Nigeria’s police have arrested a man accused of supplying motorcycles to a suspected Boko Haram member, along with 15 other suspects in nationwide operations recorded on October 23, 2026. The raids and arrests spread across Gombe, Lagos, Ogun, Katsina, Benue, Akwa Ibom, the Federal Capital Territory, Kwara, and Taraba. Police said they also made arrests after investigating murders, armed robbery, rape and child defilement, armed banditry, cult-related extortion, drug offences, vandalism, and robbery. In Gombe State, operatives intercepted Isma’il Yunusa, 30, riding an unregistered motorcycle along Biu Road. Police said he confessed to buying the motorcycle for ₦1.55 million on behalf of a suspected Boko Haram member identified as “Alhaji,” who reportedly lives in Borno State. He allegedly admitted supplying two more motorcycles for a delivery fee of ₦50,000 each. Officers recovered ₦170,000 from him, and the SCID in Gombe continued the investigation. In Lagos State, four suspects were arrested during a raid on a suspected cult hideout in Ijagemo. Police named them as Usman Yekini, 26, Lekan Alabi, 32, Akeem Olatunji, 33, and Jumoke Ashipa, 34. Investigations linked them to the murder of three people in the Itire axis. Police also foiled an alleged armed robbery in Lagos along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road after observing a commercial minibus driver being thrown from the moving vehicle. Officers said the suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled, leaving behind a locally made pistol with one live cartridge. The injured driver was taken to Falomo Hospital as police tracked the fleeing suspects. In Ogun State, police arrested two suspects in separate cases involving the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman with a mental health condition in Ifo, and the alleged defilement of a 12-year-old girl. Officers said the second suspect allegedly lured the child into his residence while she was running an errand, and both cases were under SCID investigation in Eleweran. In Katsina State, tactical teams rescued 27-year-old Habu Meshago after intercepting armed bandits at Karofi Village and forcing them to abandon their captive. Police also said attacks were repelled on Kafin Soli and Dange villages, and search operations continued for Rukaiya Yusuf, 40, who was abducted by the fleeing bandits. In Benue State, three suspected cultists were arrested over complaints of extortion threats and property destruction. Police said officers recovered two locally fabricated pistols, four live cartridges, one live 9mm round, an axe, charms, two tablets of Tramadol, and a black cult beret. In Akwa Ibom State, five suspects were arrested during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Iwuachang Village. Police said the operation led to the recovery of substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other illicit drugs. In the Federal Capital Territory, eight suspects were arrested during undercover operations across Maitama, Wuse, Garki, and Asokoro. Police said the suspects allegedly vandalised armoured cables, solar streetlights, and supporting poles, and also admitted to phone snatching. In Kwara State, police arrested three suspected armed robbers in Ila-Orangun after investigations into a robbery at Faje Village. The suspects were identified as Kolawole Rasheed, 50, Ismail Abefe, 32, and Emmanuel Ayobawi, 20. Officers recovered a locally made single-barrelled gun. In Taraba State, police took custody of Catherine Terhemen, 30, and a locally fabricated pistol handed over by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 93 Battalion. Police said she allegedly joined others in attacking a complainant with sticks, enabling a suspected armed robber to escape, and the fleeing suspect reportedly left behind a handbag containing the pistol.