The Nigeria Police Force has rescued 10 people, arrested 14 suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition, vehicles and other exhibits in security operations across 10 states in the last 48 hours.
The Police Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, made this known on Tuesday.
In Zamfara State, police rescued seven officers unhurt and recovered the bodies of five colleagues who were killed in a bandits’ ambush on November 1, 2026, while travelling to the state for duty during the APC rerun primary elections. Two other officers sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital for treatment. The attackers reportedly carted away five AK-47 rifles, prompting a joint operation to recover the weapons and apprehend the perpetrators.
In Kogi State, police rescued three nursing mothers following an armed attack on a commercial bus near Ebiya Town, Ajaokuta Local Government Area. One passenger was killed, while 13 others were abducted. The vehicle was recovered, and joint security teams are continuing efforts to rescue the remaining victims.
In Ogun State, police killed a suspected armed robber during a gun battle in Iyesi, Ota, recovering a locally made pistol, ammunition, two vehicles and suspected stolen property. Four suspects were arrested in separate operations in Nasarawa and Anambra states. The Nasarawa suspects were linked to the killing of a military officer, Corporal Benjamin Jige, while the Anambra suspect was found with a pump-action rifle, a Dane gun and 13 cartridges.
Also, three suspected drug dealers were arrested in Akwa Ibom State, with suspected cannabis and three mobile phones recovered, while a suspect was apprehended in Gombe State with four rolls of allegedly vandalised electric cables. In Enugu State, two suspects were arrested over the mob assault and stabbing to death of an alleged suspect.
In Delta State, police recovered two live ammunition and two spent cartridge shells following the reported abduction of a 27-year-old man in Ughelli. Efforts are ongoing to locate the victim and arrest his abductors.
Meanwhile, two truck drivers were arrested following a fatal multiple-vehicle crash along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Seven occupants of a Honda Civic were burnt beyond recognition when the vehicles caught fire. The remains were deposited at a mortuary for autopsy, while the accident vehicles were recovered for investigation.
Iniedu, said investigations were ongoing in all the cases, with security operatives pursuing fleeing suspects and working to rescue the remaining abducted victims.
