Crime

NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Notorious Drug Kingpin, Fidelis, Recovers N19.5m

-Fidelis The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a fleeing drug kingpin, Yunana Fidelis, heading a syndicate operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos and six other members of his gang. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Wednesday said the Lagos airport drug syndicate was behind the smuggling of 1, 584,000 tablets of Tramadol seized on Tuesday 15th… []

N6bn fraud: Court slashes Mompha’s bail sum from N200m to N25m

-Mompha being led to court An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday reduced from N200 million to N25 million, the bail sum for social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, charged with six billion Naira money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Justice Mojisola Dada made the ruling following a prayer by defence counsel, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), and submission by the prosecution… []

Abductors Demand N10m Per Victim As Corp Member, Pregnant Woman And Four Others Kidnapped

A member of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), a pregnant woman from Benue State and four others have been kidnapped around Ochadamu community after Ayangba in Kogi State by gunmen. The victims had boarded a Benue Links 14-seater bus from Gboko Local Government Area to travel to Lagos State when they were intercepted by the robbers near Ochadamu Junction in neighbouring Ayangba in Kogi State… []

Kidnappers kill brother of Gov Lalong’s SA, abduct stepmom, neighbour

One Fwangshak Plang, a stepbrother of Diket Plang, who is the Special Adviser on Public Affairs to Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong had been killed by suspected kidnappers. The attackers also abducted Fwangshak’s stepmother and a girl living in Diket’s home. The incident occurred on Friday night in Pankshin Local Government Area (LGA) of the state where Diket lives. Fwangshak was said to have been… []

BREAKING: Unknown gunmen attack Imo police division, kill officers

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Saturday attacked and bombed the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters situated at the Owerri West Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo state. Learnt that the attackers also killed two policemen who were on duty, identified simply as Ifeanyi and Iyke. Onlookers in front of the affected police division on Saturday morning. There has been a spike in recent months… []

Police Arrest 30 Suspects For Complicity In Banditry, Kidnapping

Thirty suspects have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force for complicity in banditry, kidnappings, and other violent crimes across the country, especially within the North Central region. Police spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday disclosed that the Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) recently arrested the 30 suspects for their roles in kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, unlawful… []

My recent legal advice to the police was not meant to exonerate Mr Kyari”- Malami Declares

The controversy trailing the comment made by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami seems to have set the judiciary up for blame, considering that the court may have to dismiss the extradition proceedings once the pending NDLEA’s cocaine case is cited by Mr Kyari’s legal team. Abubakar Malami, has said there is no confusion or conflict over the extradition proceedings and cocaine-trafficking charges filed… []

Pathetic: Policemen Shot Bricklayer Dead, Hide His Corpse In The Bush

A particular Sunday Ojo, who was a bricklayer and working on a building site has been shot dead by mobile policemen who stormed Otere-Apano community, Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Gathered that Ojo and his colleague, identified only as Kazeem, were working on a building site in the community when no fewer than four armed policemen invaded the premises… []

11 In Police Net For Setting Ogun Monarch Ablaze

Eleven suspects have been arrested by the Nigeria Police, Zone 2 comprising Lagos and Ogun on Monday in connection with the gruesome murder of Olu of Agodo, in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State, Oba Odetola Olajide Ayinde. In a release issued by Hauwa Idris Adamu, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan-Lagos, said the arrest followed a petition received… []

4Years After FBI Search, EFCC arrests wanted Osondu Igwilo, others for $100m fraud

A suspect wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2018, Osondu Victor Igwilo has been arrested by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement on Monday by spokesman Wilson Uwujaren said Igwilo, 52, is the alleged leader of a criminal network of “catchers”. He was arrested alongside Okafor Nnamdi Chris, Nwodu Uchenna Emmanuel and John Anazo Achukwu at a studio in… []