Lagos police arrest notorious fraudster
Two suspects who allegedly specialise in counterfeiting diplomas from several international universities and scamming unwary victims online have been taken into custody by police officers from Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos. The suspects, Kelly Osas Endgieen, 24, and Elvis Osakpolo ....
NDLEA apprehends 50-year-old businessman with 700grams of cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old Nigerian businessman who is based in Brazil on suspicion of importing 700g of cocaine. Mr. Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the NDLEA, stated in an Abuja statement on Sunday. According to ....
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Lagos seals church, other facilities over noise pollution
A branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and eight other institutions have been closed due to noise pollution, according to the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA). Leading Nigerian Pentecostal organisation RCCG is often led by well-known cleric Pastor ....
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Police arrest man over N320m scam
One Chinedu Ngwaka has been taken into custody by members of the Special Investigations Team, which is part of the Force Criminal Investigations Department Annex in Lagos State, on suspicion of participating in a N320 million scam. Ngwaka, a self-described Bureau De Change operator, w ....
Lagos spare parts dealer jailed for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ora Arinze, a Lagos auto spare parts trader, to two and a half years in jail after he entered a guilty plea to charges related to an alleged attempt to export 300 grammes of cocaine from Nigeria to Congo Brazzaville. Arinze's road to prison ....
Cultist kill husband-to-be, one other in Delta
Due to cult-related disagreements, two men were killed and multiple others were injured in Kwale, Delta State's Ndokwa West local government area. According to witnesses, one victim was shot and was getting married the day before his tragic death, while the other victim's lifel ....
NDLEA nabs cocaine drug lord in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, or NDLEA, has arrested Ndive Maxwell Obinna, the leader of a cocaine distribution syndicate. At Ago Palace Way in Okota, Isolo, Lagos, the 42-year-old and five of his companions were taken into custody. They were found to ha ....
EFCC nabs 35 suspected internet fraudsters in Abia
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 35 alleged online scammers were taken into custody in Aba, Abia State. A statement posted on X.com (previously Twitter) on Wednesday disclosed this. The suspects—34 men and one woman—were caught in an early-morning sti ....
NAFDAC uncovers warehouse filled with expired, unregistered products
A warehouse containing unregistered and expired grocery products was searched by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Oke-Afa, Okota, Lagos. A statement posted on X.com (previously Twitter) on Wednesday disclosed this. Operators were caught emptying ....
NDLEA intercepts cocaine concealed inside granulated pepper, yam flour
A sizable shipment of cocaine headed for the UK has been intercepted by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents. The contraband, which was worth several million naira, was hidden inside common foods including yam flour, melon seeds, and granulated pepper. NDLEA finds narcot ....
NAFDAC shuts agro chemical warehouse with expired products in Benue
Purity Agro Chemical Centre in Gboko, Benue State, has been sealed by NAFDAC's agents, according to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. According to the EPA, 724 boxes of Patriarc agrochemicals that had expired were found in the storage. In a message ....
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Fake EFCC officials nabbed while attempting to blackmail former NPA boss
Two suspected syndicate members, Ojobo Joshua and Aliyu Hashim, have been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with posing as the EFCC's Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in an effort to extract $1 million from Mohammed Bello-Koko, the former Managing Director of ....
EFCC arrests Chinese brothers, two Nigerians for mineral theft
Two Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi and Michael Agu, as well as two Chinese, Wang Jiang and Wang Richard, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for trying to export solid minerals without the required licenses. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC's Head of Media and Pu ....
Troops arrest notorious terrorist leader, others
According to the Defence Headquarters, Nigerian military have captured seven IPOB/ESN commanders in the South-East and infamous terrorist leader Abubakar Ibrahim (also known as Habu Dogo) in Sokoto in the past week. According to a statement released on Saturday by Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, ....
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Court sentences Professor for impersonation during UTME
'Professor' Jide Josiah Jisos was given a six-month prison sentence by a Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for impersonating someone during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). While keeping an eye on the 2019 UTME at Brix Academy in Abuja, th ....
EFCC detains refinery's MD over alleged $35m fraud
Akintoye Akindele, the managing director of Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, is presently being held at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's holding facilities in Abuja. It was learnt that Akindele was detained by commission agents on suspici ....
Three Chinese, 2 Nigerians arrested for illegal mining
Three Chinese and two Nigerian nationals have been arrested for unlawful mining activities in Nasarawa State by Mining Marshals draughted from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, or NSCDC, as the fight against illegal mining heats up. The Mining Marshals, acting on reliable int ....
