The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday arraigned 19 suspects before an Uyo Magistrate Court over alleged crude oil theft.

The DSS had earlier arraigned 19 suspects over that matter.

It was gathered that the suspects were arrested following intelligence driven operation led by the Joint Task Force, South South, Operation Delta Safe.

Twenty-six crew members and two motorized vessels – MT WESTAF and MT MKPODU – were arrested while allegedly siphoning crude oil from a platform operated by a major oil company operating on the shores of Akwa Ibom State.

During Friday’s arraignment, the Magistrate Court declined jurisdiction over the matter, citing relevant provisions of the Constitution.

The court however remanded the suspects in the Uyo medium correctional facility for an initial period of 21 days pending when the Federal High Court will return from recess, for proper trial.

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old woman, Aisha Musa, over an alleged attempt to poison her husband in Gwamma village, Bauchi Local Government Area of the state.

The development was disclosed in a post shared on the command’s official X handle on Thursday, August 13, 2026, and in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib.

The incident occurred about 40 days after the couple got married, according to the report.

According to the police, the suspect allegedly mixed a poisonous substance into her husband’s food on August 12.

The victim was rushed to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he is currently receiving treatment. The man is in a stable condition, the police said.

Police said officers were alerted through a distress call from an anonymous woman and were immediately mobilised to the scene.

The police said the suspect later confessed during interrogation.

“Suspect confessed. SCID investigating,” the command stated in its post.

An empty bottle suspected to have contained the poison, alongside remnants of food, were recovered and registered as exhibits.

The command said investigation into the incident is ongoing.

A Nigerian man, Augustine Okechuku Maazi, has been arrested after Ghanaian police operatives foiled an alleged attempt to rob three banks in the Labone area of Accra.

The incident occurred on Thursday, August 13, 2026, after the Ghana Police Service received intelligence about a planned attack on GCB Bank, Ecobank and Zenith Bank in the area.

The police said officers were deployed to Labone at about 10:45 am and found suspected members of the gang in vehicles parked near the banks.

It was gathered that the suspects attempted to escape after sighting the police.

Officers chased one of the vehicles and arrested Maazi, while another occupant escaped.

The occupants of a second vehicle opened fire while trying to escape, leading to a shootout in which two suspects died.

“Upon sighting the police, one of the vehicles sped off in an attempt to escape. The police gave them a chase and arrested one suspect, Augustine Okechuku Maazi. The other occupant however managed to escape,” a statement released by the Ghana Police Service said.

The police also recovered two vehicles — a Toyota Highlander with registration number GS-1434-18 and a Hyundai Tucson with registration number GS 7915-17 — as well as a blow pistol.

The Ghana Police Service said Maazi remains in custody and is assisting with the investigation, while the bodies of the two deceased suspects have been deposited at a morgue for preservation, identification and autopsy.