Tag: Crime

The Edo State Police Command has busted a criminal syndicate involving a serving police inspector and three civilians accused of extorting, brutalising, and robbing residents in Benin City.

The breakthrough followed a viral video in which a victim alleged he was abducted by policemen, dispossessed of his phone and valuables, and subjected to harassment.

A drug kingpin who had invaded a manhunt for three years has been apprehended by operatives of the anti-narcotics agency. The spokesman of the he National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi in a statement on Sunday said: Three years after launching a manhunt for him over drug trafficking offences, a notorious drug kingpin,…

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of the readiness of his ministry to support ongoing drug control efforts by the anti-narcotics agency especially in the areas of creating alternatives for illicit drug producers and provision of agricultural opportunities for drug users undergoing…

By Uko Etim The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) is seeking collaboration with publishers to combat piracy in the educational sector in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States. According to the Commission, the partnership aims to strengthen the fight against copyright infringement and protect the creative industry’s interests in both states. The State Coordinator of NCC,…

By Tracy Ohovwore The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of five internet fraudsters before Justice M. Itsueli of the Edo State High Court in Benin City. This was disclosed in a statement by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday, which noted that credible intelligence exposed the…

By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police says the command has taken swift action in response to a distressing online video, circulating on social media, depicting the dehumanization of minors within a Church setting, where the presiding Pastor, Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, aged 41, has been arrested in connection with the incident . Police Relations Officer…

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of five internet fraudsters before Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convicts are, Ayo Korede, Ogbemudia Osaretin, Harry Ehimien, Osasumwen Osahenator and Efosa Richard. They were prosecuted…

Justices H.H. Kereng and Abdulhamid Yakubu of the Gombe State High Courts 2 and 3, sitting in Gombe, have convicted and sentenced six individuals to various prison terms for offences bordering on fraud. The convicts — Maigari Abba, Joseph Samuel Bulus, Kasheaure Joseph, Emmanuel Dilibe, Livite Ibrahim, and Awolowo Martins — were prosecuted by the…