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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.

Man, 20, remanded for allegedly stabbing friend to death

Crimes May 5, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi A Magistrate Court II in Adamawa has ordered the remand in prison custody of a 20-year-old alleged…

EFCC refutes media claims about reason for VeryDarkMan’s arrest

Crimes May 5, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted claims circulating in the media that the arrest…

EFCC: VeryDarkMan arrested over multiple petitions, charges pending

Crimes May 5, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of social media influencer Martins Otse,…

Puzzle over 5 dead children in abandoned car in Nasarawa

Crimes May 5, 20250

The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa, Shetima Jauro-Mohammed, has ordered an investigation into the death of five children in the…

Nigeria Police record major successes in Benue, Delta States

Crimes May 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigeria Police Force has reported a series of successful operations in Benue and Delta States, which…

Canada-based Nigerian nabbed over $610,382 romance scam

Crimes May 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi Chimezie Nwabueze, a 28-year-old Nigerian living in Toronto, Canada, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges…

NDLEA seizes N3.4bn worth of opioids in Lagos, P’Harcourt

Crimes May 4, 20250

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the interception of over 3.5 million opioid pills…

Man, 28, nabbed for impersonation, job scam

Crimes May 3, 20250

The Nigeria Police Force announced on Saturday that its National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested 28-year-old Dauda Samuel for his…

Police arrest 95 suspected cultists, recover firearms in Edo

Crimes May 3, 20250

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have apprehended 95 individuals suspected of cult-related activities and seized a cache of…

Bamise: Court sentences BRT driver to death by hanging

Crimes May 2, 20250

A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, has sentenced Andrew Ominikoron, a driver of Bus…

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