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NDLEA arrest Canada-based nurse, two others for drug trafficking
Two businessmen and a nurse from Canada have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for their roles in the trafficking of cocaine and cannabis at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), located in Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA has intercepted mor ....
EFCC declares businessman wanted for fraud
Bolaji Akinduro, the executive chairman of Total Grace Oil and Gas Investment Limited, was listed as wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday due to allegations of fraud. A statement posted on the anti-graft agency's official X.com account on Saturday sta ....
Police arrest, parade man for allegedly stabbing friend to death in Ondo
Mr. Monday Chukwu, a 34-year-old resident of Akintola village in the Odigbo region of the state, has been paraded by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly fatally stabbing his friend Kefa Ofando. Chukwu was one of the twelve people detained on suspicion of offences rangin ....
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Police arrest bouncer for killing man in Lagos club house
Kingsley Otti, a club bouncer, has been taken into custody by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of fatally stabbing a suspected thug at a lounge located on Ago Palace Way in the Okota region of the state. The event happened on Monday ....
EFCC arrests 28 online fraudsters in Akwa-Ibom, Edo
In Edo and Akwa-Ibom states, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have taken into custody a total of twenty-eight alleged online scammers, also referred to as "Yahoo boys."Following an intelligence tip on their alleged fraudulent activities, a secondary sting oper ....
Court jails Lagos man Nonso Ekeocha over possession of fraudulent documents
Nonso Joseph Ekeocha, a resident of Lagos, was found guilty of possessing false documents and given a one-year prison sentence. Ekeocha was charged with one count of possessing false documents intended to be used in a romance scam by the Lagos Directorate of the Economic and Fi ....
Sex worker stabs client to death in Lagos
At the Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki neighbourhood of Lagos State, a 48-year-old man only known as Okafor is said to have been fatally stabbed by a sex worker named Joy Kelvin. It was reported that the incident happened on Monday at roughly 5:30 in the morning. Joy ....
NDLEA arrests Canadian at Lagos airport for drug trafficking
At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have taken into custody Adrienne Munju, a 41-year-old Canadian woman. On Thursday, October 3, she was apprehended for bringing in a sizable shipment of "C ....
Police arrest 25-year-old man for stabbing father to death
Police in Lagos have detained 25-year-old Chibunnma Chimelie on suspicion of fatally stabbing his 68-year-old father. Within the Isolo region of the state on Thursday about 10:00 p.m., Chimelie fatally stabbed his father, as verified on Friday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokespe ....
Nasarawa police arrest woman for stealing newborn
A woman was taken into custody by the Nasarawa state police for allegedly kidnapping a newborn during a naming ceremony in the Keffi local government region. The command's public relations officer, DSP Ramham Namsel, also reported the arrest of a well-known motorbike thief who ....
EFCC arrests former Taraba governor over alleged N27bn fraud
In connection with an alleged N27 billion scam, Darius Ishaku, a former governor of Taraba State, has been placed under arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to reports, Ishaku was picked up early on Friday morning from his home in Abuja. As o ....
Police arrest notorious gunrunner, recover ammunition in Kaduna
A renowned gunrunner has been apprehended by the Kaduna state police command, and twenty locally manufactured AK-47 weapons have been found at the Buruku Bridge in the Igabi local government area. In a statement, the command's PPRO, ASP Mansir Hassan, stated that the arrest happened at 4 ....
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Lagos detains 25 culprits, seizes hard drugs
In an effort to bolster peace and order, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps conducted an early-morning raid in Lekki today, which resulted in the arrest of 25 miscreants. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Water and Environmental Resources, made this revelation in ....
NSCDC detains 'Yahoo boy' who confined lady in Abuja hotel
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) agents have detained a suspected internet scammer who imprisoned a young woman in Abuja for money rituals, according to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. In a statement released on Thursday night, SP Josephi ....
NAFDAC shuts fake cosmetic factory in Lagos
A Lagos-based factory purportedly manufacturing fake cosmetics was raided and sealed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.NAFDAC officers reportedly stormed the unlawful facility at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State, according to a statement ....
26-years-old man declared wanted for stealing EFCC car
Ibrahim Mohammed, 26, has been listed as wanted for allegedly stealing an EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) vehicle. According to a statement released by the EFCC spokesperson on Friday, Mohammed is wanted in relation to the theft and unauthorised use of the c ....
