The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in a joint operation has secured the release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali. The release was in collaboration with the Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) and the Action Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants in Nigeria (A-TIPSOM). A-TIPSOM is a project being implemented in Nigeria by the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy and is being sponsored by the European Union.

The Police Service Commission has suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Sunday Ubua, and Assistance Superintendent of Police, ASP James Bawa from the exercise of the powers and functions of their respective offices with effect from 14th February 2022.

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed that the investigation into the case involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari should be carried out by a different panel. The commission has also issued a two weeks ultimatum to the police to conclude their investigation. This was disclosed on Friday in a statement signed by PSC, Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani.

Armed robbers have attacked a bullion van transporting money to a bank at Idi-Ape in Ibadan North East Local Government area of Oyo state. The robbers allegedly hijacked the van shortly after it left one of the banks in Ibadan, capital city of Oyo. The gunmen reportedly shot sporadically, scaring passers-by while the operation lasted. Soldiers have been drafted to the scene to restore order.

A former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde opted for a plea bargain with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC) over alleged N5Bn fraud.

The House of Representatives has issued warning against erring estate developers that flout any rule or encroach on prohibited areas in the FCT, Abuja, stressing that it will not hesitate to involve all relevant authorities against them. The Chairman, House Ad-Hoc Committee on the Investigation of Operations of Real Estate Developers in the FCT, Blessing Onuh (APC, Benue) said this when members of the committee visited various sites in Abuja on Thursday. According to Onuh, they have discovered various infractions by the developers like building without relevant authorization from the government, encroaching on prohibited areas, taking over government lands designated for special purposes as well as failure to deliver to their subscribers.