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🚨 TRENDING TODAY: NPF 48HR OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES 🚨 Kindly find below the Top 15 State-by-State Executive Summary of @policeNG Operational Successes for the last 48 hours: 1. ZAMFARA STATE: POLICE REPEL ARMED BANDITS ATTACK, LAUNCH RESCUE OPERATION ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 0451HRS, armed bandits wielding sophisticated weapons stormed Masama Village, Bukkuyum LGA, and opened sporadic fire. ✅ During the attack, the assailants shot and killed 2 persons and abducted an unascertained number of residents into surrounding bushes. ✅ Police tactical teams in collaboration with sister security agencies mobilized to the scene, and joint operatives are currently combing the surrounding bushes to rescue the abducted victims unhurt. 🔹 Status: SCID Gusau Investigating. 2. SOKOTO STATE: POLICE ARREST BANDIT INFORMANT WHO INVITED TERROR LEADER ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 1600HRS, DPO Dange Shuni reported that operatives acting on credible intelligence arrested Ibrahim Chiso, 20, of Tafkin Kaiwa Village. ✅ During interrogation, the suspect confessed to aiding banditry activities, including inviting a notorious bandit leader, Bello Monore, from Zamfara State to attack his village and rustle cattle in September 2026. ✅ The suspect is currently yielding useful information while investigation continues. 🔹 Status: SCID Sokoto Investigating. 3. NIGER STATE: POLICE ARREST SUSPECT OVER ALLEGED POISONING OF TWO CHILDREN ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 0600HRS, DPO Lapai reported that Mariya Abdullahi administered a substance suspected to be poison to the children of her co-wife. ✅ Both victims became unconscious and were rushed to the Primary Health Centre Takuti where Hauwa Adamu, 9, was confirmed dead on arrival, while Maryam Adamu, 4, was referred to General Hospital Lapai where she is responding to treatment. ✅ The suspect was arrested, and the deceased's body was released to relatives for burial according to Islamic rites. In a separate incident in Jebba, police responded to a cutlass fight among 4 youths, which resulted in the death of one Umar Malam Iri. 🔹 Status: SCID Minna Investigating. 4. OYO STATE: POLICE ARREST FOUR OVER MUTILATED CORPSE OF MISSING WOMAN ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 1500HRS, DPO Komu reported that Ogunrinde Samuel stated that the mutilated corpse of his missing sister, Kehinde Ogunrinde, 45, was found inside a river at Opara Area via Komu. ✅ Police detectives visited the scene, took photographs, and arrested 4 suspects in connection with the crime: Idhen Friday (25), Promise Isaac (32), Amodu Jeremiah (27), and Ogunleke Gbenga (40). ✅ The suspects are detained in police custody as investigations continue. 🔹 Status: SCID Ibadan Investigating. 5. JIGAWA STATE: POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT FOR SUSPECT OVER FARMER'S MURDER ✅ On 07/11/2026 at about 0830HRS, DPO Aujara reported that Mallam Sale Liman, 55, left home for his farm on 06/11/2026 and failed to return. ✅ His lifeless body was discovered at the outskirts of his farm with severe machete cuts on his head and leg. ✅ Preliminary investigation revealed that Garba, 35, a grandson of the deceased, is strongly suspected to be the mastermind following accusations of witchcraft. Intensive manhunt operations are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect. 🔹 Status: SCID Dutse Investigating. CSP ANI INIEDU, anipr FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER LOUIS EDET HOUSE FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA #PoliceIsYourFriend #CitizensAreTheBoss #NPFOperationalSuccesses #PoliceNG #SaferNigeria #EndViolentCrimes #NigeriaPolice #CrimePrevention #RescueMission #CounterTerrorism #CommunityPolicing @TunjiDisu1 @PoliceNG @MobilePunch @SaharaReporters @vanguardngrnews @daily_trust @GuardianNigeria @DailyPostNGR @TheNationNews @PremiumTimesng @PulseNigeria247 @THISDAYLIVE @tvcnewsng @channelstv @AIT_Online @ARISEtv @NTANewsNow – at Abuja, Nigeria