NDLEA apprehends wanted drug baron after two years on the run
Two years after slipping the anti-drug agency's notice, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu, also known as Barryshine, was apprehended by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) agents. The Agency placed Suleiman, the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd., on a watchlist ....
Nine apprehended for open defecation and urination in Lagos
Nine people were apprehended by Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps officials after they were observed participating in open defecation in the state's Berger region. This was revealed in a post on X.com on Saturday by Tokunbo Wahab, the state's commissioner for the envir ....
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Suspected IPOB members arrested in Anambra
Two people who are allegedly members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, who have been terrorising the Aguata region have been detained by security authorities in Anambra State. Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga said in a press release that one of the males h ....
EFCC nabs 35-year-old online scammer in Abuja
Hyginus Nkwocha, a reputed rich online scammer, has reportedly been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents in Abuja. The anti-graft agency's spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Thursday that Nkwocha, 35, was taken into cust ....
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Kidnapper caught after collecting ransom in Jos
A suspected kidnapper was apprehended by residents of Nepa community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. He allegedly demanded N1.5 million in ransom from the victims' families in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. The suspect is being looked into at the anti-k ....
Edo police arrest two suspects in possession of firearms
Two guys were taken into custody by the Edo State Police Command for having firearms during a regular stop-and-search in Benin City. The Ugbekun Division police arrested Collins Evbayiro, 34, and O. Nagbagbonmuna, 35, along Upper Sakponba Road, according to a statement issued by t ....
Anambra nurse arrested for physically abusing 13-year-old nephew with knife
Security personnel in Anambra State have detained a 38-year-old nurse named Amarachukwu Nzekwe for abusing her 13-year-old nephew with a hot clothes iron. The media assistant to the state commissioner for women's affairs and social welfare, Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, revealed this in a ....
NSCDC arrest three over cable theft, illegal mining
Three people in Ondo State have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on charges of stealing armoured cables and engaging in illicit mining. This was said in a statement issued in Akure on Wednesday by Daniel Aidamenbor, the state NSCDC public rel ....
Police nab three while trying to kidnap car dealer in Lagos
While attempting to kidnap an automobile dealer along Ebute-Igbogbo Road in Ikorodu, Lagos State, three kidnap suspects were apprehended. The three suspects' arrests were verified on Wednesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokeswoman for the Lagos Police Command. Additional ....
45-year-old Indonesian man kills neighbour
After being asked why he was not married, a 45-year-old Indonesian man is said to have slain his 60-year-old neighbour. According to the Straits Times, the incident happened on July 29 in the South Tapanuli region of North Sumatra. Asgim Irianto was the victim's identity, accor ....
Police arrest two suspects for robbery, recover ammunition
During a routine stop and search operation in Ikeja, two people who are suspected of armed robbery have been detained by officers from the Lagos State Police Command's Ikeja Division. This was revealed by the command on Friday in a post on X.com.It read, “Two suspected ....
Police arrest five for stealing 18 cows in Ogun
The Great Fold Acres Farm, which is situated in Ori-Okuta Village, Kajola, along Owode Egba in the Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state, is purportedly the source of 18 cow thefts. According to the Ogun State Police Command, at least five people have been detained for ....
Police arrest kidnapper, recover ammunition in Kaduna
Renowned kidnapper successfully captured by Kaduna State Police Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit.Spokesperson of the Command, ASP Mansir Hassan, said “The suspect, identified as Abdulrahman “M” of Karshi, Abuja, was arrested in possession of an AK-47 rifle along with twenty-seven (27) ....
Sixteen detained for allegedly defrauding Interswitch
At least sixteen people have been detained by the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre on suspicion of financial fraud against Interswitch Limited, a well-known digital commerce platform in Africa. Thus far, N3.9 billion in cash and valuables have been retrieved from the susp ....
Police arraign two hackers for stealing from MTN
Two suspected hackers, Timothy Oluwabukola and Anthony Odemerho, have been charged by the Lagos police with breaking into the MTN Nigeria Communication Plc system and stealing data and airtime worth N1.9 billion. The charges were brought before a Federal High Court in Lagos. The two i ....
NSCDC arrest 32 over alleged destruction and looting in Kano
Thirty-two people have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command for looting and breaking during the demonstration against the state's poor governance and hunger. This was revealed in a statement released on Thursday by SC Ibrahim Idr ....
Police arrest two suspects with amunition in Lagos
In the state's Mushin area, the Lagos State Police Command apprehended two men and found a sizable stash of guns. In a statement issued on Thursday, State Police Public Relations Officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin said that the tactical squad was called to Agoro Street, Mushin, at aroun ....
