2026.2.5 Man arrested over unlawful possession of 4 human heads in Sagamu
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have apprehended one Gafaru Rasaki for the unlawful possession of four human heads in the Sagamu area of the state.
The arrest was contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi on Thursday.
Babaseyi disclosed that officers of the Shakura division nabbed the suspect on the 21st of January, 2026.
According to him, the suspect on interrogation confessed to having exhumed the human remains from a cemetery.
The statement reads, “On the 21st of January, 2026, operatives of the Shakura Division arrested one Gafaru Rasaki in possession of four human heads.
“Upon interrogation and thorough investigation, it was revealed that the suspect unlawfully exhumed the human remains from a cemetery, an act amounting to disregard for corpses and a serious violation of the law.”
The Command Spokesperson disclosed that the recovered exhibits were secured and the suspect was promptly charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
2026.2.4 Kwara Attacks: 78 Corpses Given Mass Burial As 35 Persons Abducted
The grieving people of Woro community in Kaiama local government area of Kwara State have recovered the bodies of 78 victims of the attack launched on the rural community by armed bandits on Tuesday.
They performed the funeral prayer (janazah) on the corpses at about 6.30pm on Wednesday evening shortly before the evening (magrib) prayer.
The member representing Gwanabe/Gwaria constituency of Kaiama local government area in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Baba Ahmed, who witnessed the funeral prayer, confirmed the development to LEADERSHIP.
He said the 78 corpses comprised of 75 males and three females.
He also disclosed that 35 residents were abducted and whisked away into the bush by the armed bandits.
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa over alleged Naira mutilation.
Inuwa was arrested following a viral video circulated on social media platforms where she was seen conspicuously cleaning mucus from her nose using Naira notes.
Following the release of the viral video, the Commission swung into action by tracing and subsequently arrested her to answer questions.
She is currently being held at the Commission’s detention facility while investigation is ongoing.
The suspect will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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Bandits have struck Maraban Rido Community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting two daughters of a widow during a late night attack on Monday.
The victims were identified as Deborah Edward, a corps member who completed her National Youth Service Corps programme in December 2025, and her younger sister, Rachael Edward.
The assailants were said to have stormed the family’s residence late at night, forcefully breaking into the house and abducting the two sisters.
The incident occurred barely two weeks after the abduction of over 177 worshippers in Kurmin Wali community from ECWA and Cherubim and Seraphim churches, heightening concerns over the resurgence of insecurity in parts of Kaduna State.
Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the distraught mother of the victims, Mrs. Alice Edward, said she was initially abducted alongside her two daughters and a visitor identified as Priscilla, who had come to sleep over in the house.
Mrs. Edward, a widow, disclosed that the attackers later released her after her daughters pleaded with the bandits to spare her life, explaining that she was their only surviving parent.
Alice said that she and her children had been ill before the attack and that her daughters begged the assailants to let her go so that nothing would happen to her.
According to her, the bandits released her but held on to the two sisters and the visitor who later escaped the attack, taking them away into the night.
Narrating her ordeal, Priscilla currently receiving treatment in the hospital said she was beaten severely by the bandits after Mrs. Edward was released.
She explained that the attackers continued to assault her with their guns until she lost consciousness and fainted, causing them to assume she was dead.
Priscilla said she only regained consciousness in the morning when a good Samaritan came to her rescue.
She further disclosed that during the ordeal, she told the attackers that her parents had no money to pay ransom, but they threatened to kill her in a miserable manner and intensified the beating until she collapsed.
Findings by New Nigerian revealed that the family had earlier fled Maraban Rido community between 2022 and 2023 due to rising insecurity and sought refuge in Narayi community before returning home in 2024 following relative peace attributed to the Kaduna peace model.
2026.1.29 Police file charge against activists for ‘abusive songs’ during anti-demolition protest in Lagos
The police command in Lagos has charged two activists — Taiwo Hassan and Dele Frank — who were arrested during the protest against demolitions in some communities in the state.
The police filed a five-count charge against the activists at the Yaba magistrate court in Lagos.
The force alleged that the activists threatened to harm members of the public who did not join the protest.
They also alleged that the activists sang “abusive songs” against the Lagos state government in a bid to incite the public.
Troops of the 245 Battalion, operating under the Headquarters of the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, have arrested a suspected gun runner in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State during an intelligence-led operation aimed at curbing the illegal circulation of small arms and ammunition.
The operation, which took place on Sunday, January 26, 2026, followed actionable intelligence received by troops deployed in the area. The suspect, identified as Mr. Ojo Friday, is an indigene of Ochon in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State and a resident of Abomege in Ebonyi State.
During a search conducted at the point of arrest, the troops recovered 245 pump-action cartridges believed to have been prepared for illegal distribution. The suspect and the seized ammunition are currently in military custody, while preliminary investigations are ongoing to trace the source and possible network behind the arms supply.
Commenting on the development, the Commander of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General P.O. Alimikhena, said the operation underscores the Brigade’s commitment to intelligence-driven security operations and the disruption of illicit arms trafficking.
Armed men suspected to be marauding bandits operating from Kainji Lake National Park forest along Kabe District in Borgu local government area of Niger State, have set a village market ablaze, killed 30 villagers and abducted scores.
It was learnt that the bandits invaded the market called Kasuwan Daji located at Demo village via Kabe where they did not only set the market ablaze but looted people’s wares especially food items, shot at the villagers and abducted many of them through the path to the expansive Kainji Lake National Park forest.
Confirming the development to LEADERSHIP, the Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Wasiu Abiodun, said: “A joint security team has visited the scene and over 30 victims lost their lives during the attack, some were kidnapped, efforts are ongoing to rescue the kidnap victims.”
2026.1.2 Driver in Anthony Joshua accident charged for reckless driving, granted N5m bail
The magistrate court in Sagamu, Ogun state, has granted bail to Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the crashed Lexus sports utility vehicle (SUV) involving Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight boxing champion
TheCable understands that Kayode was charged on Friday by the police on a four-court charge bordering on dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence.
The driver was granted N5 million bail with two sureties. He was remanded in the correctional facility pending fulfillment of the bail conditions.
Oluseyi Babaseyi, Ogun police spokesperson, said the case was adjourned to January 20, 2026, for trial.
“Update: The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the Anthony Joshua accident case, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode (male), aged 46, was charged to the Sagamu Magistrate Court today, 2nd January, 2026 and the case has been adjourned to 20th January, 2026,” Babaseyi wrote.
Last Monday, the Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, and two of his close associates crashed into a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near Sagamu, Ogun state.
The former boxing champion and three other passengers were reportedly travelling from Lagos to Sagamu when the SUV they were in collided with a stationary truck.
While Joshua survived the incident with minor injuries, his close associates — Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami — died.
Ghami was Joshua’s long-time friend and his strength and conditioning coach, while Latif served as his personal trainer.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said its preliminary findings attributed the motor accident to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking.
However, the Ogun police command said a tyre burst was responsible for the crash.
On Wednesday, the boxer was discharged from Lagoon Hospital, Ikoyi, after treatment for the injuries sustained. Subsequently, the driver was arrested by the police.
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