Crimes
Bride fakes own kidnap after blowing sibling’s N3.6m on bridal shower
Photo: SP Bright Edafe, PRO, Delta State Police Command By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Merit Alice, for allegedly faking her kidnapping to cover up the misappropriation of N3.6 million entrusted to her by her brother. According to police reports, Alice confessed to…
Read More »NDLEA arrests Chinese businessman, 80yo woman in nationwide drug crackdown
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Chinese businessman, an 80-year-old Nigerian woman, and several others in a sweeping nationwide operation targeting drug trafficking networks. The week-long interdiction effort, which spanned from July 21 to July 26, resulted in the seizure of large quantities…
Read More »Public outrage trails alleged N500k bail bribe by Delta police officers
Photo: SP Bright Edafe, Delta State Police PRO. There has been widespread outrage on social media following allegations that officers of the Ekpan Division of the Delta State Police Command extorted a N500,000 bribe as bail from a woman arrested for drug trafficking alongside her 11-year-old daughter, Rejoice. The suspect,…
Read More »EFCC probes N426b foreign currency parcel intercepted at Lagos NIPOST facility
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into a suspicious parcel containing foreign currencies worth over N426 billion, intercepted at a Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) facility in Lagos. The EFCC disclosed the development on Thursday via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, following the handover of…
Read More »EFCC arrests 25 undergraduates in Kano for alleged internet fraud
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 25 students of Bayero University Kano (BUK) over alleged involvement in internet fraud. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrests in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the operation took place on Monday near the university’s New Site…
Read More »EFCC arraigns Benue governor’s aide for alleged sextortion, cyberbullying
By Deborah Nnamdi The Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, arraigned Aondona Mkor, Special Adviser to the Governor of Benue State, before the Federal High Court in Lafia on a five-count charge. Mkor was arrested on June 20, 2025, in…
Read More »Police bust arms trafficking network supplying bandits in Benue, North-Central Nigeria
By Deborah Nnamdi In a significant breakthrough in the fight against armed banditry in North-Central Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a notorious arms trafficking network believed to be the main supplier of weapons to criminal gangs behind deadly attacks in Benue State and surrounding areas. The operation, conducted…
Read More »Internet Fraud: Chinese nationals forfeits $222,000 in crypto assets to FG
By Deborah Nnamdi Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of digital assets worth $222,729.86 (USDT) to the Federal Government. The funds were recovered from Chinese nationals involved in internet fraud and cyber-terrorism. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced…
Read More »How Anambra students faked own kidnap to extort N10m from Family
by Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two individuals for staging a fake kidnapping in a failed attempt to extort N10 million from the family of one of the suspects. According to a statement released on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects —…
Read More »Police bust child trafficking syndicate in Rivers, rescue pregnant woman
By Deborah Nnamdi The Rivers State Police Command has dismantled a child trafficking syndicate operating out of Aba, Abia State, rescuing a pregnant woman held captive by the group. Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko, who disclosed the development in a statement on Monday, said the operation followed weeks of discreet intelligence…
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