EFCC apprehends nine over online scam in Abuja
Nine people have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on suspicion of participating in online fraud. The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Commission conducted an intelligence-led operation that resulted in their arrest on Monday in the Wuye neighbourhood ....
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Police arrest three suspects for allegedly stealing rice in Nasarawa
Three people have been detained by the Nasarawa State Police Command on suspicion of robbing a trader in the state's Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area of 96 bags containing 50 kilogrammes of rice. The businessman reportedly purchased 700 sacks of rice in Nasarawa State and drove them t ....
Security operatives arrest herbalist in possession of 11 human bones in Anambra
Anambra State security officials have detained a herbalist known only as Ezekiel, who was found to be in possession of roughly eleven distinct human bones. The suspect, who lives in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, was reportedly detained over the week ....
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Police apprehend two suspected armed robbers, cultist in Imo
Two armed robbery suspects, Ntosi Godfrey, 37, and Nnamdi Raymond, 22, have been taken into custody by Imo State Police Command operations. They were reported to be working along the axis between Umuahia and Owerri. A 25-year-old man named Chibueze Kalu was also apprehen ....
Lagos police arrest 90 suspects in midnight raid
During a raid on suspected criminals in the late hours of Tuesday, 90 male suspects were taken into custody by members of the Lagos State Police Command's Rapid Response Squad. The operation, which was carried out in coordination with Area A Command, was directed against well-know ....
EFCC arrest banker, three others over mutilation of naira notes in Kano
Three businesspeople and banker Kamaluddeen Lawal have been taken into custody by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents for allegedly recycling and tampering with the contents of naira notes. Lawal was taken into custody at Unity Road, Kantin Kwari Market in Kano State, t ....
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EFCC detains ten illegal mining suspects in Ogbomoso
On Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that it had detained ten individuals in Oyo state who were allegedly unlicensed miners. The suspects were taken into custody in Ogbomoso, according to an EFCC statement. The commission reported that six f ....
Police burst fake sachet water factory in Lagos
In the Oluwole Market neighbourhood of Lagos, the Lagos State Police Command has discovered a phoney sachet water manufacturing plant that is using a different brand name that has been registered with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). While ....
EFCC arraigns fake content creator for online fraud in Jos
Audu Ishida, better known online as Baddie Kylemilli, has been charged with online fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Command. Ishida is charged with one count each of impersonation, retention of criminal proceeds, and money laundering by Justic ....
Seven illegal miners arrested at Kogi gold site
Following their involvement in illicit mining operations at a gold site in Kogi State's Yagba East Local Government Area, no fewer than seven individuals have been taken into custody. Segun Tomori, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake's Special Assistant on Med ....
Police arrest two drug traffickers in Imo
Onyekosi Chukwu Ebuka, 35, and Uchechukwu Nwanguma, 28, are two alleged drug traffickers in Imo state, according to the Imo state Police command, which announced their arrests on Thursday. As the accused were being paraded around the command's Owerri headquarters, Henry Okoye, the sta ....
Police arrest crypto billionaire Linus Williams aka Blord for fraud
Linus Williams, also known as BLord, is a crypto billionaire who was taken into custody by Nigeria Police Force agents. Following accusations of cryptocurrency fraud, financing of terrorism, and assistance with online fraud, among other offences against his firms, Blord was tak ....
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Lagos Task Force arrest eight suspects for selling contaminated turkey
Eight individuals have been detained by the Lagos State Task Force for allegedly selling contaminated turkey that the Nigeria Customs Service had confiscated in Lagos State. The Lagos State Task Force spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, made this revelation in a news release. A ....
Police arrest fake medical doctor in Cross River
Collins Orji, a phoney medical practitioner, founded and operated a medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State. The police have arrested Orji and placed him in Obubra prison, per the directive of an Itigidi magistrate's court that is stil ....
Retired teacher arraigned for allegedly molesting two boys in Anambra
In the Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, a 60-year-old retired teacher named Ike Okoye was docked on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting two boys. Okoye, a resident of Okpoko village in Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area, is facing charges from t ....
Man caught smuggling not less than 100 live snakes in his trousers
The country's customs administration reports that a guy was captured attempting to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by stuffing them down his trousers. China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday that the unidentified traveller was halted by customs agents as ....
