Crimes

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…

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…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Stanley Chibuike, for allegedly concealing a pistol inside a loaf of bread in Asaba, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday, saying the suspect was intercepted by…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian man jailed for kidnapping has been on the run for nearly a month after absconding from an open prison in Sussex, UK. Ola Abimbola, 36, who was serving a 21-year sentence for conspiracy to kidnap, grievous bodily harm, blackmail, and false imprisonment, walked out of…

By Deborah Nnamdi A disturbing case of alleged child trafficking disguised as legal adoption has emerged in Imo State, exposing the dark network of illegal baby sales and unregulated orphanages reportedly operating under state cover. A 21-year-old mother of two, Mercy Okoro from Ebonyi State, has accused Madam Charity Uzoka,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Ms. Elle Isaac Blessing Ojo before Justice Akobi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Kubwa, for allegedly forging a marriage certificate and fake United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport stamps to fraudulently obtain…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Chioma Ezebie Adaniken, and two others for allegedly staging her own kidnapping to extort N5 million from her husband. Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted for allegedly planning to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads across the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, made the announcement on Monday while briefing journalists at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory used for producing Colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis, inside a residential building at Ajao Estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…

Fear has spread through Ughelli town in Delta State after gunmen shot dead a man identified only as Anthony in front of his wife and two daughters on Saturday. Witnesses said the attackers stormed Anthony’s residence in the Ekrejebo area early in the morning, ordered him and his family outside,…