Fresh arms, new recruits: Report details alleged training, expansion of Turji’s network
Fresh security concerns have emerged in eastern Sokoto State following intelligence reports alleging that fighters loyal to notorious bandit leader Bello Turji are undergoing weapons training and tactical drills in…
Kidnap suspect accuses community security chief of supplying guns
A 32-year-old suspected kidnapper, Marvelous Isaac, has alleged that firearms used by his gang were rented from a community security chief identified as Liberty, the Chief Security Officer of Oredo…
Police recover assets, arrest suspects in ₦7.7bn telecom fraud case
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through its National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), has uncovered a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate accused of defrauding a telecommunications company of services worth approximately N7.7 billion. According…
‘Buy holy ghost thunder, get ₦33bn dividend’: EFCC probes prophet Koboko over alleged ₦70.3m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into an alleged N70.3 million fraud involving a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Ajuluchukwucheya, popularly known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, in…
Lagos Police arrest doctor, three others over alleged sale of newborn for ₦2.5m
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant, and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the child for N2.5…
$100m fraud: Socialite ‘Ezeego’ extradited to U.S. for trial
Notorious fraud suspect Osondu Victor Igwilo, popularly known as “Ezeego King of the Boys,” has been extradited to the United States to face trial over alleged financial crimes involving more…
NDLEA auctions drug lords’ properties for ₦6.1bn
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has auctioned a hotel in Lagos and three other properties forfeited by convicted drug traffickers to the Federal Government, generating a total of…
DSS, army foil ESN plot to kidnap WAEC candidates in South-East
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with troops of the Nigerian Army, have foiled a planned mass abduction of students sitting for the ongoing West African…
Ogun Police foil plot to kidnap Chinese national, arrest two suspects
The Ogun State Police Command has foiled a planned kidnapping of a Chinese national and arrested two suspected conspirators linked to a plot to demand a ₦50 million ransom from…
Police arrest notorious cultist, recover locally made pistol in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old suspected cultist and armed robber, identified as Odeshola Afeez, following a swift response to a distress call in the Ebute Metta…