23/09/2026
Good Morning,
Kindly find below the State-by-State Executive Summary of Operational Successes for 23rd September, 2026:
1. BENUE STATE (22nd September, 2026): NEUTRALISATION OF SUSPECTED BANDIT / ARREST OF TWO OTHERS
✅ Police operatives, supported by joint tactical forces, successfully responded to an armed bandit attack at Abeda Market, Logo LGA.
✅ One suspected bandit was successfully neutralised, while two others were arrested.
✅ No casualty was recorded on the police side.
🔹 Status: SCID Makurdi Investigating.
2. KATSINA STATE (21st September, 2026): FOILED BANDIT ATTACK / RESCUE OF SEVEN VICTIMS
✅ Police operatives successfully engaged armed bandits who intercepted a vehicle conveying six female students of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma along the Kankara-Dutsin-Ma Road.
✅ The bandits were successfully repelled and forced to flee into the bush with gunshot injuries.
✅ All seven occupants of the vehicle were successfully rescued unhurt.
✅ The rescued victims were medically evaluated, discharged and reunited with relevant authorities.
🔹 Status: SCID Katsina Investigating.
3. ANAMBRA STATE (22nd September, 2026): ARREST OF FOUR SUSPECTED TERRORIST GROUP MEMBERS
✅ Police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes, successfully arrested four suspects during patrol operations in Okija Community.
✅ The suspects confessed to membership of an outlawed terrorist group and provided useful information on the activities of the group.
✅ Efforts have been intensified to apprehend fleeing members of the group.
🔹 Status: SCID Awka Investigating.
4. NASARAWA STATE (21st September, 2026): ARREST OF SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER
✅ Following a citizens’ arrest, police operatives successfully took custody of a suspected kidnapper.
✅ The suspect confessed to involvement in several kidnapping incidents and is assisting ongoing investigation.
🔹 Status: SCID Lafia Investigating.
5. KATSINA STATE (21st September, 2026): ARREST OF THREE SUSPECTED BANDITS
✅ Police operatives successfully arrested three suspects linked to an armed bandit syndicate.
✅ An attempted escape by the suspects was successfully foiled.
🔹 Status: SCID Katsina Investigating.
6. DELTA STATE (21st September, 2026): ARREST OF FIREARM SUSPECT / RECOVERY OF FIREARM AND AMMUNITION
✅ Police operatives successfully re-arrested a suspect found in possession of an illegal firearm.
✅ One locally-made cut-to-size gun and one live cartridge were successfully recovered.
🔹 Status: SCID Asaba Investigating.
7. CROSS RIVER STATE (21st September, 2026): ARREST OF SUSPECT IN SUSPECTED MURDER CASE
✅ Police detectives successfully tracked and arrested a principal suspect in connection with the suspected murder of a 22-year-old woman.
🔹 Status: SCID Calabar Investigating.
8. ANAMBRA STATE (22nd September, 2026): ARREST OF THREE MURDER SUSPECTS
✅ Police detectives successfully arrested three suspects in connection with the death of a 34-year-old man at Ojoto, Idemili South LGA.
✅ The victim’s remains were recovered and deposited at the morgue for autopsy.
🔹 Status: SCID Awka Investigating.
9. OYO STATE (22nd September, 2026): ARREST OF MURDER SUSPECT
✅ Police detectives successfully arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a 30-year-old man at Iwere-Ile.
🔹 Status: SCID Ibadan Investigating.
10. OGUN STATE (22nd September, 2026): ARREST OF SUSPECT
✅ Police detectives successfully arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged defilement case.
✅ The victim was successfully conveyed to a medical facility for examination.
🔹 Status: SCID Eleweran Investigating.
11. EKITI STATE (22nd September, 2026): ARREST OF FOUR SUSPECTED CULTISTS
✅ Police operatives successfully arrested four suspects linked to an attack and malicious damage of property at Ikere-Ekiti.
✅ The suspects confessed to membership of a cult group, assisting ongoing investigation.
🔹 Status: RRS/SCID Ado-Ekiti Investigating.
12. KOGI STATE (22nd September, 2026): RECOVERY OF STOLEN MOTORCYCLE
✅ Police operatives successfully responded to an armed robbery incident and conducted immediate bush-combing operations.
✅ The stolen motorcycle was successfully recovered and taken to the station.
🔹 Status: SCID Lokoja Investigating.
13. LAGOS STATE (21st September, 2026): ARREST OF DRIVER IN FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC INCIDENT
✅ Police Motor Traffic personnel successfully mobilised to the scene of a fatal road traffic incident at Tin Can Island, cordoned off the area and evacuated the victims.
✅ The driver of the truck was successfully arrested and taken into custody.
✅ The accident vehicle was successfully impounded for inspection and further investigation.
🔹 Status: SCID Panti Investigating.
CSP ANI INIEDU, ANIPR
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
