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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 47-year-old Cameroonian businessman over alleged N1.5 billion bank fraud. The commission confirmed the arrest in a statement posted on its official X handle, @officialEFCC, on Friday. It said the suspect was apprehended on Thursday in the Ikorodu area during ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Oyo State Police Command has arrested 3 suspected kidnappers and recovered firearms and ammunition during a co-ordinated security operation in the Ilora area of the state.This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka.According to the statement, the operation followed a tip off ...
By Osordi Ayomide Suspected vandals have targeted several staff buses belonging to federal government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), removing vital components from the vehicles parked at the Suleja Local Government Secretariat. The incident, which occurred over the weekend in Suleja, Niger State, saw no fewer than seven buses burgled, with their Engine Control Units ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoTroops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled a terrorist attack on the Kukareta community in the North-East, killing no fewer than 24 insurgents and recovering a cache of arms and ammunition.The operation, conducted by the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI under Sector 2, took place in the early hours of ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to prevent the misuse of their platforms for terrorism financing and money laundering. This charge was delivered by Tope Erinlomo, the Technical Adviser to the Director ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued an urgent public alert about a surge in fraudulent emails, messages, and other online communications aimed at stealing personal financial data. In a statement released on April 21, 2026, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali, warned that cybercriminals are masquerading as ...
A 22-year Ogun State-based farmer, Dumebi Enyi-Okafor, has narrated how he was kidnapped by bandits when his family's farm was attacked twice. The victim while speaking with journalists, lamented that he spent eight days in captivity before his ransom money could be raised. "My name is Dumebi Enyi-Okafor. I was the one managing our family ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge against six individuals over an alleged plot to commit acts of terrorism against Nigeria. In the suit filed before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the defendants include retired Major General Mohammed Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor, Inspector Ahmed ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Osun Command, says it has arrested 170 illicit drug trafficking suspects in the state from January to March. This is contained in the command’s quarterly reports made available on Monday in Osogbo. The agency said the 170 suspects comprised of 143 males and 27 females, adding that 16 ...
By Usman Yahaya Ismail The Benue State Police Command has rescued 15 kidnap victims following a coordinated security operation across the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari, disclosed this on Sunday while presenting the rescued individuals to Governor Hyacinth Alia at the Government House in Makurdi. Recall that the victims including students were travelling to ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 45-year-old Adeoye Taiwo for allegedly pouring hot water on her 13-year-old niece, Adeoye Modinat, leaving the child with severe burns. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on April 13, 2026, in the Odomogun area of Ijebu Imusin. The victim is the daughter of the suspect’s ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Fresh public reactions have trailed the prolonged trial of Miss Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga, as the case enters its fifth year without a final judgment. Ojukwu, a former 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, was ...
By Usman Yahaya Ismail A French soldier has been killed and three others wounded after peacekeeping troops came under attack in southern Lebanon, raising fresh concerns over security in the volatile region. Pres. Emmanuel Macron said initial findings point to Hezbollah as being responsible for the incident. He extended condolences to the family of the ...
By Ariyo Zainab A quiet community in Badagry has been thrown into shock following the discovery of a suspected baby factory allegedly operating undetected for months. Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps uncovered the facility in the Okuju-Ilado area after weeks of intelligence gathering. The late-night raid led to the rescue of ...
Omobolaji Adekunle Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 43-year-old Idowu Ashafa for allegedly possessing human body parts believed to be for ritual purposes. The arrest happened in the early hours of Friday in Igbesa during a routine patrol by officers from the local division. The operation was led by the Divisional Police ...
By Damilare Adeleye The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the interception of 12 large parcels of cocaine concealed in false bottom of food flasks heading to the United Kingdom from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by NDLEA Director of Media ...
The Police Command in Ogun says it has arrested four suspects and recovered four firearms and 17 cartridges in multiple operations in various parts of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen on Sunday in Abeokuta. He said that the Ogun Police Command had recorded significant operational ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Authorities have confirmed that an investigation into a violent case involving alleged assault, robbery, arson, and threat to life in Agege remains ongoing, three months after the incident was first reported. The case, officially recorded on January 15, 2026, involves a victim identified as Mohammed. According to the police report, unidentified armed ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have intercepted a large amount of ammunition and suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) components along the Kaduna - Jos highway, in what security authorities describe as a major disruption of terrorist logistics operations. The interception followed a stop and search operation conducted by troops deployed at Manchok ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Abdullahi Korimi before the Borno State High Court over an alleged fraud involving N25,647,000. Korimi was arrested on Thursday, April 16, 2026, before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on a 2 count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation and obtaining ...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 26 suspected social miscreants in a major overnight operation aimed at restoring order in the state capital. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Friday. He said the suspects were apprehended in the early hours of April 14, during an ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Police Command has recorded a major security breakthrough with the interception of live ammunition concealed in a bag of garri and the arrest of several suspects linked to kidnapping, cultism, and human parts trafficking. State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Friday, stated ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of the Nigerian army under the 81 Division have foiled an illegal petroleum bunkering operation in the Lekki Free Zone area of Lagos State, arresting 14 suspected oil thieves. The operation, carried out in the early hours of April 16 followed credible intelligence on the activities of the suspects around the ...
