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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs concealed in unusual ways, including inside carton walls, winter jackets and body cream containers, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and a courier company in Lagos. The anti-narcotics agency also reported major seizures and arrests during coordinated operations across…
By Uko Etim, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old Cameroonian for defiling a minor at Mkpanak in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This was disclosed in a statement by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, and made available to journalists on Monday in Uyo. The statement…
The Edo State Police Command says it has dealt a major blow to criminal networks in the state, with the arrest of 129 suspected criminals and rescue of 30 kidnapped victims in intelligence-led operations. The Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Agbonika, disclosed this recently while briefing journalists in Benin City. He said the operations, conducted…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman and two Angolan nationals after they excreted a combined 236 wraps of cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe and Mallam Aminu Kano international airports. The suspects—identified as Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, 34; Mbandu Martins Makiadi, 50; and Ngoma Wilson Fernando, 52—were apprehended…
The trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Tenth Prosecution Witness, PW10, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank giving a detailed movement of public funds through multiple bank accounts. Led…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has exposed an emerging human trafficking route funneling Nigerian youths to Southeast Asia for forced involvement in cybercrime, rescuing and repatriating 23 victims from Thailand. The victims, mostly young and tech-savvy Nigerians, were allegedly deceived with promises of scholarships and high-paying jobs abroad before…
By Uko Etim, Uyo Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have raided a criminal hideout at Ifiayong Usuk Village in Uruan LGA, recovering a locally made pistol, live cartridge, and suspected illicit drugs.The operation, carried out on February 10, 2026, was based on credible intelligence and led to the arrest of one suspect,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, February 9, 2026, arraigned one Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe on a two-count charge bordering an alleged conspiracy and stealing to the tune of ₦37,440,000.00 (Thirty-Seven Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman, Nwabueze Izueke, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for attempting to traffic cocaine to China. Izueke was intercepted last Saturday, during the outward screening of passengers travelling to China via Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET940. A body scan…
By Uko EtimOperatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrest of 23 suspects and seized a large quantities of suspected illicit drugs during a coordinated raid at Ibaka Fishing Port in Mbo Local Government Area of the State.The operation, carried out between 9:40 p.m. on February 5 and 12:15 a.m. on February 6, 2025,…