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Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and recovered 1,359kg of cannabis and cannabis seeds in a raid on a warehouse in Illushi, Esan South-East Local Government Area of the state. The state NDLEA Commander, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin.Nigerian…
The Edo State Special Security Squad and sister security agencies have arrested four suspected cultists in a raid on their hideout at Egbaen Community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The Principal Security Officer to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Saturday Okoh, leading other security agencies, stormed the hideout at about…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected vandals and thieves allegedly linked to a series of criminal activities around the Auchi Bypass and Idokpa Market axis in the state. The State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Benin…
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspected vandals and thieves allegedly linked to a series of criminal activities around the Auchi Bypass and Idokpa Market axis in the state. The State Commandant, Akintayo Saidi Ayinla, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing in Benin…
In a dramatic conclusion to a decade-long manhunt, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured a combined 24-year jail term against a fugitive drug kingpin who evaded justice for nearly 10 years and a former international footballer linked to a cocaine trafficking syndicate, in what the agency described as a strong message that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs valued at over N10 billion in a series of coordinated operations across Lagos and other parts of the country, arresting suspected drug kingpins and recovering military-grade ammunition concealed in kegs of palm oil. The seizures, announced in a statement on Sunday by the agency’s…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged female lawyers in the country to join hands with the Commission in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. He gave the charge on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in a one-day training of members of Women Forum of the…
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 23, 2026 arraigned one Alhaji Muhammad Talake before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and criminal misappropriation to the tune…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has identified the Nigeria Police Force and five federal ministries and agencies as having the highest number of suspected fake workers uncovered during its payroll verification exercise. ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings while speaking on the commission’s investigation into payroll fraud across…
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that rising youth unemployment and the increasing misuse of digital technologies are creating fertile ground for human traffickers, urging Nigeria to combine stronger law enforcement with sustained investment in jobs, skills development and economic opportunities for young people. Speaking at the pre-World Day Against…