
Police said the suspects allegedly operated in groups targeting unsuspecting members of the public, especially around traffic corridors, where they were accused of dispossessing victims of mobile phones and valuables before fleeing the scene.
Items recovered from the suspects include 11 locally fabricated Beretta pistols, one cut-to-size pistol, one standard Beretta pistol, two Dane guns, nine telecom power batteries, four cutlasses, one knife, 21 bags of suspected Indian hemp, assorted charms and other incriminating exhibits.
In a related development, the police said operatives arrested two suspects, 23-year-old Elijah Emmanuel and 21-year-old Tony Ekwane Oghanetega, in connection with a kidnapping operation in the Lucy Fibre area of Ikorodu.
Investigators alleged that the duo were involved in the abduction and killing of 17-year-old Thomson Omokhafe Adams on April 22, 2026.
The command further stated that interrogation linked the same suspects to another kidnapping and murder incident recorded on November 30, 2025, during which a female victim was allegedly killed after a ransom of N300,000 had been collected.
The police commissioner also briefed on a separate investigation into the theft of over 650 telecom power assets between 2025 and 2026.
He said the probe led to the arrest of Orji Emeka in Ikeja, who reportedly led detectives to Alausa, where Obiagwu Kingsley was also apprehended, while another suspect, Oluwatosin Sani, was arrested in the Gbogbo area of Ikorodu, with nine telecom power batteries recovered from him.
The command further confirmed the arrest of eight suspected cultists during a raid in Iwaya on April 22, 2026, as well as 20 other suspects linked to cult-related violence and armed robbery on Lagos Island on April 20, 2026.
According to the police, the suspects are believed to be members of rival confraternities, including the Aiye and Eiye groups, and were allegedly involved in violent clashes and attacks recorded earlier in April.
Tijani said investigations are ongoing and assured that all suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of interrogations and forensic analysis.
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Lagos: Police intercept diesel truck loaded with military camouflage, cartons of drugs
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted an unregistered MAN diesel truck at the exit point of Lagos State conveying 47 sacks of military camouflage uniforms and 80 cartons of drugs suspected to be illicit substances.
A statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the command, SP Ambimbola Adebisi said four suspects have been arrested and are currently in Police custody.
The Police Public Relations Officer said that preliminary investigation revealed that the military camouflage uniforms were allegedly being transported to the South Eastern part of the country.
“Investigation is ongoing to determine the source, ownership, and intended recipients of the recovered items, as well as the extent of the suspects’ involvement.
“Efforts are also ongoing to apprehend other persons connected with the criminal act”, the statement added.
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Victim’s motorcycle leads to arrest of three murder suspects in Bauchi
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the alleged killing of a man in Gwaram Town, Alkaleri Local Government Area, following a breakthrough that came after one of the suspects was found with the victim’s motorcycle.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying the arrests were made during an ongoing investigation into a culpable homicide case reported at the Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters on March 7, 2026.
Habib said the first suspect, Muhammad Umar, popularly known as “Jijji”, was apprehended on June 19 while allegedly riding a motorcycle traced to the deceased.
According to the police, Umar’s arrest provided fresh leads that resulted in the apprehension of two other suspects identified as Usman M. Gidado, 45, and Danladi Yakubu, alias “Pagaj”, 35, both from Gwaram Town.
The spokesman said investigators recovered the motorcycle believed to belong to the deceased during the operation.
“The suspect was arrested in possession of a motorcycle belonging to the deceased victim. Information obtained during interrogation aided the arrest of two other suspects linked to the incident,” Habib stated.
He added that the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Bauchi for further investigation, while the recovered motorcycle has been retained as an exhibit.
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‘They killed my father’ – Boy vows to join army, revenge against bandits [VIDEO]
A young boy identified as Umar, from Magami town in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has vowed to join the Nigerian Army and seek justice for his father, who was allegedly killed by suspected bandits.
This emerged from a video shared on X on Tuesday by Bakatsine, a journalist who reports on conflict and insecurity in Nigeria’s North-West region.
In the video, the boy narrated how he witnessed the killing of his father, an experience he said inspired his desire to become a soldier.
Speaking in Hausa during the interview, Umar said his father was attacked and killed shortly after returning from the market.
According to him, his father had harvested seven baskets of red pepper, sold them, and used the proceeds to purchase food items, including rice, for the family.
He said his father had planned for the family to share a meal together and had gone to fetch fresh pepper for soup when the attack occurred.
“He came back after harvesting seven baskets of pepper. He bought food items and rice for us. He wanted us to cook and eat together, but as he was returning from the farm, they killed him,” Umar said.
The boy further alleged that the attackers later forced their way into the family home and assaulted members of the household.
When asked about his future ambitions, Umar said he wanted to become a soldier, adding that the killing of his father influenced his decision.
He expressed a desire to take revenge against those responsible for the attack, while also praying for God’s mercy on his late father and other victims of violence.
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