Crime & Metro
At 80, back in crime: NDLEA arrests ex-convict over mannequin drug haul
Stanley Ihedigbo An 80-year-old ex-convict, Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta, has fallen back into the hands of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) just three years after completing a two-year prison sentence for drug trafficking. According to the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, Nkanta—who is notorious for involvement…
Read More »AGF quashes fraud case, says Police misled public
Stanley Ihedigbo Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has quashed a police investigation targeting Ghanaian businessmen in Abuja, declaring the probe by the Nigeria Police Force Monitoring Unit misleading, unlawful, and lacking legal foundation. The decision was conveyed in an official circular issued by…
Read More »Delta Police nab armed robbers, drug dealer in coordinated intelligence operations
Shock in Lagos as female drug kingpin stashes cocaine in children’s room
Stanley Ihedigbo Residents of Lagos were left in shock following the arrest of a female drug kingpin who concealed a large quantity of cocaine inside her children’s bedroom. According to the Director, Media and Advocacy of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, twenty months after a cocaine…
Read More »Anambra Joint Security Team seizes firearms, arrests syndicate members linked to secessionists
By Stanley Ihedigbo Anambra State Police’s joint security team has disrupted a major supply network linked to a secessionist-affiliated criminal group, arresting two members of the syndicate and seizing firearms and ammunition in a coordinated operation. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Anambra State Police Command, SP…
Read More »Anambra Police arrest five over armed robbery, vandalism at company in Agulu
Stanley Ihedigbo In a coordinated operation, Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Awkuzu, working with Police personnel from Neni Divisional Headquarters on a follow-up investigation into a case of conspiracy and armed robbery, successfully arrested five male suspects in connection with vandalism and theft at an International…
Read More »Anambra Police nab suspected killer in major crackdown, recover weapon
Stanley Ihedigbo In a significant development, Anambra State Police, through operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu, successfully arrested a notorious and heavily injured armed robber during a major offensive operation in Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA). According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, SP…
Read More »NDLEA launches major crackdown, seizes 7.6m tramadol pills, 76,273kg Colorado, Skunk in Delta, Adamawa, Imo
Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug cartels, intercepting 7.6 million tramadol pills and 76,273 kilograms of Colorado and skunk in a series of coordinated raids across Delta, Imo, and Adamawa states. According to the Director of Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters,…
Read More »Ex-Brila FM employee, Femi Raji faces court summons for alleged N100m fraud
Michael Olumide Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has summoned a former employee of Sports Radio Brila FM, Mr. Babafemi Raji, popularly known as Topmost Striker, over an alleged ₦100 million fraud filed against him and two others by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun. Raji, alongside two…
Read More »Mambila $6bn alleged Fraud: Obasanjo promised to testify
By Michael Olumide A third prosecution witness (PW3) in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo expressed his willingness to testify in any court or forum…
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