Lagos State Police Command has detained an officer involved in a shooting incident in Ajegunle, Lagos, which led to the death of a young girl and injury to another, as the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) takes over investigation into the incident. The Command confirmed that ASP Omotayo Olajide...
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Ogun State Police Command has arrested Akinola Damilare, popularly known as “General Don”, for allegedly impersonating military personnel. Ogun Command spokesman , DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Abeokuta. DSP Babaseyi said the suspect was arrested at about 2:00 a.m. on...
Intelligence provided by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has led to the conviction of ten persons for illegal dealing in petroleum products by the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State. Justice H.A. Nganjiwa handed down the judgment on Friday after the defendants pleaded guilty to...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the final forfeiture of $163,592 fraudulently obtained by one Akpasi Michael Oziegbe through an alleged impersonation and international fraud scheme involving a United States-based law firm. The forfeiture order was granted on Friday, November 6, 2026, by Justice M. S. Liman...
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations of a new generation bank for allegedly authorising the criminal diversion of the sum of N515, 000, 000. 00 (Five...
A 13-year-old girl, Hasana Bulus, has died barely 24 hours after regaining her freedom from bandits who held her captive for seven months in Kaduna State. Hasana was abducted from her home in Awon village, Kachia Local Government Area, on April 20, 2026, alongside several other residents. Her death...
The Second prosecution Witness, PW2, in the trial of Ojoba Joshua and Aliyu Haskim, who are facing prosecution for allegedly impersonating the Personal Assistant to the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, November 5, 2026 told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the...
NYSC members kidnap: Suspects admit they made written, audio-visual confessions, beg for forgiveness
NYSC members kidnap: Suspects admit they made written, audio-visual confessions, beg for forgiveness
Two persons standing trial for the Independence Day kidnap of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo State, on Thursday, told a high court of the state that they indeed made the statements and audio visual confessions tendered before the court by the Department...
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army and Commander, Sector 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadique Muhammad Wase, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Division’s support towards ensuring a peaceful and secure conduct of the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Wase gave the...
Three Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Ghana after police investigations allegedly linked them to a robbery syndicate operating around Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The suspects, Aboy Promise, Favour Uwalaka and Kingsley, were arrested following an intelligence-driven operation by Ghanaian security authorities. The Ashanti Regional Police Command said...
Imo State Police Command has confirmed the death of 17-year-old Chiamaka Chukwuokore, who was allegedly pushed from a two-storey building in Owerri by Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, 26, the boyfriend of her aunt. The tragic incident reportedly happened on November 1, 2026, at Mbonu Ejike Street, Ikeneagbu area of Owerri,...
Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a suspected high-tech indoor cannabis farm hidden inside a residential property in Apapa area of the state, following an intelligence-led operation. The discovery was made on November 2, 2026, after police operatives received credible information about activities suspected to be linked to illegal...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an illegal oil refinery operated by Chinese in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The commission in a post on its X handle on Tuesday, said.the operation, conducted on Saturday, October 31, 2026, by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday, November 2, 2026, arraigned one Adonu Kingsley Ifeanyi and his company, ‘S Mobile Netzone Limited, before Justice J. Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for their alleged involvement in N12,556,837,842.00...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on Monday, November 2, 2026 convicted and sentenced a couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne) to a fourteen year imprisonment each for N67,659,592 (Sixty-Seven Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-Nine Thousand, Five Hundred and...
Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on October 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Hassan Usman Olamilekan for offences bordering on money laundering. Olamilekan was convicted following his arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on...
Imo State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph, for allegedly pushing his girlfriend’s 17-year-old sister from a two-storey building in Owerri after she reportedly rejected his sexual advance. The teenage victim, Chiamaka Chukwuokore, sustained severe injuries in the incident and is currently receiving treatment at...
The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a midnight robbery operation in Ota, killing one suspected armed robber and recovering two vehicles, a locally made pistol and several suspected stolen items. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying operatives of...
Enugu State Police Command has secured the conviction of 23-year-old female, Rejoice Odoh, for conspiracy and child stealing. The Enugu Magistrate Court sentenced her to two concurrent three-year prison terms for stealing a four-month-old baby boy at Oye-Emene Market, Emene, Enugu, on 20th October 2026, at about 9:00 a.m....
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a male suspect, identified as Adedeji Benjamin, in connection with an alleged case of abduction, rape and armed robbery in Benin City. The command’s spokesman, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Benin. ASP Ikoedem said: “On...