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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A tanker driver who allegedly fled after knocking down and killing a commercial delivery motorcycle rider on Kodesho Road in Ikeja has been arrested by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The fatal crash occurred opposite a Filling Station along Kodesho Road, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran in the Maryland-Ikeja ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso No fewer than 12 persons have been convicted and sentenced by the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, for tampering with and abusing the naira during a social event. The convictions were secured by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa. ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Sector 2, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled an alleged Boko Haram extortion mission and neutralised a suspected terrorist driver during an operation along the Paya-Kafiya axis of Yobe State. The military disclosed that the operation, conducted on July 19, also led to the recovery of ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the 112 Task Force Battalion, Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with Hybrid Forces, have arrested five suspected terrorist logistics suppliers during a security operation in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation, conducted at about 1:30 p.m. on July 20, led to the interception of two vehicles conveying ...
The Police on Tuesday, charged two men before a Wuse Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, for allegedly buying stolen cable wires. The defendants, Abdullahi Ahmed, 34; and Hussaini Umar,31, both residents of Jahi in Abuja, are standing trial on a one-count charge of criminal conspiracy. They each, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The ...
By Precious Mark Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have dismantled a syndicate specializing in pipeline vandalism in Adamawa State, arresting seven suspects and recovering 285 stolen Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) pipelines. The operation was executed by a joint team from the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering alongside ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected foreign terrorist fighter from Sudan and an alleged illegal immigrant from Ghana during a security operation in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The arrests were made by troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, Sector 4, during an intelligence-led operation conducted ...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has detained four of its officers over alleged extortion of Dr Musa Aliyu, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Mr Ahmed Sanusi, said this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. Sanusi said ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the Nigerian Army's 65 Battalion have dismantled a suspected illegal bunkering site in the Orile area of Lagos State, arresting six suspects and recovering petroleum products and vehicles allegedly used for the illicit operation. The operation, conducted on July 16, followed credible intelligence on the activities of suspected economic saboteurs ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade under Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies, have dismantled a suspected kidnap syndicate in Imo State, recovering part of a ransom payment and a vehicle allegedly used in the crime. The operation, which was carried out on Friday, July 17, followed credible intelligence ...
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of one Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko) before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout. The convict was prosecuted on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false ...
...release driver, mother’s corpse in Benue Unknown gunmen have demanded a thirty million naira ransom for two siblings that they are holding hostage. Recall that tragedy struck a bereaved family in Benue State after they were ambushed and kidnapped while transporting their late mother’s remains for burial. The family was traveling from Abuja to Oklenyi ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured a final forfeiture order of N941,994,079.86 allegedly traced to proceeds of a ghost worker fraud uncovered on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The order was granted by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, following ...
...arrests 80-year-old grandfather By Precious Mark The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a massive blow to a transnational drug trafficking syndicate, intercepting 1,630,000 pills of tramadol 250mg concealed in fabricated compartments of two long trailers across multiple borders into Lagos. The cross-border operation also led to the arrest of an 80-year-old grandfather in Rivers State, a businesswoman ...
The Niger Police Command says it has arrested a fake Clergyman and his accomplice for criminal conspiracy and child abduction in Minna. This is contained in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna. Abiodun stated that on July 14, at about 10 a.m., a report received at ...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have arrested two suspected ISWAP logistics suppliers, rescued two abductees and neutralised two terrorists in separate operations across Borno. An operational report made available to the news reporters on Friday said troops of 202 Battalion intercepted two suspected terrorist logistics suppliers at Abbaram Village in Bama Local Government Area ...
The Benue Police Command says it arrested 58 suspects for homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and related offences, while 17 suspected criminals were neutralised in separate statewide operations. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Makurdi. Nwadiogbu said the operations, carried out ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Jikwoyi, Abuja, has convicted two men for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to defraud members of the public. Justice M. Zubairu convicted Haruna Mamuda and Sadiq Umar on Thursday after they pleaded guilty to a five-count charge bordering ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Ebonyi State Police Command has insisted on conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Miss Mary Habila, a physiotherapist who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The command said the post-mortem examination is ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two foreign nationals, Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia, for alleged kidnapping and extortion. According to the police, the operation followed a report received at the Okuta Police Division in the Baruten Local Government Area of the state from one S. Ismaila, who stated that he ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim, Haruna Yusuf, recovered ₦2.217 million in ransom money, and arrested a suspected kidnapper during a well-coordinated tactical operation. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, stated this on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Osogbo, where he disclosed ...
The Kogi State Government has announced the successful rescue of the four persons kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the rescue as the outcome of ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of assets valued at over ₦8.9 billion linked to businesswoman Ms. Aisha Achimugu to the Federal Government. Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie granted the order on Thursday, July 16, 2026, following an application for final forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The permanently forfeited assets include jewellery valued ...
