Abducted Female Police Officer Found Dead in Ebonyi

A kidnapped female police officer was found dead in Ebonyi State after police arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping group. The suspect led officers to the location where her body was recovered.

The Nigeria Police Force shared this information in its state-by-state operational update, released by the Force Public Relations Officer.

The update from Force Headquarters, signed by Ani Iniedu on Monday, detailed several arrests, rescues, and recoveries across the country between September 19 and 20, 2026.

Police said the suspect was arrested after an investigation that used both intelligence and technology to track the kidnapping of the female officer.

The suspect then took police teams to the crime scene, where they found the officer’s remains. Police said the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abakaliki is handling the investigation.

Police in Adamawa State rescued two kidnapped victims from a suspected kidnappers’ hideout in Shako Forest, Toungo Local Government Area. Acting on a tip-off, officers carried out the operation on September 20 and recovered two magazines with 10 rounds of 7.62×39mm live ammunition.

Officers also found a National Identification Number (NIN) card, a mobile phone, a passport, and a chain at the hideout.

Police in the Federal Capital Territory arrested 334 suspects during coordinated raids on criminal hotspots, black spots, and unfinished buildings in several areas.

The September 19 operation also led to the seizure of different amounts of substances believed to be illegal drugs.

In Anambra State, police arrested a suspected child trafficker who was stopped while traveling with a six-month-old baby boy.

Police said the baby was rescued and handed over to the proper authorities for further action.

In Kaduna State, police arrested four suspected members of a kidnapping group after intelligence-led operations.

Police said the suspects confessed to their alleged involvement in kidnapping and provided information about fleeing accomplices. A locally made Dane gun was recovered.

Another suspected kidnapping syndicate member was arrested at Soba Market in the state. Police said the suspect also confessed and gave information implicating five fleeing accomplices.

In Ogun State, police arrested a suspect linked to a fatal shooting incident in Isara, Remo North Local Government Area.
One single-barrel gun, one live cartridge and one expended shell were recovered during the operation.

In Imo State, a suspect was arrested during a raid on a suspected criminal gathering at Nekede, Owerri West Local Government Area, with police recovering a locally made cut-to-size single-barrel gun.

Police in Ekiti State also arrested two suspects linked to multiple shop-breaking and stealing incidents in Ado-Ekiti and recovered suspected stolen iron rods.

In another operation in Ado-Ekiti, police recovered an abandoned white sack containing a pump-action gun loaded with two live cartridges and a locally made single-barrel gun from a farmland.

In Benue State, police tactical teams, supported by personnel of the Police Mobile Force and the military, intervened in a renewed communal conflict at Akpa-Mbakor Community in Tarka Local Government Area.

The security teams dispersed the rampaging youths and restored normalcy in the area, according to the police.

In Oyo State, police arrested a truck driver allegedly involved in a fatal road traffic incident along the Ijebu-Ode/Idi Ayunre Road.

The truck was impounded for further inspection and investigation. The police said all the cases remain under investigation by the respective State Criminal Investigation Departments.