Crimes
Police intensify crackdown on illicit drugs, arrest 116 in Abuja raids
In a continued effort to combat illicit drug activities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), operatives from the Anti-Narcotics Section of the FCT Police Command have conducted a series of coordinated raids across several identified hotspots in Abuja. The operation, which commenced on August 1, 2025, targeted areas including Asokoro,…
Read More »Court freezes Mele Kyari-linked accounts over alleged N661m fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four bank accounts in Jaiz Bank linked to the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over allegations of fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Tuesday while ruling on…
Read More »Two drug kingpins jailed 10 years after NDLEA bust in Lagos
By Deborah Nnamdi Two notorious drug traffickers, Ajetsibo Emami (37), also known as Warri Kinsman, and Solomon Akpomuai (51), have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years in prison by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Emami was apprehended in Ikeja on June 28, 2025, after a three-day…
Read More »Anambra police rescue abducted 6yo, nab teen for sexual assault
By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a six-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted and found with a suspected foster parent in Ondo State. The operation was part of an intelligence-driven investigation into a case of child theft and trafficking, initially reported at Okpoko Police Station and…
Read More »Police Inspector, three others nabbed for alleged robbery, extortion in Edo
By Deborah Nnamdi The Edo State Police Command has arrested a serving officer, Inspector Ojo Oloruntobi, along with three civilians—Charles Onah, Joseph Ohis, and Enoma Agho—for alleged involvement in extortion, harassment, and robbery in Benin City. In a statement released on Sunday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Moses Yamu,…
Read More »NDLEA arrests notorious drug kingpin in Delta, seizes N7.8bn worth opioids in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Sunday Ibigide, in Asaba, Delta State—three years after he was declared wanted for trafficking in illicit substances. The 36-year-old suspect was apprehended alongside an aide, Clement Osuya, 27, while attempting to transport 250 blocks…
Read More »FCT police arrest suspects, recover four stolen vehicles
By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested multiple suspects and recovered four stolen vehicles in separate operations across the country. This development follows a complaint filed on July 23 at the Jabi Police Division by one Mrs. Okanemhen, who reported that her driver, Abubakar Nuhu…
Read More »Man jailed two years for stealing farm produce in Osun
By Deborah Nnamdi A 29-year-old man, Olaniyan Taofik, has been sentenced to two years in prison by a Magistrate’s Court in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, for stealing agricultural items and vandalizing property on a local farm. Taofik was apprehended by operatives of the Osun State Amotekun Corps after committing the offences…
Read More »Nigerian auditor, firm sanctioned by U.S. SEC over tingo-related fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi A federal court has entered final judgments against accountant Olayinka Temitope Oyebola and his firm, Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), for their involvement in a fraud scheme connected to businessman Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye, also known as Dozy Mmobuosi, and three U.S.-based companies under his control, collectively…
Read More »Police nab two suspected kidnappers in Taraba, recover AK-47 rifle
By Deborah Nnamdi The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected kidnappers and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle in Gassol the Local Government Area. In a statement released Friday, police spokesperson James Lashen Saminu said the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, in collaboration with local hunters, raided a…
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