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By Uko Okon Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a notorious human trafficker, Alex Omosivie, a 47-year-old male from Edo State, for trafficking young women to various African countries for prostitution and other illicit activities. The arrest was made on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. at a hotel along Ring…
A 75-year-old grandpa Uchelue Ikechukwu was among six suspects arrested with illicit substances in raids by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in parts of Anambra state just as 30-year-old Alfa Andrew was taken into custody following the destruction of 178,750 kilogrammes of skunk on his 71.5 hectares of cannabis farm in…
By Uko Okon Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one Happiness Alphonsus Iseyen for his alleged involvement in defilement and armed robbery. Iseyen is a 26-year-old male from Ini Local Government Area of the Akwa Ibom State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, made this known via a statement in Uyo on…
Justice M Itsueli of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin, the state capital on Thursday convicted and sentenced to jailed two brothers, Teddy Hart and Rooney Hart, and 10 others for fraud. A statement shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on X, listed the 10 other convicts as Thompson Ogbeide,…
As insecurity continues to escalate across the Sokoto–Zamfara–Katsina axis, security experts and stakeholders have called for urgent measures to strengthen border control, enhance government commitment, and deepen collaboration among civil society organisations (CSOs), security agencies, and local communities in tackling cross-border crimes. The call was made on Tuesday during a national deliberative session organised by…
By Emamuzo Iboma A Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has summoned former Kogi West senator Dino Melaye over allegations of tax evasion totaling N500 million. Magistrate Chiemena Nonye-Okoronkwo issued the summons on August 21, 2025, following a suit filed by the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). The agency accused Melaye of failing…
Justice D. I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Innocent Owie Ochuko to three months imprisonment for internet fraud. He was arraigned on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 on a one-count charge bordering on cybercrime. The charge reads: “That you, INNOCENT OWIE OCHUKO,…
Justice I. O. ljelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, August 25, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Sulaiman Olayiwola Gbajabiamila to 20 years imprisonment for N31m property fraud. Gbajabiamila was arraigned on September 19, 2023, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on…
A 55-year-old drug kingpin Mohammed Abubakar, alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at Kano international airport have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit substances for which three innocent Nigerians who went on lesser hajj…
A 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Ezewuike has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection. A press statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi…