Crime
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Soldiers reject N2m Bribe, arrest Six Suspected Kidnappers In Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sub Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested six suspected kidnappers in a series of operations conducted within Taraba State, two of whom attempted to bribe the soldiers with N2 million. The … Continue Reading
Police arrests Mechanic Who Ran Away With Customer’s Car
Police in the Ikoyi division of Lagos State have arrested a mechanic, Friday Onuh Idoko, for allegedly stealing a customer’s Toyota car from his workshop in Falomo, Ikoyi. The arrest, which took place in Benue State, was the result of … Continue Reading
police Arrest expert car thief in rivers state
In a dramatic midnight operation, the Rivers State Police Command arrested Meshach Monday, a 27-year-old from Ogoni, known for his involvement in car theft. The arrest occurred after a high-speed chase through the city.
Meshach, who worked as a security … Continue Reading
NDLEA Declares Nigerian Couple Wanted for Alleged Cocaine Trafficking from India
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a Nigerian couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (also known as Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (also known as Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), wanted for allegedly operating a cocaine … Continue Reading
Gunmen Kidnap Akwa Ibom Monarch from his palace
The Paramount Ruler of Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, HRM Ogwong Okon A. Abang, was abducted from his palace in Ebughu on Saturday around 9 PM. This incident adds to growing concerns over the deteriorating security … Continue Reading
Police Dismisses Inspector Mohammed For Joining Robbers To steal N29.8m
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed Inspector Adabo Mohammed for participating in a robbery that netted N29.8 million from a victim in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi announced on Friday that this decisive action aligns with Inspector General … Continue Reading
Social Media Influencer, Aluko Tunmise bags One Year in jail Over Celebrity Scam
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, sentenced Aluko Tunmise, a self-proclaimed social media influencer and model, to one year in prison for a celebrity scam. Tunmise was charged by the … Continue Reading
Terrorists Use some Crypto Traders to fund terrorism – EFCC Chairman
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has disclosed that terrorists are covertly using young cryptocurrency traders in Nigeria to finance terrorism. According to Olukoyede, many of these traders are unaware that their financial … Continue Reading
Crypto: American Brothers Arrested For Stealing $25 Million worth of ethereum In 12 Seconds
An indictment unsealed today charges two American brothers, Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, of New York, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges stem from an alleged scheme … Continue Reading
hoodlums kill 2 women and a boy over pot of soup
Three persons, including two women and a young boy, have reportedly been killed in a clash between local scavengers, otherwise referred to as baban bola, and residents of the Byazhin community, in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the FCT.… Continue Reading