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.

The police in Edo have arrested 45 suspects and rescued 38 victims who had been abducted. The police credited other security agencies, vigilante groups, hunters, and members of the Community Safety Partnership for their effective inter-agency cooperation in these efforts, according to Channels TV.

The Ekiti State Police Command has successfully rescued worshippers who were abducted during an attack on the Christ Apostolic Church located in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area, according to Naija News.

In Ogun State, Nigeria, police operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit have killed two suspected kidnappers and recovered ₦2.2 million, which is believed to be proceeds from their criminal activities. This operation is part of a broader manhunt initiated by the police to combat kidnapping in the region, according to Ripples Nigeria.

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.

Suspected bandits blocked the Bakori–Guga road in Katsina State on Friday evening and abducted at least nine travellers who were returning from the weekly Bakori market, according to community leaders.