News Category - Crime
Force Hqtr Approves Dismissal, Prosecution of 11 Policemen Involved in Kidnapping, Armed Robbery, Stealing in Rivers State
The Force Public Relations Officer, ANTHONY PLACID, said the management of the Nigeria Police Force views the actions of the dismissed police officers and those awaiting prosecution as a grave betrayal of the trust placed in them by the people.
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Nigerian Professor Jailed in USA for $1.4M Education Fraud
61-year-old Prof NKECHY EZEH committed the crime through a nonprofit known as Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, funded by US federal programmes, the Department of Education, and private donors.
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Police Arrest Two Suspects for Unlawful Possession of Firearm
ADEOLA and RASHEED were picked up on Friday, May 9, 2026, at about 6:30 a.m, by police operatives from the Ifo Division of the Ogun State Police Command, following a credible intelligence-led operation at a criminal hideout in the area.
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Court Awards N100m Against SERAP in Defamation Lawsuit
SERAP had alleged that the DSS operatives invaded their Abuja office, and harassed and assaulted their workers, while the DSS maintained that the operatives were on a routine visit to acquaint themselves with the new leadership of the organisation.
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ASP NUHU, 3 Others Dismissed, Ordered to Face Trial for Extrajudicial Killing
The Inspector General of Police, OLATUNJI DISU, presented the findings and recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee to newsmen at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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Police Rescue 5 Abducted Polytechnic Students in Ogun State
The PPRO said "In line with standard operational procedures, the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Bode Ojajuni, psc, FCSS, MNIPR, promptly ordered the deployment of tactical units and directed an intelligence-led rescue operation to safely locate and rescue the victims."
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PSC Condemns Policemen Involved in Extrajudicial Murder in Delta State
The spokesman further stated that the Commission extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and enjoins members of the public to remain calm as justice takes its course.
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Force Hqtrs Intervenes in Extrajudicial Killing by ASP NUHU, 4 Others
The Force PRO, ANTHONY PLACID, said the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force directed the immediate transfer of the officer and his team to Force Headquarters, Abuja, where they would face the Force Disciplinary Committee for summary disciplinary measures and prosecution.
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Courts Jails 974 Suspects for Drug Offences in 3 Months
The drug convicts, including seventy-five women, were awarded a combined jail term of two hundred and fifty-four years.
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Caught Red Handed: Police Detains Lagos 3rd Mainland Bridge Vandal
The Police Public Relations Officer, ABIMBOLA ADEBISI, disclosed in a statement that DOGARA JOHN was caught with twenty vandalized reflective road studs, allegedly removed from the Third Mainland Bridge.
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Lagos Police Tightens Security in Surulere, Ishaga Over Cult Violence
The PPRO said the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, TIJANI FATAI, also directed intensified police patrols, strategic positioning of officers, and increased police visibility across the identified flashpoints to ensure the safety of lives and property.
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10 Killed in Fresh Attacks in Plateau, Ondo... Catholic Church Faults Police on Death Toll of Debe Easter Sunday Attack at 24
The Director of Social Communications of the Diocese, Reverend Father MATTHEW STEPHEN KABIRAT, confirmed that the terrorists also razed down the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, as well as the residence of the Catechist, plus a mosque, shops and several houses.
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Police Nab 3-Man Robbery Gang in Idimu, Lagos
The suspects were identified as twenty-year-old ABDULLAHI MUSTAPHA; thirty-year-old SALISU SANNUSI; and twenty-six-year-old JAMIU SAHIDU.
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3 Suspects Detains Over Cocaine Concealed in Tins of Palm Kernel Oil
NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI, disclosed in a statement that officers at the airport intercepted three-point-one-zero kilograms of cocaine inside tins of palm kernel oil at the export shed.
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NDLEA Partners US-DEA on War Against Terrorism Through Stifling of Illicit Drug Trade
NDLEA and US-DEA expressed commitment towards strengthening of existing partnership to counter the operations of drug cartels and decimate their capacity to fund other organized crimes such as extremism and terrorism.
