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The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a notorious bandit, Mati Bagio, who had been on the run for over a decade, alongside several other suspects involved in armed robbery and motorcycle theft across the state. In a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, Bagio, aged 34, was apprehended in ...
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the trial of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu on Friday, July 18, 2025 told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja that he received the sum of $12 million (Twelve Million Dollars) with the involvement of defendants for transfer to Aisha Achimugu’s bank accounts. Achimugu owns Ocean ...
The Abia State Police Command has dismantled several criminal camps and arrested four suspects during a targeted operation along the Utu/Isuikwuato axis of the state. In a statement issued by the Command's spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chinaka, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, the raid followed reports of armed robbery and persistent attacks ...
The first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu on Thursday, 17 July 2025, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how millions of dollars in cash were routed through him for transfers involving SunTrust Bank. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite, the witness, a bureau de change operator , explained ...
A 16-year-old boy, Mubarak Aliu, was on Thursday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on a charge of allegedly stealing a laptop computer. Aliu, who has no fixed address, is facing a one-count charge of theft. Prosecuting Inspector Olubu Apata told the court that the alleged offence took place on 27 June 2025 in ...
Three young men , Olamide Olamide (23), Festus Famadewa (22), and Awofiranye Sunday (23) , were on Thursday brought before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court on charges of trespassing on private property and threatening the landowner’s life. The defendants, who do not have fixed addresses, are facing a three-count charge of unlawful entry, conspiracy, and conduct ...
A Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of a 35-year-old man, Oluwasegun Taiwo, for allegedly forging documents and stealing N1,386,200 from a microfinance institution, Absolute Grace Limited. Presiding Judge, Mrs O.E. Owoseni, issued the remand order on Thursday after the defendant failed to satisfy the bail conditions set by ...
The Sokoto State Police Command has apprehended a suspected member of the notorious Lakurawa bandit group, recovering an AK-49 rifle and 22 rounds of live ammunition during a targeted operation. Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmed Musa, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai. According to the ...
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on Thursday transferred 45 bags of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa, weighing 1,575 kilogrammes, to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Apapa, Lagos. The handover was carried out by the ship’s Executive Officer, Captain Idongesit Udoessien, on behalf of the Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel. According to ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a final forfeiture of Galaxy Hospital, five petroleum filling stations and several landed properties across the Federal Capital Territory, Borno, Nasarawa and Niger states, as well as money, totaling N333 million. The final forfeiture order, which was granted on Monday, July 14, 2025 by Justice Emeka ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ondo State Police Command has unravelled a chilling plot involving the kidnap, rape, and murder of two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), masterminded by their landlord. The shocking revelation was made public during a press briefing by the Commissioner of Police, who outlined several recent breakthroughs recorded ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, has launched an investigation into the sums of $20,000 and CFA110,000 intercepted by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Seme Border, in the Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The seizure was made during a patrol on Sunday, 13 July 2025, ...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Badagry, Lagos State, has ordered the remand of a 39-year-old man, Victor Kiere, over allegations of raping a 16-year-old girl. Magistrate Nurudeen Layeni gave the order on Wednesday after the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. He directed that Kiere be remanded at the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre pending legal ...
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, has arraigned a man, Emmanuel Otokpa, for allegedly defrauding a customer after receiving payment for a consignment of Jerusalem honey which he failed to supply. Otokpa, who is said to have no fixed address, is facing two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating. The prosecutor, ...
...Over 100 victims duped with fake work visas for Canada, Australia...Manhunt launched for syndicate’s remaining accomplices The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended four individuals linked to a visa scam totalling over ₦500 million, which reportedly defrauded more than 100 Nigerians with bogus promises of overseas employment. The suspects, aged between 23 and 36, were ...
The Police Command in Kogi on Wednesday declared one late Muhammad Kassim and six others arrested suspects as cultists and arms runners in the State. The command in a statement signed by its spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja, debunked insinuations that Kassim was killed in cold blood. Mr Isaiah Ijele, Publicity Secretary ofSocial Democratic ...
...As security forces launch rescue mission A member of the Amotekun Corps has been abducted by suspected bandits in Budo Alhaji village, Orelope Local Government Area of Oyo State, prompting a coordinated security operation to locate and rescue him. The victim, identified as Rabiu Akeem, was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday, 14 July, at around 5:30 ...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been discharged and acquitted of all charges relating to money laundering and fraud after a six-year legal battle at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, delivering judgment on a no-case submission filed by Fayose’s defence team on Wednesday, ruled that the prosecution failed to establish ...
At least 27 farmers have been killed in a fresh wave of violence in Plateau State, after gunmen launched a deadly assault on Bindi-Jebbu, a village in the Tahoss Community of Riyom Local Government Area. According to local sources, the attackers stormed the area on Monday, opening fire on residents and setting several houses ablaze. ...
Troops of Sector 2 under Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), working in conjunction with the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), have neutralised two suspected bandits and recovered weapons during a special operation in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. This was disclosed in a post on Tuesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama via X (formerly ...
The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended two suspects in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old Chinese national, Mr Chen Wang, an employee of WH Great Resource Ltd, in Ogere, Ogun State. Wang was fatally stabbed in his office on Sunday, 12 January 2025, during a violent robbery. According to police findings, the suspects, identified ...
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has sentenced a 28-year-old welder, Tobi Babatunde, to four years in prison for burglary and theft at a poultry farm. Babatunde was arraigned by the police on a three-count charge for unlawfully breaking into a poultry farm and stealing a feed mill engine valued at ...
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced six individuals to varying prison terms for conspiracy and unlawful possession of firearms during the 2023 general elections. The convicted persons, Yinusa Rahmon, Moshood Hamzat, Awotunde Gbenga, Adebayo Mutiu, Femi Taiwo, and Najeem Omotuntun, were arraigned on a three-count charge brought by the Federal Government, ...
