Crimes
Canada-based Nigerian nabbed over $610,382 romance scam
By Deborah Nnamdi Chimezie Nwabueze, a 28-year-old Nigerian living in Toronto, Canada, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges for allegedly scamming two individuals out of over $600,000 through an online romance scheme. According to a statement from the Peel Regional Police, between June 2021 and July 2023, the…
Read More »NDLEA seizes N3.4bn worth of opioids in Lagos, P’Harcourt
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the interception of over 3.5 million opioid pills and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, with an estimated street value exceeding N3.4 billion, in major operations carried out in Port Harcourt and Lagos. According to a statement by NDLEA…
Read More »Man, 28, nabbed for impersonation, job scam
The Nigeria Police Force announced on Saturday that its National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested 28-year-old Dauda Samuel for his alleged involvement in a police recruitment scam, cyber fraud, and identity theft. According to a statement from Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the arrest was based on credible…
Read More »Police arrest 95 suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended 95 individuals suspected of cult-related activities and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition during a week-long operation aimed at curbing cult violence in Benin City. In a statement released on Saturday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Command’s…
Read More »Bamise: Court sentences BRT driver to death by hanging
A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, has sentenced Andrew Ominikoron, a driver of Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, to death by hanging for killing Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion designer. Justice Sherifat Sonaike on Friday sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron to death by hanging after the…
Read More »ICPC probes diversion of N71.2bn from N100bn student loan fund
By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated an in-depth investigation into suspected mismanagement in the disbursement of student loans under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a statement issued on Thursday, May 1, 2025, ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare revealed that out…
Read More »Wanted CBEX promoter turns himself in to EFCC
By Deborah Nnamdi Adefowora Abiodun, one of the individuals declared wanted in connection with the cryptocurrency platform Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), has voluntarily surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation. Accompanied by his legal team, Abiodun appeared at the EFCC headquarters at 4:00 p.m. on Monday,…
Read More »NDLEA intercepts Saudi Arabia bound cocaine, arrests three Ghanaian women for drug trafficking
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment containing 46 wraps of cocaine, weighing 547 grams, hidden in body cream and bound for Saudi Arabia. This was revealed in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy.…
Read More »CBEX: EFCC declares four Nigerians wanted
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared four Nigerians wanted over the CBEX Ponzi scheme that saw thousands of Nigerians lose millions of naira. The agency on Friday published the names and photographs of the wanted individuals on its official X handle. Their names are…
Read More »US lost $65m to Nigerian romance fraudsters in 2 years
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has disclosed that the United States lost nearly $65 million over the past two years due to financially motivated sextortion crimes allegedly perpetrated by Nigerian nationals. This was revealed in a statement on April 24, as the FBI announced that resources and personnel have…
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