Police in Osun State have arrested a woman following the death of a local vigilante member in Ile-Ife, according to Tribune Online. The man, identified as Apetu, reportedly became critically distressed last Sunday afternoon after a sexual encounter with the woman on the street and later died. The death is being described locally as a suspected 'thunderbolt' attack, according to the report. Authorities have taken the woman into custody as investigations into the circumstances of the vigilante member's death continue.

Police in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory have arrested 10 suspects for allegedly vandalising street lights and armoured cables at various locations in Abuja. FCT Commissioner of Police Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi announced the arrests while parading the suspects, saying they were apprehended in separate operations around Kubwa, Wuye and other areas, according to Daily Trust.

Abdulafeez Alabi, an operative of the Amotekun Corps, has been arrested following the accidental shooting of a man during an attempt to apprehend two individuals involved in a violent altercation in the Saki area of Oyo state. The incident reportedly took place around 7pm on Thursday, according to police sources cited by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication.

The Abia State Police Command has denied that its officers were involved in an assault captured in a viral video showing armed men attacking a lady and her brother in Okigwe on Monday. According to the Command, the assailants were community vigilante operatives, not police personnel. The statement followed public outrage in Abia and Imo States over the incident, which reportedly involved students. The police response came amid widespread condemnation of the assault circulating on social media.

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 Anambra State Police Command announced on Wednesday the arrest of Jennifer Nwosu, a niece of Aiza Nwosu, a popular Awka-based town crier, event manager and entertainer who was murdered by unknown gunmen two weeks earlier. According to Tribune Online, she was arrested alongside 12 suspected cultists, while a nephew of the deceased remains on the run as investigations continue.