Crimes
INTERPOL, AFRIPOL bust $562m crypto ponzi network, arrest 83 across six African countries
A joint operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (AFRIPOL) has led to the arrest of multiple suspects in Nigeria, including individuals linked to a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors in 17 countries of over $562 million.…
Read More »Police arrest murder suspect, nab cultist with gun in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a key suspect linked to the abduction and killing of a commercial motorcyclist in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Bright…
Read More »US-based Nigerian woman faces life sentence for daughter’s death in hot car
By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian woman living in Texas, United States, Gbemisola Akayinode, is facing possible life imprisonment after being charged with the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, who died from heat stroke after being left in a car for several hours. According to a report by ABC News…
Read More »Man bags life imprisonment for defiling a minor in Lagos
A 25-year-old graphic designer, Abodurin Apelogun, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl during the COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court delivered the verdict after finding Apelogun guilty of one count of defilement brought by the…
Read More »Nigerian man who posed as female nurse in UK gets suspended prison sentence
By Deborah Nnamdi A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Lucius Njoku, has been handed a suspended prison sentence in the United Kingdom for posing as a female nurse to work at an NHS hospital in Cheshire. Njoku reportedly used the identity of his friend, Joyce George, also a Nigerian, to secure work…
Read More »17yo nabbed for allegedly plucking out sister’s eyes in ritual attempt
By Deborah Nnamdi The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, Auwal Dahiru, alongside five others, for allegedly plucking out the eyes of his seven-year-old sister, Rukayya Muhammad, in a suspected money ritual attempt in Bayan Dutse Village, Wailo, Kubi Ward, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.…
Read More »Police arrest four suspected cultists for initiating toddler in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists for allegedly initiating a toddler into their group in the Sapele area of the state. The incident, which sparked outrage on social media, was captured in a viral video showing the suspects blindfolding the child and forcing him to drink…
Read More »Two to die by hanging over death of Kano varsity lecturer
By Deborah Nnamdi A Kano High Court has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for the murder of a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano, Buhari Imam. The duo was found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. Delivering judgment,…
Read More »Police recover two stolen cars from Netherlands, repatriate to Dutch authorities
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has announced a significant breakthrough in its campaign against transnational organized crime with the recovery and repatriation of two luxury vehicles stolen from the Netherlands and illegally shipped into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin…
Read More »Troops arrest 28 suspected oil thieves, destroy illegal refineries in N’Delta
By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have arrested 28 suspected oil thieves and destroyed four illegal refining sites during a series of operations across the Niger Delta region. The operations, conducted between October 6 and 19, 2025, also led to…
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