Crimes
Security operatives bust criminal hideouts in Imo, kill four
By Deborah Nnamdi A joint security operation involving the Nigeria Police Force, Armed Forces, Department of State Security Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismantled criminal hideouts responsible for persistent unrest in Ezioha, Eziama Autonomous Community, Mbaitolu Local Government Area, Imo State. The operation, conducted under…
Read More »$6m Scam: How Nigerian, Co-conspirators Defrauded American CEOs
A Nigerian national, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, 37, Nigerian man, has been extradited to the United States from Ghana for his alleged role in a $6 million Business Email Compromise (BEC) scheme, in another dent in the country’s global image. Abiola alias ABK Ginger, was among a gang of Nigerians who…
Read More »EFCC Nabs Frauders who Duped Australians of $8m
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Osang Usie Otukpa, who allegedly defrauded 139 Australians of $8 million through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme. The suspect was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, upon his arrival from the United States.…
Read More »NSCDC Arrests Power Installation Vandals, Burglars in Taraba
By Deborah Nnamdi The Taraba State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has apprehended suspects linked to the theft and vandalism of a power installation in the state. Parading the suspects on Thursday at the Command headquarters in Jalingo, the state commandant, Anthony Bala Bitrus, said…
Read More »Dismissed Soldier, 7 others Arrested for Armed Robbery
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested eight suspects, including a dismissed soldier, involved in armed robbery and financial fraud in the state. The command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, said the interstate criminal syndicate was busted through coordinated operations involving the Emene Division, Crack, and Octopus…
Read More »Police Foils Robbery, Arrests 12 Suspects, Recover Arms
By Deborah Nnamdi The Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Fraud Squad of Delta State Police Command has arrested over 12 suspected armed robbers just as the suspects were preparing to carry out their criminal activities. In a post on X on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed that officers…
Read More »Police Suspends 4 Officers Who ‘Stole’ N43m in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has announced the suspension of four police officers implicated in the theft of ₦43.16 million from a total of ₦74.95 million recovered during an unauthorised arrest at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A statement issued on Wednesday by the force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi,…
Read More »NSCDC Nabs 19-yr-old ‘Kidnapper’ in Kwara
File photo of unrelated 2 younger kidnap suspects By Deborah Nnamdi The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has detained a suspected 19-year-old kidnapper, Abu-Umar, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The state commandant of NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, confirmed this at a news conference…
Read More »$2.8m Fraud: FBI Nabs Nigerian Fraudster, ‘Bobo Chicago’
By Deborah Nnamdi The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has apprehended Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, also known as Bobo Chicago, for allegedly defrauding various companies and individuals of $2.8 million. Bobo Chicago was arrested on November 20 in Chicago, Illinois, and is facing multiple charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy…
Read More »Artisan Remanded for Raping Employer’s Wife
By Deborah Nnamdi A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered the remand in the correctional facility of a 27-year-old tiler, Qudus Kazeem, for allegedly raping his employer’s wife. The prosecutor, Insp Reuben Solomon, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in December 2022, at No,…
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