The Ogun State Police Command has uncovered a transnational criminal syndicate allegedly involved in staging fake kidnapping incidents to extort ransom payments from families living abroad, leading to the arrest of eight foreign nationals. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led operation that exposed what police described as a well-coordinated…
The Oyo State Government has demolished a building allegedly used as a hideout by suspected kidnappers involved in the abduction of the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, and her children in Ibadan. Global Mirror News gathered that the three-bedroom bungalow, located in the Lako Community along Aiyegun–Anaye Road in Ibadan, was…
Residents of Ugbosi Quarters in Idogun, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, were thrown into panic in the early hours of Friday after armed gunmen invaded the community, destroyed residential buildings, and abducted a nine-year-old boy. The attackers reportedly stormed the Area at about 1:30 a.m., firing gunshots indiscriminately to terrorize residents before carrying…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has impounded more than 30 vehicles for operating with tinted glasses, obscured number plates, and improper registration as authorities intensify efforts to tackle crime and improve security across Abuja. Speaking during a press briefing on Friday, the Commissioner of Police for the FCT, Ahmed Sanusi, said the enforcement…
The Ogun State Government has attributed the recent wash-off of a section of the Car Wash–Moore Junction Road in Abeokuta to the indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drainage channels by residents, warning that such practices pose serious threats to public infrastructure and community safety. The government said preliminary findings revealed that waste materials dumped into…
The Lagos State Government has arrested 45 beggars, including nine children, during a series of enforcement operations carried out across major parts of the State as authorities intensify efforts to address street begging and environmental nuisance. The arrests were made in separate operations conducted in Oshodi, Agege, and the Central Business District of Lagos Island,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the June 5, 2022 terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. Global Mirror News gathered that the judgment was delivered by Justice Emeka Nwite, who found the defendants guilty of carrying out…
Residents of Eda-Oniyo Community in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State have staged a peaceful protest over the continued captivity of 16 kidnapped residents, despite the payment of N10.5 million ransom to their abductors. The protesters, comprising community leaders, relatives of the victims, women, and youths, called on the Federal Government, Ekiti State Government,…
The family of former Minister of Power and prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has confirmed the abduction of his younger sister, Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, and her twin sons by suspected gunmen in Ibadan. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Adelabu’s Media Aide, Comrade…
A fresh wave of insecurity has struck Nigeria’s North-Central region after suspected gunmen reportedly killed two travellers and abducted about 30 others during a deadly attack on a passenger vehicle along a highway in Kogi State. The incident, which has heightened fears among road users, occurred when the armed attackers ambushed a commercial vehicle conveying…
