Police Arrest 17 Suspects, Rescue Seven in Nationwide Operations
The Nigeria Police Force has reported a series of operations across 10 states that resulted in the death of a suspected bandit, the rescue of seven people and the arrest of 17 suspects linked to various offences. The operational summary, covering incidents recorded between September 21 and 22, 2026, was released by the Force on Wednesday. In Benue State, police and other tactical units responded to an alleged bandit attack at Abeda Market in Logo Local Government Area, where one suspected bandit was neutralised and two others arrested. The police said none of its personnel was injured during the operation, while investigations continued. In Katsina, operatives also foiled an attack on a vehicle carrying six female students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma along the Kankara-Dutsin-Ma Road. The Force said the attackers fled into the bush with gunshot injuries, while the seven occupants of the vehicle were rescued unharmed, medically assessed and reunited with the appropriate authorities. Three other suspects linked to a bandit group were arrested in a separate operation in the state. In Anambra, four suspected members of an outlawed terrorist group were arrested during patrols in Okija, while three other suspects were apprehended in connection with the death of a 34-year-old man in Ojoto.
The Force also reported arrests and investigations in several other states. In Nasarawa, police took custody of a suspected kidnapper who was apprehended through a citizens’ arrest and allegedly admitted involvement in several kidnapping incidents. Delta operatives re-arrested a suspect allegedly found with a locally made firearm and a live cartridge. In Cross River, detectives arrested a principal suspect over the suspected murder of a 22-year-old woman, while Oyo detectives arrested another suspect in connection with the death of a 30-year-old man in Iwere-Ile. In Ogun State, a suspect was arrested over an alleged defilement case, with the victim taken to a medical facility for examination. The Police Force said investigations into the various cases were being handled by the relevant State Criminal Investigation Departments in Makurdi, Katsina, Awka, Lafia, Asaba, Calabar, Ibadan and Eleweran. It added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other suspects connected to the incidents, including fleeing members of the alleged terrorist group in Anambra.
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