TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...
A tip from a whistle blower today led operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,to intercept huge sums of money in various currencies at the popular Balogun market in Lagos.The monies include 547,730 Euros and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500.The total haul is about N250m at the prevailing exchange rate at the parallel market.The intercept followed information that about N250 million cash was being moved somewhere in the market for conversion into foreign currencies by unnamed persons.Operatives responded timely,met the money in Bureau de Change office,but a large chunk of it had been converted into Euro and Pounds sterling.The BDC operators found in possession of the monies claimed they were acting on behalf of their boss who sent the money to them from one of the Northern states in Nigeria.Two persons apprehended in the course of the raid are helping the Commission in its investigation.Please find attached pictures of some Nigerian Nairas,Euros and British Pounds recovered moments ao by EFCC Operatives.More photos below.





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