Police in Yobe State have arrested two individuals in connection with the death of a newborn baby girl, whose body was reportedly concealed in a box and discarded behind a mosque in Damaturu. The arrests were made following an investigation initiated after officers received a distress call on June 23, according to the Yobe State Police Command.

The Nigeria Police Force successfully rescued a 43-year-old woman and her two-year-old son from a kidnappers’ hideout in a forest in Kwara State following a gun battle with the suspects. This information was shared by Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Aniete Okokon Iniedu, in a statement on Saturday.

A Nigerian caregiver, Akeatha Akintola, has been sentenced to five months in a US jail for stealing over $17,000 in benefits intended for a disabled child, according to Punch.

Nigerian troops have arrested a suspected kidnapper in Nasarawa State and rescued an abducted victim in Benue State, according to Channels Television. The arrested suspect has been handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and necessary legal action. The operations form part of ongoing security efforts against kidnapping in the affected regions, though further details about the circumstances of the arrest and rescue were not provided.

The Edo State Police Command has apprehended four individuals, including a 27-year-old woman, linked to a kidnapping syndicate. This follows the abduction of a woman at the Vegetable Market along Airport Road in Benin City on June 14, 2026, where her husband reportedly managed to escape from the assailants, who are believed to be kidnappers.

A 22-year-old suspect in Delta has been arrested by police for allegedly staging his own kidnapping. According to the police commissioner, the individual left home under the pretext of disposing of refuse before orchestrating the incident.