The Lagos State Police Command yesterday arrested one suspected thug, identified as Friday Onu, after a viral video showed him physically assaulting a female commercial driver, Yetunde Amole, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos. The incident took place near the Oriental Hotel, Lagos on April 7, 2025, at about 2:00 p.m. Onu was caught attempting to steal Amole’s car battery. Amole courageously prevented the theft, resulting in the suspect brutally assaulting her. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Maroko Police Division after the incident and detained at the division. 

The former Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, (rtd) has regained freedom after spending one month at kidnapper bandits den. A family member of the former military red-neck, Suleiman Tsiga, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Katsina yesterday.

Troops of 6 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA) have arrested 39 suspected crude oil thieves and also dismantled 18 illegal bunkering sites in the Niger Delta region.

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has vowed to capture inmates that escaped in the early hours of Monday 24th March 2024 from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi state.

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has yesterday revealed in an effort to decongest the Nigerian correctional Centers that the Federal Government has pardoned about 4,000 inmates spread across some correctional facilities, thereby, saving N1bn less from inmate feeding costs.

Nigerian Police Authorities in Rivers have arrested two persons suspected to be involved in the Trans-Niger Pipeline explosion that rocked the Bodo community of the State.