Crimes
Troops arrest wanted kidnap suspect in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a wanted kidnapping suspect in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. The operation, carried out as part of the newly launched OPERATION ZAFIN WUTA, followed credible intelligence that led to the apprehension…
Read More »Boko Haram ambush, kills 10 in Borno, U.S. calls for action
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nine local security volunteers and a farmer in an ambush in northeastern Nigeria, according to security volunteers and police authorities on Friday. The attack targeted members of the state-backed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a vigilante group composed of local recruits trained to support…
Read More »NDLEA seizes 20kg cocaine on Brazil-bound vessel in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 20 kilograms of cocaine concealed aboard a Brazil-bound vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The ship, its master and 19 Filipino crew members were detained after the Agency secured a court order authorising their custody. According to…
Read More »Police nab cleaner who posed as doctor to defraud, sexually exploit woman
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 28-year-old Victor Cletus, a serial impostor who defrauded and sexually exploited a young woman by pretending to be a medical doctor. Police Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent Omolola Odutola, said the arrest followed a distress report from the victim, who…
Read More »Alleged Terrorism: DSS arraigns seven IPOB commanders linked to Simon Ekpa
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against seven alleged key commanders of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) believed to be working under the directive of Finland-based agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a statement issued by Favour Dozie, the DSS’s Deputy Director of Public Relations…
Read More »UK-based Nigerian doctor jailed three years over £268,000 fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi A 61-year-old UK-based Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to defrauding the National Health Service (NHS) of more than £268,000. Akinrolabu was handed the sentence at Woolwich Crown Court on 4 November 2025, having earlier pleaded guilty to four…
Read More »Man nabbed in Adamawa for alleged human trafficking
By Deborah Nnamdi A 39-year-old man identified as Yusuf has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly trafficking girls from Yola to Lagos, from where they were transported to Ghana for prostitution. In a statement released on Tuesday, the police said Yusuf admitted to working as a…
Read More »Police arrest suspected organ harvester in Nasarawa, rescue four victims
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected organ harvester and rescued four men who were allegedly targeted for illegal kidney removal in Lafia, the state capital. Commissioner of Police, CP Shettima Mohammed Jauro, told journalists on Tuesday that the suspect, 40-year-old Maro Ebojoh, was apprehended…
Read More »Police nab 24yo suspected cultist terrorizing Ogun community
By Deborah Nnamdi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old suspected cultist, Sulaimon Laja, for allegedly terrorising residents of the Igbesa community in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. Laja, reportedly a member of the Aiye confraternity, was arrested after he allegedly disguised himself to evade police detection. Police…
Read More »UNICAL law dean jailed five years for sexual harassment
By Deborah Nnamdi Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor Cyril Ndifon, to five years’ imprisonment for sexually harassing a female diploma student. The sentence carries no option of fine.…
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