Youths in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, staged a protest over a court order remanding Islamic cleric Dahiru Mai Barewa, with some demonstrators clashing with security personnel, according to Punch. The protesters gathered to oppose the remand of the cleric, though details of the charges or the reason for the court's decision were not provided in the report. No casualties or arrests were confirmed in the available information.

Youths in Sokoto clashed with police operatives following the remand of cleric Dahiru Mai Barewa, who is accused of threatening two scholars, according to Legit.ng. The confrontation heightened tension and unrest in the city as details of the incident continued to emerge. The report did not specify casualties or arrests.

Police in Niger State, Nigeria, have arrested 21 suspects during a crackdown on hoodlums, according to PM News. The arrests followed raids on identified criminal hideouts and trouble spots across the state. Police operatives also recovered locally made weapons and other suspected illicit items during the operations. The action forms part of ongoing efforts by security forces to curb criminal activity in the area, though further details about the suspects or charges were not provided.

The Ondo State chapter of the Amotekun security corps has arrested 53 suspects, among them 21 undocumented foreigners, in connection with various crimes committed across the state. According to Tori.ng, the arrests mark a major breakthrough for the regional security outfit, which operates in Nigeria's South-West to support conventional police in tackling criminal activity. Details of the specific offences and the suspects' nationalities were not provided.

Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda has been summoned as police expand their investigation into political violence in Kisii. According to Eastleigh Voice, seven suspects have already been arrested during a security operation conducted by the Officer Commanding Station at Keumbu and detectives from the Kisii Central Directorate of Criminal Investigations.

Suspected bandits attacked the Tofa community in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, killing at least 10 people and abducting dozens of residents, according to Punch. The raid is the latest in a series of violent assaults by armed groups targeting rural communities in the region. Further details about the attack, including the identity of the perpetrators and any official response, were not immediately available at the time of publication.