News Category - Crime
LATE FILING HINDERS IPOB'S NNADI KANU'S MOTION FOR URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION
Justice MUSA LIMAN of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja made the decision based on an application by KANU’s lawyer, UCHENNA NJOKU; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the annual vacation by judges came to an end today, September 15.
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INDIAN MAN ARRESTED IN LAGOS FOR SMUGGLING TRAMADOL AS MULTIVITAMIN
NDLEA officers, who were put on surveillance over the consignment, swooped on a clearing agent and two drivers who were trying to move the shipment out of the airport in two trucks on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
Read More →ANSARU TERRORIST COMMANDER JAILED 15 YEARS FOR ILLEGAL MINING, TERRORISM TRIAL CONTINUES
The DSS told the court that USMAN used proceeds from his illegal mining activities to acquire arms for terrorism and kidnapping purposes.
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COURT REFUSES BAIL TO 5 'AL-SHABAB' TERRORISTS LINKED TO 2022 OWO CHURCH ATTACK
The attack on worshippers at the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo on June 5, 2022, claimed the lives of more than forty persons.
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7 CHINESE NATIONALS JAILED 20 YEARS EACH FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FORCED LABOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Nineteen-one Malawian nationals, including thirty-seven children, were rescued during the raid after they were found working in appalling conditions.
Read More →SOWORE GETS 7-DAY ULTIMATUM TO RETRACT MALICIOUS POST AGAINST PRESIDENT TINUBU
The DSS had in a letter dated September 7, 2025, accused SOWORE of making criminal and derogatory remarks against President TINUBU in a post on X on August 26.
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NDLEA INTERCEPTS N5.3B AUSTRALIA-BOUND COCAINE AT LAGOS AIRPORT, ARREST 3 KINGPINS
NDLEA spokesman said investigations revealed that one ADEBISI ADEMOLA OMOYELE, who is currently hiding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the ringleader of the criminal network and coordinates their overseas operations.
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TECH-DRIVEN POLICING DEEPENS IN OGUN, AS GATEWAY SHIELD TAKES OFF
The Ogun State Police Command PPRO said with the Gateway Shield, Ogun State becomes a model for citizen-centric security, driven by innovation anchored on trust.
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IGP APPOINTS CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN AS FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
Until his present appointment, he was the Police Public Relations Officer for the Lagos State Police Command.
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LEKKI VIOLENCE: POLICE ARREST 23 SUSPECTED CULTIST, RECOVER FIREARM, AMMUNITION
The police spokesman said the Commissioner of Police also approved the redeployment of some Divisional Police Officers in the affected area, to bring new driver towards curtailing crime in the area.
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FG CELEBRATES, AS FINNISH COURT JAILS IPOB'S SIMON EKPA SIX YEARS FOR TERRORISM IN SOUTH-EAST NIGERIA
A Finnish newspaper reports that the court also found EKPA guilty of aggravated tax fraud in a ruling delivered earlier today, Monday, September 1, 2025.
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LAGOS BALOGUN MARKET VIOLENCE: ONE PERSON KILLED, ANOTHER HOSPITALISED
The Police spokesman said that the incident at the Balogun Market, which occurred at about 11am, had nothing to do with tribe or ethnicity.
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4 POLICEMEN ON ILLEGAL DUTY DETAINED, LAND-GRABBER DECLARED WANTED OVER DEADLY CLASHES AT OWODE ONIRIN MARKET
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, disclosed in a statement that the detained policemen will face orderly room trial, while ABIODUN ORIORIO has been declared wanted.
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NDLEA PARADES 6 SUSPECTS LINKED TO 3 NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, FEMI BABAFEMI, paraded the suspects before newsmen at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, joined by the Director of Assets and Financial Investigation, ABDUL IBRAHIM, and the Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, THERESA ASUQUO.
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NDLEA BURST WIDOW TRAFFICKING COCAINE UNDER FAKE PREGNANCY
The NDLEA spokesman said during interrogation, IFEOMA HENRIETTA EZEWUIKE claimed she inherited the drug trade from her husband who died two years ago.
