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 ....
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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 ....
Two students expelled from Ekiti University for bullying colleague
Two female students at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology in Ikere, Ekiti, have been expelled for harassing a fellow student in an online video. BOUESTI Public Relations Officer Mr. Temitope Akinbisoye revealed this in a statement on Tuesday.This was ....
Oyo Police arrest alleged killer of NYSC Corps member
The Oyo State Police Command said on Thursday that many officers, including one inspector named Rasheed Saheed, had been taken into custody for their alleged i ....
118 inmates escape as heavy downpour destroys Niger prison
The Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, sustained significant damage from Wednesday night's downpour, which also made it easier for 118 prison ....
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Police officer stabs man to death in Lagos
The circumstances surrounding the death of one Anosikwa Patrick, who was allegedly stabbed by a police officer, are being looked into by th ....
Imo Police arrest two suspected drug dealers
Large amounts of weeds thought to be Indian hemp were found in the suspects' criminal hideout after the Imo State Police Command arrested two suspected drug dealers, Kelechi Ekeopra and John Aburodo. On April 18, 2024, the anti-narcotics section of the command stormed many shan ....
Man sentenced to prison for assaulting Lagos official
A man only known as Paul was given a nine-month prison sentence by a mobile court in Oshodi for attacking Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps staff and failing to use a pedestrian bridge. Tokunbo Wahab, the state commissioner for the environment and water resources, revealed this on Thursda ....
Rivers police arrest suspected notorious armed robber
In the Bodo village in the Gokana Local Government Area of the state, a well-known armed robber and cultist was detained, according to the Rivers State Police Command. In a statement released in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Grace Iringe-Koko, the state police command's spokesperson, reveale ....
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Police arrest two suspected robbers in Lagos, recover weapons
In the Agbado neighbourhood of Lagos State, two unidentified suspected robbers have been taken into custody at a hotel located along AIT Road. According to information obtained by PUNCH Online, the event happened on Monday at approximately three o'clock in the afternoon. Our co ....
Police uncover fake alcohol production facility in Ogun
A structure on Muibi Olawunmi, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been discovered by the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan Lagos, to be utilised for the production of contaminated wine and other alcoholic beverages. Mr. Austine and Mrs. Magret Idemudia were ....
Police arrest five for kidnapping in Rivers
Yahaya Bello, Aliyu Usman, Sule Abubakar, and Abdullahi Adamu have been apprehended by the police on charges of ab ....
Bobrisky arrested for money laundering, abuse of naira
Popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, will be charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today in a Lagos Federal High Court for misusing Naira and failing to disclose his company's N180.7 million in business dealings. Through i ....
$30 million stolen from Los Angeles money storage facility
Over $30 million was taken from a money storage facility in the San Fernando Valley, and the FBI and LAPD are looking into one of the biggest cash thefts in the city's history. The unidentified facility, which handles and stores cash from businesses around the San Fernando Valley, was the ....
Nigerian army arrests fake soldier in Lagos, hands him to the police
The Nigerian army detained and turned over a phoney soldier to the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday. The bogus soldier's name is Silas Dickson, according to a post made on X on Wednesday by Benjamin Hundeyin, the police command's spokesperson. He said that members of the Nigeri ....
India police nab three Nigerian drug traffickers
In India, the Chandigarh Police Crime Branch declared that it had broken up a global drug trafficking organisation, detained three foreign people, and found 204.8 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, also referred to as "ice." The suspects Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llo ....
Borno police apprehend 8 over murder of UNIMAID lecturer
Eight people have been detained, according to the Borno State Police Command, in connection with the death of a lecturer from the University of Maiduguri's Department of Physical Health Education (UNIMAID). According to Daily Trust, ASP Daso Kenneth, a spokesman for the command ....
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10-year-old strangles boy to death during football match in Lagos
Israel, a 10-year-old child, strangled his friend Ezekiel at Powerline in the Lagos State neighbourhood of Ejigbo. According to what PUNCH Online has learned, the incident took place on Friday as they were playing football in the neighbourhood. According to a police ....
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EFCC apprehends 74 internet scammers in Ogun
In Ogun State, agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command have taken 74 alleged online scammers into custody. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, stated as much in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to Oyewale, the accused fraud ....
Police arrest drug dealer with suspected Indian hemp in Lagos
In Oshodi, Lagos State, a physically challenged drug dealer was apprehended with suspected India hemp and tramadol capsules that he was selling. In a post published on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Friday, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, ....
Kano court sentences Chinese man to death by hanging for killing ex-girlfriend
Frank Geng-Quangrong, a Chinese nat ....
Police uncovers illegal drink factory in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command said on Thursday that its agents had discovered an illegal drink manufacturing in the Agege region of the state and had taken four people into custody.This occurs concurrently with the police announcement that they have opened an inquiry into the accus ....
Man arrested for pointing gun at neighbour
SWAT was sent to south Austin on Thursday morning after police said a man had pointed an assault-style weapon at his neighbour after a fight. The suspect was taken into custody.At 9:33 a.m., the Austin Police Department announced on social media that SWAT and patrol officers were dispatche ....
Indian man kills two children in their home
In Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, a man is accused of killing two children after breaking into his neighbor's house and demanding money. Details of the case have surfaced. According to authorities, Sajid, the alleged killer, knew the victims' father Vinod and owned a barbershop across ....
Police arrest armed robber, kidnapper disguised as lunatic in Lagos
The Nigeria Police Force has advised the populace to exercise caution and vigilance in the face of criminal misdirection.The force was called in response to the arrest in Lagos State of one Olaseinde Ojo, a suspected armed robber and kidnapper who poses as a madman to entice ....
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India police arrest seven men who allegedly gang-raped tourist
According to officials, seven men are currently being held in India for the alleged gang rape of a tourist and assault on her spouse. This case has brought attention to the widespread issue of sexual violence against women in the nation.In relation to the incident, police said on Sa ....
Man assaults wife after she served him divorce papers
Laban Mukombelo, 53, of Mkushi, Zambia, is said to have taken to his heels after cutting Eunice Kabamba, his wife, with an axe when she tried to serve him with divorce papers.As a result, Laban is the target of a manhunt by police in Central Province for the horrific attack on his 50-year- ....
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Police arraign Lagos car dealer over N26m scam
Mr. Oyeniyi Abolaji Muideen, 47, is a car dealer and the director of Bajomo Investment Limited. The Nigeria Police Zone 2 Command in Onika ....
Police arrest wanted Abuja kidnapper
Samaila Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim, was apprehended by Federal Capital Territory Police Command operations. Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has pla ....
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