The police announced the arrest of a man named Wisdom Umana, who was apprehended with a toy gun by an officer at the Government House in Uyo. Umana claimed to work for an Akwa Ibom commissioner, according to a statement released by the police.

Dr. Aniekan Umana, the Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom State, has denied claims made in a police press release that a vigilante guard assigned to him was arrested with a toy AK-47 gun. The statement was issued by DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Akwa Ibom State Command.

Yusuf Adigun, a suspected cultist, was arrested in Lagos with a pistol and a live cartridge. According to PM News, Adigun claimed that he and other members of his cult group, who remain at large, were planning to attack certain individuals before being intercepted by the police.

Edo State authorities have initiated a manhunt for an individual named Liberty, who is alleged to be an arms supplier connected to a recent kidnapping incident at a market in Benin. In relation to this case, four suspects have been arrested, and one suspect has been reported killed.

The Yobe State Police Command has apprehended eight individuals linked to alleged theft, violent attacks, and drug-related offenses across various locations in the state. These arrests were part of the police's ongoing crime-fighting initiatives, conducted through separate operations in the local government areas of Bursari, Damaturu, and Nguru.

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.