By Joe Udo MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – A police patrol vehicle has injured four officers attached to the 18 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadron in a lone accident along the Yelwata–Makurdi road in Benue State. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on Friday at about 9:10 AM when the officers, on routine patrol of the…
By Joe Udo MAKURDI (CONVERSEER) – The Benue State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious armed bandit believed to be responsible for multiple attacks on security personnel in the state. According to Zagazola Makama, the suspect, identified as Yongu Justine Makwagh of Kadarko in Nasarawa State, was arrested on Friday at about 8:00 PM…
By Frank Ulom UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old girl, Miss Favour Emenyi, a student of Mary Hanney Secondary School, Oron, over fake news. Arrested alongside Hanney for alleged fake news fabrication and circulation were Lexis Christopher and Stephen Owen. According to a statement signed by DSP Timfon…
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – The Kwara State Police Command has launched a search for the Oba of Bayagan Ile Village, HRH Kamildeen Abdul Salam, who was reportedly kidnapped by bandits on Saturday. According to the reports, the traditional ruler left his home for his farm at about 7:00 AM on 29 November but…
By Zagazola Makama MINA (CONVERSEER) – An armed robbery suspect, Aliyu Salihu of Wushishi Quarters, Minna, has died after attempting to escape from lawful custody, the Niger Police Command has confirmed. Sources said that the incident occurred at about 9:20 AM on 23rd November at the Maitumbi Division. According to the sources, the suspect pretended…
By Joe Udo AWKA (CONVERSEER) – The Anambra State Police Command attributes the fire incident in Ekwusigo LGA to a fatal vehicle accident involving a truck and other vehicles, and not an attack by any armed group, contrary to false information circulating on social media. A press statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations…
By Frank Ulom ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons (VIPs) in the country. “Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties,” the President said in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the…
By Joe Udo GUSAU (CONVERSEER) – The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 25 abducted residents of Kuraje village in Damba, Gusau Local Government Area, following a coordinated operation involving multiple security units. The victims, consisting of 10 women and 15 children, were taken by armed bandits during an attack on Friday night. In a…
By Joe Udo BIRNIN KEBBI (CONVERSEER) – Security operatives have intensified search and rescue efforts following the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko District of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, 17th November 2025, when armed bandits reportedly…
By Joe Udo ILORIN (CONVERSEER) – A Nigeria Police officer, Ibrahim Muhammad, has regained his freedom after spending three months in captivity following his abduction by armed bandits in Patigi, Kwara State. According to Zagazola Makama, Muhammad was rescued by the Department of State Services (DSS) on 9th November at about 5:00pm. Converseer reports that…