NDLEA nabs wanted drug baron in Imo state
Joachin Mbonu, a drug baron who was listed as wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has been taken into custody. On July 5, Mbonu was taken into custody by NDLEA agents at his Imo state village estate. The agency's spokeswoman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Tuesd ....
Police nabs vigilante commander with human skulls in Rivers
At his hideout in Omoku, the state's headquarters of the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area, Felix Nwaobakata, the chief of a local vigilante group, was found in possession of two human skulls and other parts, according to the Rivers State Police Command. Additionally, the ....
Court sentences India-bound drug baron to 25 years imprisonment
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Tuesday that a Federal High Court in Lagos had sentenced drug trafficker Freeman Ogbonna, who was detained and charged by the agency, to 25 years in prison. This was revealed in a statement released on Tuesday by Femi Babafemi, t ....
Police arrest two ex-soldiers for armed robbery in Lagos
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested two dismissed soldiers and four others alleged to be members of a notorious armed robbery and car theft gang. Spokesperson for the police in Lagos, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, exhibited the suspects and evidence confiscated from them before journalis ....
NSCDC arrests four illegal mining suspects in Anambra
Four people connected to illicit mining activities in the state of Anambra have been taken into custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command. While presenting the suspects in Awka, the state capital, on Friday, state NSCDC Commandant Maku Olatunde ....
Police arrest 22-year-old suspected kidnapper in Jigawa
Mohammed Moda, age 22, of Burtu village in Ringim Local Government Area has been taken into custody by Jigawa State police on suspicion of threatening to kidnap two people. This was said by DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, the command's spokeswoman.“On 11/06/2024 at about 1600hrs, Yakubu Bala of L ....
Lagos man stabs girlfriend to death
The Lagos State police have detained 47-year-old Emmanuel Chukwuma after he fatally stabbed his 45-year-old lover Bosede Adefehinti on 7th Avenue in Festac. The male, who went by Oliver on the street, lived with the woman as a boyfriend and girlfriend rather than as a married pair, ba ....
Police arrest killers of Retired Army General in Abuja
In connection with the death of Army Brigadier General Uwem Udukwere in Abuja Sunshine Estate, the FCT Police Command has detained four suspects. Two of the thieves, who are currently at large, fled with the retired general's pistol, according to Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Pol ....
Security forces arrest female terrorist arms' supplier in Katsina
Aisha Abubakar, a lady, was reportedly detained by security forces in Katsina State for allegedly supplying ammo to militants. Zagazola Makama, a security analyst and expert in counterinsurgency, reported the occurrence on Monday. Makama claims that the ammo was found when Abubakar's ....
EFCC apprehends ex-bankers over N4.2 million fraud
Two former Union Bank workers have been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for embezzling N4.2 million from the account of a deceased customer. Idah Ogoh and Agbo Okwute, the former workers, were taken into custody by the commission on Friday in Makurdi, B ....
NDLEA nabs drug cartel, seizes cocaine, others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency caught a cartel led by a drug baron and his sister as part of a huge crackdown on drug trafficking, seizing cocaine and methamphetamine valued at over N4.1 billion. This was announced in a statement posted on the Agency's website on Sunday and sign ....
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Court sentences Nigerian student for scamming Chinese woman
Adakole Peter, a 21-year-old student, was given a one-year prison sentence by the Gwagwalada Division of the FCT High Court on Thursday for scamming a Chinese woman of $50. The defendant was charged with two counts of impersonation and pretending to be a military man by the Economic and Financial ....
Police arrest man caught with eight skulls, human parts in Ondo
Yusuf Adenoyin, a man who was found in possession of eight human skulls in Isua, the Akoko South-East Local Government headquarters, was taken into custody by the Ondo State Police Command. On Wednesday, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state police public relations officer, gave an ....
EFCC arrest 11 suspected online scammers in Port Harcourt
Eleven alleged online scammers have been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, according to its agents at the Port Harcourt Zonal Command. The suspects were taken into custody on Friday following a sting operation that was conducted in the ....
EFCC arrest five suspected online scammers in Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has declared that five alleged online scammers have been taken into custody in Abuja. This was disclosed by the commission on its X page. They were detained, according to the statement, after a predawn sting operation at the Ipent ....
Lagos court jails businessman for drug trafficking
A 28-year-old businessman named Peter Ugwu was given a three-year prison sentence by a Federal High Court in Lagos for trafficking in 7.50 kg of narcotics. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) re-arrested the convicted person on an upgraded nine-count drug trafficki ....
