Crimes
Army court-martials sentence four soldiers for arms racketeering, aiding enemy
By Deborah Nnamdi A Special Court Martial (SCM) convened by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, has sentenced four soldiers to various jail terms for offences bordering on arms and ammunition racketeering as well as…
Read More »Police arrest kidnapping, robbery suspects, recover AK-47 rifles
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers and members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate, leading to the recovery of AK-47 rifles and other exhibits. The Command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Asaba. Edafe said police received a distress call after…
Read More »Police nab three suspected kidnappers over killing of victim after N6.9m ransom
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers linked to the killing of one of their victims after collecting a ransom of N6.9 million. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, identifying the suspects as Hassan Mohammed,…
Read More »Police recover firearm, arrest seven suspects in Gombe
By Deborah Nnamdi The Gombe State Police Command has announced significant breakthroughs in its fight against crime, with the recovery of a prohibited firearm and the arrest of seven suspects in separate operations across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on…
Read More »Police nab notorious syndicate leader who targets luxury vehicles in estates
By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man, Jude Onouha, alleged kingpin of a notorious gang that specialised in vandalising high-end vehicles across residential estates in the state. In a statement released on Saturday via X, the Command said the syndicate disguised themselves in fake…
Read More »Police neutralize wanted bandit leader ‘Duna’, lieutenants in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have neutralized a notorious bandit leader, Abdullahi Umar, popularly known as Duna, along with his lieutenants, Buba Ahmadi (Killer) and Habi Sule (Mai-Kudi), during a clearance operation in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Ajao S. Adewale, disclosed…
Read More »NSCDC arrests six over exhumation of corpse for ritual in Gombe
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gombe State Command, has arrested six men for allegedly exhuming a corpse for ritual purposes in Kwami Local Government Area. The suspects — Adamu Umar (22), Umar Jibrin Aboki (21), Abdullahi Umar Dauda (17), Muhammed Isa Chindo (28), Kawuji…
Read More »UK arrests Nigerian man wanted in U.S. for $235,000 cyber fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested at the request of the United States over allegations of wire fraud and computer fraud. U.K. authorities took Adepoju into custody on September 15, 2025, and he is awaiting extradition to the Western…
Read More »Court-martial sentences soldier to death for murder of tricycle rider in Bauchi
By Deborah Nnamdi A General Court Martial sitting at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment, Jos, Plateau State, has sentenced Private Lukman Musa to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle rider, Mr. Abdulrahman Isa, in Azare, Bauchi State. The judgment, delivered on Thursday, September 18, 2025, by Brigadier General Liafis…
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns ex-minister Agunloye over alleged $6bn Mambilla power contract fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, before an FCT High Court sitting in Apo over his alleged involvement in a $6 billion contract fraud. Agunloye, who served as minister between 1999 and 2003 under former President Olusegun…
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