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11. LAGOS STATE: POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTED CULTISTS, DISARM ERRING OFFICER ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 1420HRS, DPO Alakara reported that a team of policemen mobilized to Anifowoshe Street, Idi-Oro Mushin, following information regarding a free-for-all fight among suspected cultists. ✅ Operatives arrested 3 suspects: Nurudeen Ayomide (27), Ajoke Hamzat (26), and Kazeem Okikiola (20), while others fled the scene. ✅ In a separate incident, ASP Omotayo Olajide attached to Ajegunle Division was disarmed and arrested after allegedly discharging his firearm while responding to a distress call, which hit 2 unidentified female children. One victim is critically injured and receiving treatment at LASUTH. 🔹 Status: SCID Panti Investigating. 12. IMO STATE: POLICE ARREST THREE, RECOVER TWO HEAVY DUTY GENERATORS ✅ Following the arrest and confession of Okechukwu Mmaduka, 57, regarding heavy electric generator thefts committed in 2022, Anti-Kidnapping Unit operatives moved to Anambra State. ✅ Operatives arrested Onuoha Chinedu, 35, who confessed to receiving several robbed generators and led operatives to warehouse keeper Joseph Ojukwu, 71, as well as their painter, Chukwuma Stanley, 26. ✅ The operation resulted in the recovery of 2 heavy-duty soundproof generators. 🔹 Status: SCID Owerri Investigating. 13. EKITI STATE: POLICE ARREST FOUR FOR OBSTRUCTING OFFICERS AND INCITING PUBLIC ATTACK ✅ On 07/11/2026 at about 1716HRS, a Special Patrol Team on routine stop-and-search along Awo-Iropora Road flagged down 2 Toyota Hiace buses and demanded vehicle documents. ✅ Rather than complying, 4 occupants obstructed the officers, recorded them on video, and incited the public by falsely accusing police personnel of being armed robbers. The fabricated video was posted on TikTok. ✅ Close scrutiny of the video confirmed the officers conducted themselves professionally. The 4 suspects were arrested, and discreet investigation is ongoing preparatory to prosecution. 🔹 Status: SCID Ado-Ekiti Investigating. 14. YOBE STATE: POLICE RESCUE ACCIDENT VICTIMS, ARREST FARMER-HERDER CLASH SUSPECT ✅ On 07/11/2026 at about 1615HRS, DPO Dapchi reported a fatal vehicular collision along Kariyari, Bursari LGA, involving a Toyota Sharon and a Golf 3 wagon, resulting in one passenger confirmed dead and 10 severely injured. ✅ Police operatives attached to MTD evacuated all victims to General Hospital Dapchi and cleared the scene to prevent secondary accidents. In a separate incident on 06/11/2026, police arrested Bukar Yau, 16, who trespassed into a farm with his animals and assaulted the farmer, Hassan Bukari, 18, who is currently receiving treatment. 🔹 Status: SMTD Damaturu & SCID Damaturu Investigating. 15. FCT ABUJA: POLICE INVESTIGATE FATAL SCAFFOLDING FALL ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 1400HRS, DPO Mpape reported that Ernest (surname unknown) fell from scaffolding while painting an apartment along Justice Alvan Okoronkwo Street, Mpape. ✅ The victim complained of discomfort and was rushed to Medford Hospital Katampe, later referred to Asokoro General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by doctors. ✅ His corpse was deposited at the mortuary for autopsy. 🔹 Status: CID Abuja Investigating.