NDLEA apprehends two suspects during cocaine shipment in Lagos
On Wednesday, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency agents raided a hotel and apprehended individuals who were getting ready to consume 200 wraps of cocaine. Based on intelligence, the operation went after those trying to smuggle drugs into Saudi Arabia in preparation for the on ....
Police arrest woman for child maltreatment in Lagos
Following the discovery of a video on the internet showing Funmi Faith, 32, abusing a female kid, the Lagos State Police Command has taken her into custody. This was verified in a statement released on Wednesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the stat ....
California rock climber sentenced to life imprisonment for sexual assault
A California rock climber who repeatedly assaulted a lady in Yosemite National Park in 2016 with severe physical force received a life sentence on Tuesday, according to officials. In February, a jury found forty-year-old Charles Barrett guilty of one count of abusive sexual contact and two ....
EFCC arraigns two women over N6m land fraud
Blessing Nchelem and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Jack, have been charged with repeated fraud by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The charges were brought before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Thi ....
Police arrest member of gang kidnapping Uber drivers in Rivers
A graduate of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, has been detained by the Rivers State Police Command on suspicion of enticing taxi drivers to ritualists. The State police leadership said that he will be charged in court. This was revealed by SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the ....
Amotekun arrests ex-convict for theft of mosque's amplifier in Osun
Tajudeen Ridwan, an ex-convict, has been taken into custody by Osun Amotekun agents for suspected amplifier theft from a mosque. In the Osogbo neighbourhood of Isale Osun, Ridwan was taken into custody by Osun Amotekun Corps agents. The Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Idowu Yus ....
Court jails woman caught hawking currency in Lagos
Adeyinka Bilikis Gbadamosi, a resident of Lagos, was sentenced to six months in prison after entering a guilty plea to a single count of currency racketeering brought against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC. Gbadamosi was arraigned before Justice Chukwujek ....
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Police arrest Reverend Sister, rescue two abducted children in Anambra
In Amaba Ime, Ikwuano LGA, Abia State, a biker kidnapped two of the three children belonging to the same parents. The children were rescued and returned to their parents. Security personnel came to their aid in the Anambra State communities of Ekwulobia and Nkpor. When Promise ....
NDLEA arrests couple for illegal drug trafficking
Bolanle and Olayinka Dauda, a couple suspected of heading a cocaine trafficking cartel where millions of naira worth of illegal drugs were ....
EFCC detains man for spraying naira notes
Zachariyya Muhammad has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's Gombe Zonal for misusing Nigerian cash in Gombe State. ....
Ogun cult clash leaves three dead
In Ijoko, Ota, Ogun state, there is allegedly a cult conflict between suspected members of the Aiye and Eiye fraternity groups that has resulted in the deaths of three people. According to information obtained by our correspondent, the conflict began last Friday when a suspecte ....
Thugs attack police station in Lagos
On Monday morning, almost a hundred thugs stormed the Ipaja Police Station located in Lagos. The incident resulted in a gunfight, during which some of the thugs were slain. The story quotes locals as saying that the incident spread fear throughout the community. Additionally, the repo ....
Court sentences ex-banker to prison over N1.4m fraud
Lagos Olushola Damilola, a former employee of Boctrust Microfinance Bank, received a one-year prison sentence for stealing N1.4 million from a client. Details of the case were initially revealed on July 11, 2019, and they purport that Lamilola took N1.4 million from a bank customer an ....
EFCC detains woman for spraying money at social event in Gombe
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a woman named Janty Emmanuel was taken into custody by its agents in Gombe for allegedly misusing naira during a social gathering. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Tuesday that Emmanuel ....
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Death toll rises to 12 in Kano mosque attack
Twelve people have already perished as a result of the Gezawa mosque bombing; eleven more patients passed away while undergoing care at the Murtala Muhammad Specia ....
EFCC detains two for suspected involvment in illegal forex trading
Two people who are suspected of being illegal currency traders have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command: Surajo Umar and Muhammad Sadiq Lawal. The EFCC claimed in a post on its official X feed on Friday that they w ....
Judge sentences two Chinese to prison for illegal mining in Kwara
Two Chinese nationals, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, have been found guilty of engaging in illicit mining in Kwara State, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC revealed in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday that the defendants and thei ....
EFCC detains 44 suspected online fraudsters in Calabar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Uyo Zonal Command investigators have taken forty-four (44) suspected online scammers into custody. The accused fraudsters were apprehended on Thursday morning during an early-morning sting operation in the Cross River State co ....
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