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By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an alleged fake car dealer, Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna, before the Enugu State High Court over the alleged fraudulent conversion of N15.4 million meant for the importation of vehicles. Ogbonna, who allegedly traded under the name and style of Monpere's Autos, was arraigned before ...
A 46 year old man Godfrey Tongan driver with AYUS FARMS & COMPANY was thrown down from the vehicle as suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded a farm land belonging to Oba Ayo Adeshiku in kawel mushere, Bokkos local government Area of Plateau state. Godfrey reportedly overheard a conversation between the herdsmen and concluded it related to ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Yakubu Umar, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N15.58 million fraud. Umar was brought before Justice U.P. Kekemeke on a four-count charge bordering on alleged ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has arrested two suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) logistics suppliers while six suspected ISWAP terrorists and their families surrendered to troops in Borno State. The military said the operations formed part of ongoing efforts to dismantle terrorist logistics networks ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a woman, Salt Adaeze Udoka, before the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, over an alleged N18 million fraud. Udoka was arraigned on Tuesday by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the anti-graft agency before Justice F. Olubanjo on a one-count charge ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have rescued two abductees in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State and also recovered N1.2 million suspected to be proceeds of criminal activities, According to a statement by the military, the troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion embarked on the rescue ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mr. Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Ltd (PHRC), before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering. The charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/360/2026 and filed on June 22 by the Commission's counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 135 suspected cultists and recovered 26 firearms during coordinated raids across identified criminal hideouts and black spots in the state.The operation, carried out by Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), Tactical Commanders and the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), was conducted on the ...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, has arrested 123 motorists over number plate violations during its ongoing Operation Number Compliance. The Sector Commander, CC Andrew Longkam, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by the Command’s Staff Officer, Public Education, RC Usman Garba. Longkam said the special enforcement operation, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The military has recorded a major intelligence breakthrough in the fight against insurgency in the North-East following the surrender of two senior terrorist commanders to troops of Operation HADIN KAI. The commanders, identified within the terrorist hierarchy as Munzirs, surrendered to troops of Sector 2 in Geidam, Yobe State, on July 4, ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has introduced a new security framework aimed at tackling growing security challenges within the state's mining sector and halting the irregular influx of suspected bandits into mining communities. In a statement released on Tuesday by his spokesperson, the governor expressed deep concern over the sudden and unregulated ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Delta State Police Command has demoted two police officers found guilty of extorting a motorist through a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal within a police station, reaffirming its commitment to discipline and the Inspector-General of Police's ban on electronic payment transactions in police formations. The Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi ...
By Imisioluwa AfunmisoThe Delta State Police Command has arrested 202 suspects during an intelligence-led raid on criminal hideouts, brothels, and suspected illicit drug dens across the Asaba metropolis. The operation, conducted on Saturday, was led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Department of Operations, alongside other officers of the command, following ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma following the discovery of 13kg of cocaine in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. The anti ...
The Police Command in Ogun says it has apprehended 89 motorists for number plate violations across the state, foiled armed robbery operations, and recovered stolen motorcycles. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the achievements followed sustained intelligence-led policing and enforcement ...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old suspected cultist, Yusuf Lamina Adigun, and recovered a locally made pistol loaded with one live cartridge during a stop-and-search operation in the Ijaiye/Ojokoro area of the state. The Command disclosed on Saturday that the arrest was made as part of ongoing efforts to combat cultism and ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has warned members of the public to disregard fraudulent offers purportedly advertising cheap forfeited vehicles for sale. The agency in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said the scam was being perpetrated by criminals impersonating senior officials of ...
A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday, sentenced a 24-year-old man, Adam Abdulsalam, to a two weeks imprisonment for stealing a portable power bank. The court convicted and sentenced Abdulsalam, who lives in Zone 7, Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Magistrate Hauwa Aboki, sentenced Abdulsalam following his guilty ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 has formally handed over nine containers of seized narcotics and unregistered pharmaceutical products intercepted by the Apapa Area Command to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West, under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate in Kebbi State, recovering five locally fabricated AK-47 rifles and arresting two suspected arms manufacturers. The operation, carried out on Wednesday, followed credible intelligence on the activities of a criminal ...
A Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced a 23-year-old man, Gentle Moses, to a term of six months in the correctional centre for stealing electric wires. The court convicted and sentenced Moses, after he pleaded guilty to a three-count charge of stealing preferred against him by the police. Magistrate Hauwa Aboki sentenced ...
Troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) South-East, Operation UDO KA, have arrested a suspected armourer and logistics courier linked to attacks on oil installations and security personnel in Imo. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on its verified Facebook and X Handles on Thursday. It said the operation was conducted by troops of ...
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old housewife for allegedly attempting to kill her husband. The command’s spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident was reported at the Central Market Police Division at about 9 a.m., on Monday by the victim, Jamilu Ibrahim. ...