6. KANO STATE: POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPING SUSPECT AND ARMED ROBBERS ✅ On 06/11/2026 at about 2130HRS, DPO Zango led a team of operatives to Rimin Kebe Quarters where Abubakar Ismail, alias Sankolo, 22, a notorious thug strongly suspected of kidnapping a 9-year-old boy on 03/07/2026, was arrested. ✅ In a separate operation at about 1700HRS, operatives acting on credible intelligence arrested 2 suspected armed robbers at Dogon Dutse, Falgore Forest, Doguwa LGA. ✅ Operatives recovered a cash sum of N600,000, 9 mobile phones of different makes, knives, and sticks. Efforts are intensified to rescue the kidnapped victim and apprehend fleeing accomplices. 🔹 Status: SCID Bompai Investigating. 7. BAYELSA STATE: POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER AND RECOVER FIREARM ✅ Following an earlier report regarding the kidnapping of Sakare Muhammed, 50, the victim successfully identified one of his abductors, Abubakar Adamu, 25, who was arrested and is currently in police custody. ✅ On 05/11/2026 at about 1300HRS, based on a tip-off, operatives arrested Christian Egbo, 33, of Yenezuegene Community. ✅ A search of his residence led to the recovery of 1 English automatic pump-action rifle and 25 rounds of live cartridges. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining kidnapping suspects. 🔹 Status: SCID Ibadan Investigating. 8. EBONYI STATE: POLICE UNRAVEL SELF-KIDNAPPING SYNDICATE, ARREST FIVE ✅ On 06/11/2026, following covert operations by police operatives, Fortune Cletus Onuoha, 22, was arrested alongside 4 accomplices. ✅ The primary suspect had claimed to have been kidnapped on the night of 31/10/2026 with a ransom demand of 30 Million Naira. ✅ The suspects are currently undergoing interrogation in custody while investigation remains in progress. 🔹 Status: SCID Abakaliki Investigating. 9. BENUE STATE: POLICE ARREST TWO ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS, RECOVER POS TERMINAL ✅ On 07/11/2026 at about 1215HRS, DPO Ogoli reported that Habiba Husaini, 26, and her younger brother were robbed at gunpoint by 3 men while riding to Ogoli Market, dispossessed of N1,650,000 and 1 POS terminal. ✅ DPO Ogoli mobilized a patrol team and vigilantes who combed the nearby bushes and arrested 2 suspects, Sule Godwin and Gabriel Inalegwu, who were identified by the victims. ✅ Efforts remain ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect and recover the exhibits. 🔹 Status: SCID Makurdi Investigating. 10. CROSS RIVER STATE: POLICE ARREST 19 SUSPECTS IN INTELLIGENCE-LED RAID ✅ Area Commander Tinapa reported that between 0200HRS and 0512HRS, a coordinated raid of black spots at Nasarawa Bacoco and Trailer Park at Lemna by combined tactical forces was conducted. ✅ The operation resulted in the arrest of 19 male suspects along with recovered Indian hemp, Tramadol, powdery hard drugs, and an Army camouflage uniform. ✅ The suspects and exhibits are in custody as investigation continues. In a related recovery, a stolen black Lexus RX-330 was intercepted in Ugep and a suspect, Pius Enwa Aidam, 36, was arrested. 🔹 Status: SCID Calabar Investigating.

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11. LAGOS STATE: POLICE UNCOVER HIGH-TECH INDOOR CANNABIS FARM, ARREST TWO ✅ On 02/11/2026 at about 0815HRS, credible intelligence led police to a sophisticated indoor cannabis cultivation facility within a residential property in Apapa. ✅ Two suspects, Thomas Razvickas, 49, a Polish national, and James Chisome, 36, a Nigerian, were arrested at the property in connection with the discovery. ✅ Both suspects remain in police custody for continued investigation. 🔹 Status: SCID Panti Investigating. 12. DELTA STATE: POLICE ARREST TWO CULTISTS, RECOVER THREE FIREARMS ✅ On 04/11/2026 at about 1400HRS, a patrol team sighted a man carrying a double-barrelled gun along the Agbarho/Warri Expressway and arrested him, recovering two locally fabricated guns and ten expended cartridges from the premises he was guarding. ✅ The suspect led operatives to his employer's residence, where one pump-action gun and one live cartridge were recovered, leading to a second arrest. ✅ Both suspects, who claimed unverified membership of a hunters' security group, are detained with the exhibits. 🔹 Status: SCID Asaba Investigating. 13. EBONYI STATE: POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTED CULTISTS, RECOVER TWO FIREARMS ✅ On 05/11/2026 at about 1530HRS, operatives on routine patrol intercepted Chikwado Nwankwo, 25, and Lazarus Emeka, 27, at Agbaja Unuhu, Abakaliki LGA. ✅ A search recovered two locally made short double-barrel cut-to-size pistols as exhibits. ✅ Both suspects are apprehended for discreet investigation. 🔹 Status: VCRU Abakaliki Investigating. 14. LAGOS STATE: POLICE ARREST THREE SUSPECTED ONE-CHANCE ARMED ROBBERS ✅ On 04/11/2026 at about 0048HRS, tactical operatives on stop-and-search duty at Supa Bus Stop, Ile-Epo, accosted a commercial minibus conveying three suspects along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. ✅ A search produced one fabricated rubber pistol, recovered as an exhibit. ✅ The three suspects are in police custody for discreet interrogation and investigation. 🔹 Status: SCID Panti Investigating. 15. KANO STATE: POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS WANTED THUG ✅ On 03/11/2026 at about 2040HRS, a surveillance team on intelligence-led patrol arrested Umar Usman, 25, also known as Ta'ambo, a notorious thug terrorising Rimin Kebe and its environs. ✅ The suspect had been on the police wanted list in connection with thuggery, causing grievous hurt, and disturbance of public peace. ✅ Efforts are being intensified to arrest the remaining members of his syndicate. 🔹 Status: SCID Bompai Investigating.

