The Kogi State Police Command and the Nigerian Army have launched a joint forest search for kidnap victims along the Okene-Auchi Road, deploying drones and tactical teams across suspected hideouts.
A young man identified as Azeez has been beaten to death by suspected cultists in the Agege area of Lagos after a dispute over a missing phone at a birthday party.
Suspected bandits in Kastina-Ala, Benue State, demanded N500,000 from a farmer before allowing him to harvest his crops, abducting his wife when he failed to pay the full amount.