Crime
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has intercepted a white 15-seater Peugeot bus transporting 59 children aged between four and 12 years in what is suspected to be a case of child trafficking. The vehicle, with registration number KMC 283 ZJ, was stopped along the Abuja-Kano route on Monday by a police team led […]
Three Nigerian nationals—Lezhu John, Gibril Mohammed, and Egboola Ekena—have been arrested in Delhi for allegedly defrauding an Indian woman of over Rs 2.62 lakh. The suspects were detained by cybercrime police in connection with a fraud case, though they have not yet been formally charged in court. Under Section 66D of India’s Information Technology Act, […]
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue of a kidnapped lawyer and his niece from their captors’ hideout on Sunday. A video circulating online shows the moment when police operatives freed the victims after storming an underground tunnel where they were held captive. Acting on a tip-off, the operatives pinpointed the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Egwuh Inya, a suspected drug trafficker, over an attempt to collect illicit drugs hidden inside pressure machines imported from South Africa. The 42-year-old building engineer was arrested on December 2 at the Okeyson Motor Park in Enugu when he arrived to collect three pressure machines containing […]
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of Sikiru Onaolapo, a farmer from Ilobu, who was found dead on his farm in the Oke Ekutu area. The location has been a flashpoint in the ongoing dispute between the Ilobu and Ifon-Orolu communities. Onaolapo’s body was discovered on Tuesday and brought to the […]
The Nigeria Police Force has uncovered a theft of ₦43.16 million by officers involved in a ₦74.95 million cash smuggling investigation. Acting unlawfully, the officers misrepresented the seized amount, demanded bribes, and attempted to hide the stolen funds. Force PRO ACP Muyiwa Adejobi dismissed claims linking IGP Kayode Egbetokun to a smuggling cartel, stating the […]
Four children trafficked from Bayelsa State have been rescued by the Rivers State Police Command following the bust of a child trafficking network operating in the Rumukwachi area near Port Harcourt. In a statement released on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police Grace Iringe-Koko, revealed that the children, aged between one and 13, had […]
Six employees of the Ebonyi State Ministry of Health have been arrested for allegedly stealing government property. The suspects were apprehended on Saturday night while attempting to transport stolen materials from the ministry’s warehouse to be sold. Governor Francis Nwifuru’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, confirmed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday. The […]
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, also known as the Lagos Task Force, has seized 128 motorcycles in recent operations across various parts of the state. The operation is part of the agency’s ongoing crackdown on the illegal operation of commercial motorcycles in areas where they are banned. Spokesperson for the task […]
The Ogun State Police Command has initiated an investigation into the abandonment of a newborn infant at Blessed Clinic in Oru Ijebu, located in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The baby, estimated to be no older than 40 days, was discovered at around 6:45 a.m. on Friday. The clinic’s owner found […]