6. AKWA IBOM STATE: POLICE ARREST MURDER SUSPECT AND SIX ARSONISTS ✅ On 03/11/2026, police responded to a distress call over the fatal stabbing of Ukeme Jonah Akpan, male, during an altercation at Ukana Mbak Ukot. ✅ Operatives immediately arrested the murder suspect, Ifiok Akpan Stephen, 42, and mobilized tactical reinforcements to arrest six arsonists who set ablaze the village head's residence and vehicle in the aftermath. ✅ All seven suspects are in police custody for discreet investigation. 🔹 Status: SCID Uyo Investigating. 7. DELTA STATE: POLICE ARREST SUSPECT OVER VIRAL VIDEO MACHETE MURDER ✅ Following a viral video showing the gruesome murder of one Ikediashi on 27/10/2026, tactical intelligence led to the arrest of Infione Solomon Omefe, 27. ✅ The suspect confessed to having participated in the murder. ✅ Intensive operational efforts are ongoing to arrest all other complicit syndicate members. 🔹 Status: SCID Asaba Investigating. 8. ANAMBRA STATE: POLICE RE-ARREST LAWMAKER WHO FLED COURT DURING SGBV TRIAL ✅ On 04/11/2026, Hon. Bernard Udemezue, member representing Ayamelum Constituency, fled the courtroom at the Special Court on SGBV, Amawbia, while facing charges of rape, battery, and violent intimidation. ✅ Police operatives on court duty gave hot pursuit and successfully re-arrested the defendant near St. Paul's Anglican Church, Amawbia. ✅ The court refused bail and ordered his remand at the Correctional Centre, while security has been reinforced around the court premises. 🔹 Status: SCID Awka Investigating. 9. BENUE STATE: POLICE ARREST NINE SUSPECTS OVER TRADITIONAL COUNCIL HALL ARSON ✅ On 04/11/2026 at about 1300HRS, youths from Mbayongo Council Ward attacked and burnt down the traditional council hall at Tyem-Imongu Community, Vandeikya LGA. ✅ A police patrol team mobilized swiftly and, following enquiries, arrested nine suspects identified from the ward. ✅ Several damaged chairs were recovered from the scene as exhibits, and in-depth investigation is ongoing. 🔹 Status: SCID Makurdi Investigating. 10. NASARAWA STATE: POLICE ARREST SEVEN SUSPECTS, RESTORE ORDER AT CAMPAIGN RALLY ✅ On 04/11/2026 at about 1420HRS, political thugs disguised as supporters began causing unrest at an APC presidential campaign rally at Lafia Square. ✅ Surveillance teams reinforced the scene and arrested seven suspects, enabling the successful completion of the rally. ✅ The case file and suspects have been transferred to SCID Lafia, and operatives are working to uncover their sponsors. 🔹 Status: SCID Lafia Investigating.

The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP ANI INIEDU, anipr just presented the Nigeria Police Force's Bi-Monthly Situation Summary Report (Sept–Oct 2026). Under IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu's @TunjiDisu1 strategic command, the Force recorded: 🔹 1,519 high-profile arrests 🔹 191 prohibited firearms recovered 🔹 3,873 rounds of ammunition recovered 🔹 255 kidnapped victims rescued 🔹 56 armed non-state actors neutralised 🔹 659+ clearance & stability operations nationwide Proud to keep Nigerians informed on our operational gains. The NPF will not relent. #NigeriaPolice #SaferNation – at Abuja, Nigeria

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🚨 NPF WEEKLY OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES (26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026) 🚨 @PoliceNG under IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu recorded major wins against violent crime nationwide: ✅ 69 suspects arrested ✅ 19 kidnapped victims rescued ✅ 9 firearms + 49 rounds of ammunition recovered ✅ 4 vehicles recovered ✅ 7 notorious criminals neutralized ✅ 3 of 8 abducted Islamic clerics rescued in Zamfara (joint DSS/ONSA op) ✅ 5 kidnapped women rescued in Dansadau ✅ 6 farm victims rescued in Niger State ✅ 3 human trafficking victims rescued in Lagos Intelligence-led, technology-driven, collaborative-community policing is delivering a safer Nigeria. #PoliceIsYourFriend #SaferNigeria @TunjiDisu1 @PoliceNG

Good morning, esteemed, you are warmly invited to tour the @PoliceNG_CRU office at the @PoliceNG Force Headquarters. We look forward to welcoming you. #PoliceIsYourFriend #CitizensAreTheBoss – at Abuja, Nigeria

Incivility t members of the public constitutes a serious disciplinary offence within the Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG). The officer concerned is currently undergoing the appropriate administrative and disciplinary proceedings. #CitizensAreTheBoss – at Abuja, Nigeria