Metro - Daily Post Nigeria

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: April 28, 2026Country: Nigeria

Crime & Law

A student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, has been found dead in his apartment after allegedly committing suicide. Police and the EFCC rescued 14 kidnap victims from the Calabar-Oron waterways. Boko Haram suspects invaded Dapchi, burning a police station and telecom masts. Additionally, the Nigerian Army neutralized a terrorist and destroyed several camps in Zamfara State.

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