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POLICE RECOVER TOYOTA SIENNA USED TO SMUGGLE CANNABIS IN OJO, LAGOS
The PPRO, CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN said after the driver fled with the vehicle documents and key, officers searched the vehicle and discovered an Army jungle hat, two ATM cards, and two bags containing cannabis.
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POLICE NAB EX-CONVICT ON SUSPICION OF CULTISM, POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FIREARM
The PPRO said ONAMADE KAYODE is currently cooperating with ongoing investigations to apprehend other cult members and recover weapons in their possession, after which he will be prosecuted accordingly.
Read More →LAGOS POLICE ARREST FIVE CAR SNATCHERS, ACCOMPLICE BUYER
The PPRO said following a detailed investigation of the case, detectives arrested FAVOUR SUNDAY, 25; IKOT MOSES, 28; DICKSON IGHOBUE HARRISON, 35; JOSHUA ADEDAMOLA, 27; and DANIEL JONATHAN, 26.
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RAIN OF PROMOTIONS, AS PSC ELEVATES 952 POLICE OFFICERS TO DSP, BLOCKS 179 OTHERS
PSC spokesman, IKECHUKWU ANI, disclosed in a statement that the decision of the Commission has been transmitted to the Inspector General of Police for implementation in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Commission, ONYEMUCHE NNAMANI.
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COURT FREEZES BANK ACCOUNTS OF FORMER NNPLC GMD, MELE KYARI
Part of the revelations in the affidavit indicate that the sum of over Six Hundred and Sixty-Six Million Naira found in the bank accounts are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
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COURT SLAMS FIFTY MILLION NAIRA FINE OR JAIL TERMS AGAINST CONVICTED DRUG KINGPINS
The convicts are 37-year-old AJETSIBO EMAMI, popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’, and 51-year-old SOLOMON AKPOMUAI.
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POLICE BURST LAGOS ONE-CHANCE ROBBERY GANG, ARREST KINGPIN
Following the breakthrough, the PPRO said the Command’s Special Squad 1 has taken over the case to arrest other fleeing members and dismantle the criminal network.
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END-OF-THE-ROAD FOR IWAJOMO – POLICE NABS IKORODU-BASED ARMED ROBBERY KINGPIN
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP BENJAMIN HUNDEYIN, disclosed in a statement that items recovered from IWAJOMO include an AK-49 rifle and magazines, with twenty rounds of live ammunition.
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POLICE ARREST INEC OFFICIALS WITH N2.5M DURING BYE-ELECTION IN OGUN STATE
The PPRO said during interrogation, one of the suspects confessed that the money was collected at Kehoy Hotel, Iperu, Ogun State, from a man described as “Political Solution”, acting on the directive of his supervisor.
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POLICE BURST TRANS-BORDER CHILD TRAFFICKING GANG, RESCUE 11 VICTIMS, NAB FOUR SUSPECTS
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Jimoh, commends the operatives for their swift and professional action.
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IGP UPGRADES POLICE LEGAL SECTION TO DIRECTORATE, APPOINTS PIONEER DIRECTOR
The Force Directorate of Legal Services will serve as the apex legal arm of the Nigeria Police Force, with the responsibility of coordinating and delivering legal services.
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OKADA RIDER, ONE OTHER CAUGHT WITH 3 HUMAN SKULLS IN OGUN STATE
The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed in a statement that the incident happened on Monday, August 11, 2025, at about 1400hrs.
Read More →EDO COURT JAILS 15 INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN BENIN CITY
The convicts journey to the Correctional Centre began with their arrest in a sting operation by operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC due to their involvement in fraudulent internet activities.
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AIRPORT UNRULY BEHAVIOUR: EMMANSON REMANDED, WITH LIFE ‘NO FLY’ BAN, AVIATION MINISTER KICKS, OBI RAISES QUESTION OF BIAS
OBI – the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, questioned the speed of the arraignment and remand of Comfort Emmanson, with veiled comparison to a similar incident involved Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal.
Read More →OOPL MGT PROTEST, AS EFCC RAIDS HOTEL, ARREST 93 SUSPECTED FRAUDSTERS
EFCC spokesman, DELE OYEWALE, said operatives involved in the raid also impounded eighteen vehicles of assorted types, as well as various mobile devices from the suspects.
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