The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man, Manaseh Bitrus Jatau, in connection with the death of his 35-year-old girlfriend, Rebecca Ojonike Jeremiah, in the Romi area of Kaduna.

The command, in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, said the deceased’s lifeless body was found along Mai Angwa Street, Romi, on September 5, 2026.

According to the statement, the body was discovered at about 7am with cotton wool stuffed in the deceased’s nostrils.

It said police detectives from the Romi Outstation visited the scene and rushed the woman to St.

The command said her corpse had been deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

Preliminary investigation, according to the police, showed that Jatau was the last person to call the deceased and had asked her to meet him at Ebano Joint, Romi.

The suspect was subsequently traced and arrested at his workplace, Tomato Jos Company, in the Maraban Jos area of Kaduna.

“During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having had a fight with the deceased in his room over a phone call from another lady, which resulted in her death,” the statement said.

The police further alleged that Jatau confessed to dumping the deceased’s body in an open field close to his house in an attempt to conceal the incident.

The command said the suspect remained in police custody while investigation continued, adding that he would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, condemned acts of violence and urged members of the public to embrace peaceful resolution of disputes.

He also assured residents of the command’s commitment to securing justice for victims and bringing perpetrators to justice.

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Paris, France, for the next phase of his three-week annual leave in Europe.

Tinubu arrived in the French capital on Sunday and was received by Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Ayodele Oke, according to a video shared on the official X handle of the president.

The President departed Abuja on Sunday, August 30, 2026, to begin his vacation in London, United Kingdom, before proceeding to Paris.

Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had announced the vacation in a three-paragraph statement issued on August 30.

The statement, titled “President Tinubu Begins Three-Week Leave”, said the President was expected to return to Abuja after the holiday and join the campaign for the January 2027 general election.

Tinubu’s vacation began a week after the All Progressives Congress, APC, released its Presidential Campaign Council list, with the President and Vice President Kashim Shettima listed as chairman and vice chairman respectively

Operatives of the Command Anti-Cult Unit (CACU) of the Delta State Police Command, have arrested one Chukwuka Nzete (aka “Ododo”) of Isupe Community, Ndokwa West LGA, who was suspected of involvement in the illegal sale and proliferation of firearms.

The suspect allegedly operated a shrine where suspected criminal elements were fortified.

State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said that the suspect was arrested following an intelligence-led operation on 9th September 2026.

Edafe said “A search of the suspect’s residence led to the recovery of one pump-action gun, four dagger knives, one battle axe and pots containing substances suspected to be charms.

“The suspect was taken into custody, while investigation is ongoing to unravel the full extent of his activities and possible links with other criminal elements”.

He said that operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), acting on credible intelligence, also stormed a residence in Obiaruku following information that the occupant was in possession of a firearm and ammunition on 12th September 2026.

Edafe said that the suspect, Joel Iwomi, 36 years, of Umuebu, Obiaruku, resisted the operatives’ attempt to gain access to the premises.

“The operatives, however, successfully gained entry and conducted a search, during which one pump-action gun and eighteen (18) live cartridges were recovered. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody. Investigation is ongoing”, the statement reads.

The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Samuel E. Erale, in his remarks, reaffirmed the command’s resolve to deny criminal elements access to illicit firearms and other weapons capable of threatening public safety.

The CP further called on residents to remain vigilant and promptly provide credible information on suspicious persons, illegal firearms and criminal activities within their communities, assuring that all actionable information will be treated with the necessary confidentiality.