Crimes
Police nab 21 students over alleged cultism in Edo
By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has apprehended 21 students of Ogioma Public Secondary School in Benin City for alleged involvement in cult-related activities, the command announced on Saturday. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, the students, aged between 13 and 17, were arrested after…
Read More »NDLEA arrests wanted drug baron, seizes over 16,000kg of cannabis in nationwide raids
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance. The arrest was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi.…
Read More »Police dismantle violent cult network in Rivers, arrest eight suspects
The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a violent cult network in Port Harcourt following a deadly clash between rival factions of the DEYGBAM secret cult group — the Blood Suckers (BS) and D12. The confrontation, which broke out in May 2025 in the Diobu area of the city, claimed…
Read More »Police nab three suspected child traffickers, rescue 17 children in Kaduna
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested three suspected child traffickers and rescued 17 children in the Zaria area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday, saying the suspects were intercepted on Wednesday, November 12,…
Read More »NDLEA, US, UK Agencies Launch Probe into $235m Cocaine Seizure in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with the US DEA and UK NCA, has begun probing a $235 million cocaine seizure at Lagos’ Tincan Island Port. The 1,000-kilogram consignment is among the biggest drug hauls ever recorded in Nigeria. The NDLEA confirmed that the cocaine was discovered…
Read More »ICPC convicts two NASS staff over N4.8m fake job scam
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of two staff members of the National Assembly, Mustapha Mohammed and Tijjani Adam Goni, for defrauding two job seekers of N4.8 million in a fake employment scam involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
Read More »30yo man nabbed for allegedly defiling minor in Yobe
By Deborah Nnamdi The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, identified as Nasiru Junaidu, for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in the Nayi Nawa community of Damaturu, the state capital. The suspect was apprehended by operatives of the ‘A’ Division Police Headquarters, Damaturu, following reports of repeated…
Read More »EFCC: Sylva blames political rivals for “targeted persecution”
By Deborah Nnamdi Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has accused unnamed political adversaries of masterminding a “relentless theatre of persecution” following his declaration as wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued by his spokesperson,…
Read More »NDLEA arrests wanted drug kingpin, dismantles Lekki drug lab
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug kingpin, 40-year-old Yussuf Abayomi Azeez, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for the Umrah pilgrimage. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement…
Read More »Police bust sex trafficking ring disguised as job recruitment
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled a notorious sex trafficking syndicate that exploited young women under the pretense of offering job opportunities and producing social media content. The command’s spokesperson, Olushola Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday in Akure, confirming the…
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