A serving judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, has regained his freedom after 13 days in the captivity of kidnappers.

14 Chinese were found guilty and convicted on Friday for cyberterrorism and Internet fraud by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the suspects were part of 792 members of a cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud syndicate arrested in Lagos on December 19, 2024.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared Darlington Okoye, also known as Speed Darlington, a controversial entertainer, sought in connection with allegations of cyberstalking, cyberbullying, and rape. The agency's official Instagram account, @officialnaptip, announced on Friday.

A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the brutal murder of Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Presiding over the case, Justice Simon Aboki ruled that Ajayi was guilty of the murder and dismemberment of the 24-year-old corps member. Ajayi faced a single count of culpable homicide, which violates Section 221 of the Penal Code applicable in Northern Nigeria and carries the death penalty.

A civil society organisation (CSO) known as Civil–Military Cooperation (CIMICO) has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for apprehending several suspected kidnappers and gunrunners and for also seizing a number of firearms in the process.

Terseer Ugbor, a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing the Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, has stated that villages in Benue State will have to devise strategies to defend themselves against attacks.