NDLEA arrests fugitive drug suspect wanted in UK after 15 years

NDLEA arrests fugitive drug suspect wanted in UK after 15 years

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a suspected drug trafficker who had been wanted by authorities in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom for more than 15 years. The agency said the 58-year-old suspect, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, was arrested in Lagos on 23 February during an operation carried out by its Special Operations Unit. According to a statement signed by the NDLEA’s […]

March 4, 2026 6

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Nigeria drug agency arrests fugitive kingpin after 13 years on the run

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency says it has arrested a wanted drug trafficker who had been in hiding for more than a decade, as it reported a series of major seizures across the country. In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said Reginald Peter Chidiebere surrendered to its operatives on 13 February 2026, following years of investigations linking him to large cocaine and […]

March 2, 2026 5

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Nigeria arrests 312 suspects, rescues 409 hostages in February security operations

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Defence Headquarters says it arrested about 312 suspected terrorists and criminals and rescued 409 abducted civilians during coordinated military operations across the country in the month of February 2026. During a monthly press briefing, the Director of Media Operations, Major General Micheal Onoja, said troops carried out sustained intelligence-led ground and air offensives, supported by community cooperation and non-kinetic measures, while adhering to international humanitarian law […]

February 28, 2026 6

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Army Arrests Man Impersonating Retired Major General

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Army has arrested a man who has been posing as a retired Major General and allegedly using the false identity to deceive the public. According to the statement signed by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the suspect, identified as Alhaji Tijjani Abdul Rauf, had for years falsely presented himself as a retired senior officer, despite never having served in the Nigerian […]

February 15, 2026 5

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Military arrests medical doctor others in major crackdown in military operations across the country

By Zainab Uzomah A medical doctor suspected of treating wounded militants has been arrested as Nigerian troops intensified nationwide operations that led to dozens of arrests, the rescue of at least 65 kidnapped people and the recovery of more than ₦22m in cash and stolen oil between 3 and 12 December 2025. In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, the Defence Headquarters […]

December 16, 2025 22

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Lagos arrests 12 miscreants for constituting nuisance

In a bid to restore sanity and cleanliness to the streets of Lagos, operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested 12 miscreants following surveillance operations in several areas of Lagos state. The move comes after concerned citizens reported the menace and nuisance caused by miscreants and destitute. This was made known by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Friday. Wahab […]

August 30, 2024 25

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JUST IN: DSS arrests #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest leader in Abuja

Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Micheal Lenin. Lenin was picked up by the DSS around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the FCT. Speaking with our correspondent, the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, said Lenin’s house was raided by the DSS. He […]

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