Crimes

By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Osho Adebiyi of an FCT High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping his nine-year-old pupil in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement issued on Saturday by NAPTIP’s National Press Officer, Vincent…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Anas Dauda, after a viral video showed him brandishing an AK-47 rifle and issuing threats in Mubi South Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said Dauda, of Jalingo B area, Lamorde Ward, was seen…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Ghanaian court has sentenced a 29-year-old Nigerian, Chukwudi Nwachukwu, to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking his younger sister and nine other Nigerian girls to Ghana for prostitution. The Achimota Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong, found Nwachukwu guilty on two counts of human…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has announced that the agency has filed a forfeiture suit against Proxy Night Club, a Lagos-based nightlife spot owned by socialite Mike Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike. This development follows…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested ten suspected cultists and members of a robbery gang following a gun duel at Moro, in Ife-North Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, apprehended at a lounge in the town, were identified as Adebayo Olalekan, 27; Hammed Abdullah, 47; Olajide Opeyemi,…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has dismantled a large-scale child trafficking network with the arrest of a 60-year-old prominent Benue-based orphanage operator and founder of the National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria (NACCRAN). According to a statement issued by NAPTIP’s Director-General, Binta…

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected cultist and political thug, Onyeaka Odogwu, popularly known as Red Angel, as part of intensified efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the arrest in a…

A British court has sentenced two Nigerian men, Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both aged 27 and from Forest Gate, to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. Akinsoji, a drill rapper, was ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years, while his accomplice, Keita,…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, raided Proxy Nightclub located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a drug party was reportedly taking place. Over 100 suspects were arrested during the operation. Spokesman of…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that Nigerian troops have killed scores of terrorists, arrested 86 criminals—including terrorists, collaborators, and oil thieves—and rescued 26 kidnapped victims across the country within the past week. According to Major General Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, troops also foiled…