Saturday September 26, 2026

SituationREPORT
With inputs from FPRO CSP Ani Iniedu 

State-by-State Executive Summary of NPF Operational Successes for Saturday, September 26, 2026:

GOMBE STATE:
✅ Police operatives, in collaboration with other security personnel, successfully conducted a clearance operation at Ribado Ward, Funakaye LGA. Four suspected kidnappers were successfully arrested. Two kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Operational pressure subsequently forced the fleeing gang members to release another kidnapped victim, who was safely reunited with his family. Three motorcycles were successfully recovered as exhibits.
🔹 Status: SCID Gombe Investigating.

SOKOTO STATE:
✅ Police operatives and tactical teams, in collaboration with military personnel, successfully engaged armed bandits who attacked vehicles conveying passengers. The bandits were successfully overpowered and forced to flee into a nearby forest, abandoning the victims. Thirty kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Two injured victims were successfully evacuated to a medical facility for treatment.
🔹 Status: SCID Sokoto Investigating.

RIVERS STATE:
✅ Police patrol operatives successfully intercepted a suspected kidnap gang following a high-speed chase. One kidnapped victim was successfully rescued. One suspected kidnapper was successfully arrested.
One AK-47 rifle, three rounds of live ammunition and a tricycle bus were successfully recovered.
🔹 Status: SCID Port Harcourt Investigating.

LAGOS STATE:
✅ Police operatives successfully responded to a distress call concerning the theft of two vehicles and immediately commenced pursuit of the suspects. The suspects, upon realizing that police operatives were closing in, abandoned the two vehicles and fled. The two stolen vehicles were successfully recovered and secured at the police station.
🔹 Status: SCID Panti Investigating.

ENUGU STATE:
✅ Police operatives, in collaboration with neighbourhood watch personnel, successfully raided a criminal hideout and arrested one suspect. One locally-made pistol was successfully recovered from the suspect.
🔹 Status: SCID Enugu Investigating.

BENUE STATE:
✅ Police operatives on routine patrol successfully intercepted and arrested two suspects. One locally fabricated revolver pistol, two expended rounds of ammunition, one mobile phone and charms were successfully recovered.
🔹 Status: SCID Makurdi Investigating.

FCT STATE :
✅ Police operatives on routine patrol successfully intercepted three suspicious persons behind Maitama Extension. Following a hot chase, one suspect was successfully arrested. The suspect confessed to the crime and provided information identifying his accomplices.
🔹 Status: SCID Abuja Investigating.

EBONYI STATE:
✅ Police operatives successfully arrested a suspect linked to the death of a victim who had sustained severe burn injuries. The corpse was photographed and deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.
🔹 Status: SCID Abakaliki Investigating.

OGUN STATE:
✅ Police detectives successfully visited the scene of a suspected murder and documented the scene through photographs. The suspect was successfully arrested and taken into custody. The corpse was deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
🔹 Status: SCID Eleweran Investigating.

✅ Police detectives successfully responded to the reported death of a newborn following alleged medical intervention. The suspect was successfully arrested and is currently in custody. The deceased infant was photographed and deposited at the General Hospital, Ijebu Ode Morgue for autopsy.
🔹 Status: SCID Eleweran Investigating.

✅ Police detectives successfully responded to a suspected murder incident and recovered a blood-stained bedsheet as an exhibit. The scene was photographed and the deceased was conveyed to the hospital, where the death was certified. The corpse was deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
🔹 Status: SCID Eleweran Investigating.

ADAMAWA STATE:
✅ Police operatives successfully conducted an on-the-spot assessment following the reported attack on communities in Hong LGA. Three deceased victims were recovered and conveyed to Federal Medical Centre, Hong for post-mortem examination. Two injured victims were successfully evacuated to the medical facility for treatment. Joint security operatives are currently trailing the perpetrators.
🔹 Status: SCID Yola Investigating.

KADUNA STATE:
✅ Police operatives successfully mobilised an APC patrol team to the scene of a bandit attack. Escape routes were strategically blocked to contain the perpetrators. Two injured victims were successfully evacuated to General Hospital Malumfashi for medical attention.
🔹 Status: SCID Katsina Investigating.

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