The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested four suspected burglars during an intelligence-led raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti and recovered a large quantity of items reasonably suspected to be proceeds of burglary and stealing.

This was contained in a statement signed and made available to journalists by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu.

The statement read, “Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Ado Central Division raided a suspected criminal hideout at Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti, in the early hours of Sunday, 5th July, 2026. During the operation, four suspects were arrested. They are: Abdurazak Suleiman ’39yrs’, John Okori ’27yrs’, Francis Okori ’32yrs’, and Kehinde Alabi ’30yrs’, all residents of Omisanjana, Ado-Ekiti.

“A search of the premises led to the recovery of numerous items suspected to have been stolen from various shops, including assorted perfumes, bathing soaps, alcoholic beverages, food items, body care products, cotton materials, clothing, a school bag, a 3kg gas cylinder, and a big hammer suspected to have been used for shop-breaking operations.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects lived together in the same apartment. Further intelligence gathered at the scene linked them to a recent burglary of a shop located at Ekute Quarters, Ado-Ekiti, near the Water Works construction site, where some of the suspects were reportedly engaged as labourers.

“Efforts are ongoing to trace the owner of the burgled shop and other possible victims for the identification and recovery of their properties, while a comprehensive investigation has commenced to establish the full extent of the suspects’ involvement in burglary and other criminal activities.

“The State Commissioner of Police, CP FALADE ADEGOROYE MICHEAL, reaffirms the Command’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led policing aimed at protecting lives and property across the State, while also encouraging residents to continue providing timely and credible information, assuring them that all information received will be treated with the utmost confidentiality”.

At least 15 people lost their lives, while 17 others were seriously injured in a fatal lone trailer crash along the Ogbomoso-Oloru highway at Oko-Olowo axis in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The fatal crash occurred at about 2:32 a.m. on Monday near the Muslim Cemetery in Oko-Olowo and involved a DAF XF trailer with registration number GWL 274 XC, driven by one Nasiru Muhammed.

Situation report released by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command, indicated that a total of 48 male occupants were involved in the accident. 

While 15 died on the spot, 17 sustained injuries ranging from fractures, dislocations and bruises, while 16 others escaped unhurt.

The FRSC blamed the crash on driver fatigue, noting that emergency responders arrived at the scene within five minutes of receiving the distress call.

The injured victims were evacuated to Arewa Medical Centre and Baki Hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families and the Sarkin Hausawa of Oko-Olowo for burial.

A statement in Ilorin on Monday by Taofeek Sanusi, added that rescue operations were jointly carried out by personnel of the FRSC Oloru Unit Command and the Oko-Olowo outpost, with efforts continuing to search for more victims believed to be trapped beneath the trailer’s load.

The state Sector Commander, Kabiru Babatunde Kazeem, was at the crash scene to coordinate rescue and recovery operations.

Speaking on measures to prevent similar tragedies, the sector commander, said the command would intensify public enlightenment campaigns through town hall meetings involving critical stakeholders.

He advised motorists to avoid mixed loading and night travelling, stressing that fatigue remains one of the leading causes of fatal road crashes.

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued two girls who reportedly escaped from a terrorist enclave in the Mandara Mountains and reunited them with their community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

The development was disclosed in a report by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert covering the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, the girls were rescued at about 7:00am on July 2, 2026, after troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion conducting a routine patrol around Ngoshe spotted them near Armuda Bridge.

Makama reported that the patrol team carefully approached the girls before confirming that they were civilians in distress.

The rescued victims were identified as 15year-old Bintu Adamu and 11year-old Sadiya Jummai.

The report added that troops later cleared the surrounding area for about 400 metres to ensure there was no immediate threat before returning safely to their base.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the girls were allegedly abducted from Ngoshe community by terrorists and taken to an enclave in the Chinene area of the Mandara Mountains.

Makama said the victims seized an opportunity to escape from captivity before encountering the military patrol.

The troops administered first aid to the girls before handing them over to the Ngoshe community leader, Mallam Bulama Kunda, for reunification with their families.

“The latest rescue underscores the sustained efforts of troops operating in the Mandara Mountains to locate abductees, dismantle terrorist hideouts and restore security in communities affected by insurgency across the North-East,” the report stated.