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NIS Raises Alarm Over Rising Fake Migration Schemes, Human Trafficking Networks

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has raised fresh concerns over the increasing activities of fraudulent migration syndicates and irregular cross-border networks operating across the country, warning Nigerians against falling victim to deceptive overseas travel schemes. The Service said criminal groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable citizens, especially young women and girls, with false promises of employment,…

NSCDC Uncovers Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Railway Theft Ring, Seals Chinese-Linked Steel Companies Nationwide

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched one of the biggest crackdowns on economic sabotage in recent years after sealing all operational facilities belonging to Inner Galaxy Steel Company and Jiuxing Integrity Industrial Ltd over alleged involvement in the large-scale vandalism and recycling of stolen railway infrastructure across the country. The sweeping operation…

NSCDC Arrests Suspect Over Alleged ₦3m Internet Fraud in Edo

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By Choice Ebuwa The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has recorded a breakthrough in its crackdown on cybercrime and internet fraud with the arrest of a 24-year-old suspect allegedly linked to an online vehicle purchase scam involving over ₦3 million. Addressing journalists in Benin City, the State Commandant of…

NDLEA Nabs 63-Year-Old Chinese Woman With 31kg ‘Canadian Loud’ at Lagos Airport, Seizes N2.1bn Opioids Shipment

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, over an alleged attempt to smuggle 31 kilogrammes of “Canadian Loud,” a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Lagos airport. The suspect, said to be a Malaysian naturalised citizen, was arrested on May 17, 2026,…

EFCC Reaffirms Commitment to Positive Youth Engagement Against Internet Fraud

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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to supporting constructive initiatives aimed at tackling internet fraud among Nigerian youths. Mr. Olukoyede made the statement on Saturday during the celebration of the International Day of the Boy Child held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium….

EFCC Chairman Apologises Over UUTH Incident, Orders Probe

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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has directed that an apology be conveyed to Professor Eyo Ekpe, Deputy Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, as well as members of the Nigerian Medical Association, following the May 12, 2026 incident involving personnel…

NAPTIP Secures Life Imprisonment for Two Abuja Security Guards Over Six-Year Abuse of Minor

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has secured the conviction and life imprisonment of two security guards for the prolonged sexual abuse of a minor in Abuja, in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria. The convicts, James Sule, 30,…

Alleged N36m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO in Lagos

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The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (also known as Blessing CEO), before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36…

UNIBEN Killing: Edo Won’t Be Safe Haven for Criminals, Says Okpebholo

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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has condemned the killing of a young man by gunmen at the main gate of University of Benin on Sunday, declaring that Edo State will not serve as a sanctuary for criminals. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Patrick Ebojele, the governor described the attack as brazen,…

Alleged N27b Fraud: EFCC Presents More Witnesses against Darius Ishaku, Yero

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The trial of the former Taraba State governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku alongside the former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with the Economic and Financial Crimes…