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The Crimes section covers criminal investigations, law enforcement operations, court proceedings, and major security developments across Nigeria. Our reporting spans cases involving kidnapping, terrorism, cybercrime, financial crimes, corruption, organised crime, and other issues affecting public safety and the rule of law.

Sujimoto CEO Ogundele responds after being declared wanted by EFCC

Crimes September 5, 20250

The Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Construction, Sijibomi Ogundele, has broken his silence following a public notice by the Economic…

Woman nabbed for allegedly stabbing partner to death in Delta

Crimes September 3, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi A 21-year-old woman, identified simply as Bina, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her partner—the father of…

Court remands ‘fake prophet’ over defamation, attempted murder in Ebonyi

Crimes September 2, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, popularly…

Police arrest four suspected kidnappers in Anambra, recover weapons

Crimes September 2, 20250

by Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four suspects allegedly involved in armed robbery and kidnapping activities…

Police arrest seven suspected cultists with human skull in Akwa Ibom

Crimes September 1, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested seven suspected cultists in connection with a…

Finnish court sentences Simon Ekpa to six years for terrorism-related crimes

Crimes September 1, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Päijät-Häme District Court has sentenced Nigerian-born Finnish national, Simon Ekpa, to six years in prison for…

NDLEA destroys 178,750kg cannabis farm in Taraba, arrests multiple across Northern states

Crimes August 31, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed a massive cannabis plantation and carried out a…

Outrage as Pregnant Woman Falls to Soldiers’ Fire in Abraka

Crimes August 31, 20250

Photo: Delta PPRO, Edafe Bright There is tension in the university town of Abraka in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of…

Woman, boyfriend stage own kidnap, extort N3m ransom from parents in Anambra

Crimes August 30, 20250

A 23-year-old woman, Nmesoma Josephine Nwoye, has been arrested for allegedly staging her own kidnapping to extort money from her…

Over 70 terrorists arrested, 90 kidnap victims rescued in nationwide military operations

Crimes August 29, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian military has arrested over 70 terrorists and rescued more than 90 kidnapped victims in a…

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