Tag: crime
NIS intercepts 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in Jigawa
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Jigawa Command, has rescued 10 suspected victims of human trafficking in the state.
The NIS Comptroller, Mr Tahir Musa, who...
Army apprehends 15 over suspected oil theft in Niger Delta
Troops of the Nigerian army have apprehended no fewer than 15 persons over suspected oil theft and illegal oil bunkering activities in the Niger...
NDLEA seizes N1.1b worth of codeine shipment in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1 billion in street...
Police arrest 7 for killing 2 Uber drivers in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of...
Police nab suspected drug peddler in Borno
The Police Command in Borno has arrested a suspected drug peddler in possession of 116 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp.
The...
Police arraign man for allegedly stealing bakery rolling wheel
The police, on Friday, arraigned 34-year-old Monday Aonduna before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a bakery rolling wheel.
Aonduna, of no fixed...
EFCC detains 10 officers, dismisses 27 for fraud
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 10 officers from its Lagos Zonal Command over the alleged theft of missing operational items.
The commission’s...
Police detain 5 over alleged scam in Yobe
The Police Command in Yobe has detained five persons for allegedly defrauding a trader, Audu Shehu, of N500,000 in Dapchi, Bursari Local Government Area...
Police arrest 1, 270 suspects for various offences in Ebonyi in...
The Police Command in Ebonyi said on Tuesday it arrested no fewer than 1,270 suspects in connection with various offences in 2024.
DSP Joshua Ukandu,...
Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah Chairman, 2 others in Katsina
Gunmen have killed the Katsina State Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Surajo Leader, and two others in Kusada...
Police declare 2 wanted over alleged murder, kidnapping
The Nigerian Police Force, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin, have declared two persons wanted in connection with alleged multiple murders, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms,...
NDLEA arrests 1,290 suspects, 4,589.361kg illicit substances recovered in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, arrested no fewer than 1,290 suspects and recovered 4,589.361kg of illicit substances in 2024.
The...
Alleged 52.9m fraud: Court gives EFCC go ahead to freeze 67...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) application to freeze 67 bank accounts domiciled in different...
NDLEA arrests Paris-bound businessman for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin, cocaine
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu, for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine.
Mr....
Police apprehend 859 suspects, recover 27 arms, 115 ammunition in Plateau
The Police Command in Plateau apprehended 859 suspects and recovered 27 arms and 115 ammunition in the state in 2024.
The Commissioner of Police in...
Police detain man for slitting friend’s throat in Kogi
Lokoja, Dec. 26, 2024 (NAN) A 200-level undergraduate of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, Usman Tijani, has been attacked...
Abia CP hails Otti’s commitment to fight against crime
The Commissioner of Police in Abia, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, has attributed the success recorded in the fight against crime in the state to God and...
