Crimes
Man jailed two years for cybercrime in Uyo
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, March 24, 2025, convicted and sentenced Oguzie Chima Joseph ( a.k.a. Sergeant Flores Nguyen) to two years imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Suspect Arrested With $578,000 in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, arraigned a suspect, Okorie Sylvernus Sunday for alleged money laundering. Sunday was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, with $578,000( Five Hundred and…
Read More »Over 2,000 suspects nabbed in nationwide crackdown – Police
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police has made over 2,300 arrests in various operations carried out nationwide from February 2025 to the present. A breakdown of the figure showed that 602 were armed robbery suspects, 385 kidnapping suspects, 557 murder/homicide suspects, 215 individuals involved in unlawful possession of firearms, 286…
Read More »Four bank employees nabbed in N270m fraud and money laundering case
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended four bank employees for their alleged roles in an elaborate fraud and money laundering operation that siphoned over £138,924 (over N270 million) from the accounts of international airlines. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the arrests on…
Read More »Ogun Attorney General accused of frustrating ‘Killer’s’ trial for murder
Photo: IGP Egbetokun blocks Ogungbade attempt to halt ‘Killers’ trial The Nigerian Police Force and human rights lawyer, Olayinka Sanni have expressed concerns over an alleged unholy alliance between the Ogun State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Oluwashina Ogungbade and a serial murder suspect, Elijah Adeogun (AKA Killer). It…
Read More »Indian lady nabbed with 72 parcels of heroin in chocolate wraps at Kano airport
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano, with 72 parcels of heroin factory-sealed in wafer wraps and packaged as chocolates. NDLEA stated that the class A drug…
Read More »EFCC to arraign suspect caught with $578,000 at Lagos airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to prosecute a South Africa-based man, Sunday Okorie, who was arrested with a whopping $578,000 cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Okorie was arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Custome Service with the undisclosed foreign currency, which is approximately…
Read More »Custom nabs 40yr man with $193k at Abuja Airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has successfully intercepted $193,000 in undeclared foreign currency, hidden inside a carton of yoghurt, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The illicit fund of $193,000 (₦300,480,000, based on an exchange rate of ₦1,560 to $1), was intercepted following…
Read More »Alleged N12.3b fraud: Otudeko, others in settlement talks with EFCC under AGF’s supervision
The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko, a former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasany, and others are discussing “settlement” in an alleged N12.3 billion fraud case under the supervision of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation. Otudeko’s counsel, Chief Wole Olanipeku, (SAN), informed Justice…
Read More »Nigerian lawyer extradited to U.S. for multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme
Okechukwu Josiah Odunna, a Nigerian legal practitioner, appeared in a Federal Court in Miami, Florida, where he is accused of playing a central role in a fraudulent scheme that involved obtaining loans through deceptive means to purchase around 20 residential properties in Florida. The U.S. Department of Justice released a…
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