Crimes

By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected cultists, one of them a serving police corporal, and recovered firearms and other weapons. The suspects, identified as Corporal Onwukwe Godswill and Ifeanyi Israel, a 200-level Biomedical Technology student at the University of Port Harcourt, were apprehended during…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, expired, and unwholesome drugs valued at more than N15 billion at the Moniya dumpsite in Ibadan, Oyo State. The destruction exercise, conducted on Wednesday, was part of efforts to safeguard public health and prevent hazardous products…

Security operatives in Kaduna State have recorded breakthroughs with the arrest of a suspected drug supplier to bandits, a terrorist group leader, and members of a child trafficking syndicate, alongside the recovery of arms, ammunition, and rustled livestock. The State Police Command, in a statement on Thursday by its spokesman,…

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, in collaboration with operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested two men posing as police officers while transporting a large consignment of cannabis in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, conducted under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, took…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned two men, Ibrahim Suleiman Umar and Tijani Adam Goni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of N4.8 million through a fake employment scheme. ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare disclosed this in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two suspected drug kingpins, Victor Nwosa and Felix Chika Obiegbu, after intercepting consignments of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine from their Lagos homes. The arrests, announced in a statement on Sunday, September 28, 2025, by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in collaboration with the Police, has arrested 57 suspects for drug-related offenses in a series of raids across the state. The arrests, carried out on September 24, 25, and 27, were announced in a statement…

Photo: Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has intensified its clampdown on cross-border criminal activities, intercepting smuggled fuel, firearms, drugs, stolen vehicles, and rescuing human trafficking victims in a series of coordinated operations across border states. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, in…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences. According to the FBI, Adediran faces charges including bank fraud,…

By Deborah Nnamdi A shooting at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Wednesday left one person dead and two others wounded, officials have confirmed. The Dallas Police Department said the suspected gunman fired on the facility from the roof of an adjacent building before…