The Nigerian Army has raided illegal refineries and arrested thirteen suspects in Obuaku Community, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. This comes barely four days after six suspected oil bunkerers were arrested and 14 boats, some laden with…
Troops from the 3 Division/Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) have successfully arrested notorious gunrunners, bandits, and arms couriers, and recovered arms and ammunition in a series of intelligence-driven operations across Plateau and Kaduna States over the past week. On 21 June…
By Adeyanju Esther An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday remanded three men—Kehinde Olagbemiro, 55, Kunle Oguntoye, 45, and Morakinyo Mukaila, 57—in a correctional facility over allegations of armed robbery and murder. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided,…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, of alleged money laundering charges totaling N338.8 million. Justice Liman’s ruling ended a decade-long…
By Adeyanju Esther The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Ogun State Command, said it recovered 3.33 tonnes of cannabis sativa, 10.949 kg of psychotropic substances, 0.017kg of cocaine and 227.0 litres of skuchies, among others, in the last five…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Monday, arraigned Abubakar Sambo, Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for alleged fraud to the tune of N1.84 billion. Sambo was arraigned before Justice…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone A Team of Operation Whirlwind Task Force, has intercepted over 26,792 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petroleum, in Badagry. Comptroller Huseein Ejibunu, the Head, Operation Whirlwind, disclosed this at a news…
By Matthew Denis In a collaborative effort, the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar and a prominent non-governmental organisation (NGO) have rescued 24 Nigerian girls from Sexual exploitation in Senegal. The operation, which took place in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou regions, marks…
The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said its operatives destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats during an operation in Rivers State. The service also said J-5 buses attempting to siphon suspected crude oil product from surface tanks…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi over alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Saturday…
