Kidnapping Ransom Details (Edo): A vegetable-market kidnapping victim, Paul Idehen, says kidnappers collected his Lexus SUV and even changed its colour and registration number after he paid N5.5m ransom, before Edo police paraded suspects and recovered items including a red Lexus RX 350 linked to the case. Anti-Crime Push (Edo): Edo police also rescued 11 abducted people in Iyahmo and arrested two men accused of staging a fake kidnapping to extort N4m. Death Penalty Debate (Edo): Former Edo governor Adams Oshiomhole backed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s proposed death penalty for kidnappers and bandits, saying only criminals should fear the state. Drug War (Lagos): NDLEA seized 4,959kg of Canadian Loud worth about ₦12.397bn at Apapa Port and arrested a woman at Lagos airport with 7.5kg of cocaine hidden in a false bottom. Cybercrime Crackdown (Kebbi): Kebbi declared war on the “Yan Vocal” cybercrime syndicate accused of hacking, blackmail and extortion. Benin Kingdom Security (Edo): Oba of Benin Ewuare II announced “spiritual warfare” against kidnappers and bandits, setting July 2 for curses after a 10-day consultation period. Tourism & Sports (Benin region): Tourism coverage highlights Africa’s booming visitor numbers but warns infrastructure gaps; locally, Edo youth football fined Dynamo Academica over awards-protocol controversy.