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President TINUBU Flays Reports on Terror Attacks in Plateau, Kaduna
President TINUBU expressed his views in a half-hearted statement, nearly forty-eight hours after the deadly terror attack on residents of Angwan Rukuba district in Jos, Plateau State.
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Agege-Born CP TIJANI FATAI Resumes as 42nd Lagos State Commissioner of Police
CP TIJANI FATAI replaces OLORUNDARE JIMOH, who was redeployed to Zone 2 Police Command Headquarters, after he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG.
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Arrest of Sergeant Amoke: Abia State Government Will Continue to Assit Citizens in Need
Governor Alex Otti's promise of support to him was purely on compassionate ground, in line with the administration’s altruistic disposition which has seen the government extend similar support to several citizens.
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CP OLAIWOLA for Lagos as IGP Approves Posting of 13 New AIGs
IGP DISU also approved the posting of former Ogun State Commissioner of Police, OLANREWAJU OGUNLOWO, who is now an AIG, to the Police Accounts and Budget Office at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.
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Tricycle Snatching Syndicate Exposed: Police Nab 3 Gang Members in PH, Rivers State
GRACE IRINGE-KOKO, who is a Chief Superintendent of Police, said during interrogation, the suspects confessed to have delivered over twenty stolen tricycles to MOHAMMED USMAN, which he subsequently transported to Kano, Bauchi, and Adamawa states.
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Nigerian Man Jailed 90 Months for Wire Fraud Targeting US Citizens
In addition to the jail term, he was also slapped with a $1.2M forfeiture order and a $2.4M restitution order and will be removed from the United States when he completes his sentence.
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US DoJ Moves to Strip Citizenship from Nigerian Man Convicted of Fraud
In a statement, the DOJ disclosed that EMMANUEL OLUWATOSIN KAZEEM attempted to steal more than Ninety-One Million Dollars from the US Internal Revenue Service in a fraud scheme targeted at over two hundred and fifty-nine thousand victims.
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10 Filipino Sailors Fined $6M for Cocaine Shipment Seized in Apapa, Lagos
Justice AYOKUNLE FAJI delivered the judgment after the defendants pleaded guilty to a four-count charge brought against them, following a plea bargain deal reached with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
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Maiduguri Terror Attacks: Opposition Knocks Tinubu, as Army Warns of Resurgence of Suicide Bombing
This comes as the Nigerian Army warns about the resurgence of suicide bombing by Jihadist groups in the northern part of the country and advised people to avoid crowded areas.
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3 Convicts to Die by Hanging for Cult-Related Murder in Rivers State
During the trial, the court heard how the defendants, who are members of Iceland secret cult group, conspired, kidnapped and murdered their victim. They also chopped off his head and other body organs, before dumping the remains inside a pit, while the head of the victim was taken to a shrine.
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BRODA SHAGGY Shooting: Police Caution Against Spreading of Unverified Information, as Investigation Begins
Earlier reports indicate that BRODA SHAGGY, whose real name is SAMUEL PERRY, was attacked around the Sango-Ota under-bridge area on Sunday afternoon, March 8, 2026.
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Fugitive Drug Kingpin Surrenders to NDLEA after 13 Years
NDLEA spokesman, FEMI BABAFEMI, said REGINALD PETER CHIDIEBERE was first arrested in 2013 following the seizure of large consignments of cocaine and heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos.
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Achraf Hakimi Denies Rape Charges, Paris Prosecutors Prepare for Trial
HAKIMI denies the allegations and wondered how a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, saying such move was unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine victims.
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CPC Designation: US Congress Report Recommends Joint Security Agreement to Protect Nigerian Christians
The US Congress also recommends the removal of Fulani militias from confiscated farmland and facilitation of the voluntary return of displaced communities, with security and infrastructure support to encourage agricultural productivity.
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Man Jailed for Life for Kidnapping Akwa Ibom High Court Judge
Justice CHIGOZIE SERGIUS ONAH convicted EFFIONG and imposed the maximum sentence of life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit terrorism, membership of a terrorist group, and kidnapping.
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