Crime
Beyond the Pulpit: NDLEA Smashes Multi-State Drug Cartels, Nabs Pastor and Kingpin
LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a series of high-stakes, intelligence-led operations spanning three weeks, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...
Read moreCourt Orders Permanent Forfeiture of Pastor’s Assets Over N1.3bn “Ford Foundation” Scam
LAFIA – Justice M.O. Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has ordered the final forfeiture...
Read moreKaduna Court Jails ‘Fake Australian’ Over Facebook Fraud
KADUNA – The Kaduna State High Court has sentenced Faruk Suleiman Ololade, who posed online as an Australian citizen named...
Read moreEFCC Busts Counterfeit Currency Syndicate in Ilorin,Arrests Father of Ten and Two Others
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a three-man syndicate allegedly involved in...
Read moreWar on Narcotics: Anambra Anti-Touting Squad Crushes ₦80m Drug Syndicate
ONITSHA – In a decisive blow to the narcotics trade and urban criminality, the Anambra State Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA)...
Read moreNigerian Romance Scammer Gets 15 Years in US Prison for $1.5M Fraud
RALEIGH, North Carolina – A Nigerian national who posed as a woman online to dupe lonely American men has been...
Read moreEFCC Grills Investor in Jesam Ubi Fraud Trial
Abuja — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called its 11th witness in the high-profile fraud trial of...
Read morePotiskum Inmate Gives Birth After Rape Allegations Against Jail Officer
POTISKUM,— An inmate at the Potiskum Correctional Centre in Yobe State has given birth to a baby boy, marking a...
Read moreCourt Orders Final Forfeiture of N3.44bn, Properties Tied to Ex-NNPC Gas Boss
ABUJA—In a decisive blow against corruption in Nigeria's oil sector, Justice J.O. Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja...
Read moreEFCC Nabs “Bolaji Original” Over Alleged ₦2.9m Jobs Racketeering
ILORIN, NIGERIA – Detectives from the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have dismantled a...
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