Crimes
Court orders forfeiture of N5 billion shares linked to convicted ex-Army General
A Nigerian court on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of shares valued at over N5 billion (approximately $6 million) linked to a former army general convicted of corruption. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos ruled that 245 million shares traced to Major General Umar Mohammed, former…
Read More »Delta police arrest officers caught on video counting cash in patrol van
By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of officers captured in a viral video counting bundles of cash inside a patrol van marked “Area Command Asaba.” The footage, widely circulated on social media, showed the officers handling large sums of money from inside a parked…
Read More »Police bust four-man tricycle, phone snatching gang in Anambra
Photo: Recovered items By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a four-member gang notorious for snatching tricycles and mobile phones along the Agu Awka and Ifite Awka axis, with students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University being their primary targets. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the…
Read More »Youths flog police officer, others over alleged drug use in Rivers
Youths in Nkpolu, a community in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, have reportedly apprehended and flogged a serving police officer and two other individuals over alleged involvement in hard drug use. As part of a community-driven anti-drug campaign tagged “No to Drug Abuse,” Nkpolu youths have taken a…
Read More »Troops nab 69 suspected oil thieves, seize over 32,000 litres of stolen products in N’Delta
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division, in collaboration with other security agencies, have arrested 69 suspects and seized more than 32,000 litres of stolen petroleum products as part of ongoing operations against crude oil theft (COT) in the Niger Delta region. In a statement released by the Acting Deputy…
Read More »NDLEA nabs widow using fake pregnancy to traffic cocaine, seizes over 68,000kg of drugs nationwide
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to smuggle 1.3 kilograms of cocaine disguised as a pregnancy bump. According to a statement released Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media and Advocacy at…
Read More »INTERPOL cracks down on cybercrime networks across Africa, recovers $97.4m in major sting
In one of the largest coordinated crackdowns on cybercrime in Africa, INTERPOL has arrested 1,209 suspected cybercriminals and dismantled over 11,000 malicious online infrastructures, recovering $97.4 million linked to online fraud schemes. Codenamed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the transcontinental effort ran from June to August 2025 and involved law enforcement agencies…
Read More »NDLEA arrests man with N10m worth of cannabis in Kano
The Kano Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 27-year-old man, Umar Adamu-Umar, with 9 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as Colorado, valued at over N10 million. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Saturday…
Read More »Police nab 65yo man with 1,100 rounds of ammunition in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 65-year-old man, Akpan Godwin, for allegedly having 1,100 rounds of live ammunition in Nkpor, near Onitsha. Police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Awka. He said operatives from the Rapid Response Squad in Akwuzu apprehended…
Read More »Police arrest six over alleged car theft, sale in Lagos
Detectives from the Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five individuals connected to a car-snatching incident, along with a sixth suspect who purchased the stolen vehicle. The incident occurred on August 1, 2025, when a taxi driver reported being robbed at gunpoint by three men who…
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