Crime & Metro

By Okechukwu Nwanguma For a country that styles itself as the “Giant of Africa” and a leader in regional integration, Nigeria continues to disgracefully undermine the rule of law by openly refusing to comply with binding decisions of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice. This persistent disregard is not only…

By Stanley Ihedigbo Drug traffickers’ attempts to smuggle narcotics through Lagos courier services were foiled on 27 and 28 November, when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 100 grams of Loud hidden in a teddy bear from Thailand and 548 tramadol capsules disguised as vitamin bottles…

Stanley Ihedigbo Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has refused to grant bail to Bashir Ibrahim Bello, who is facing three separate prosecutions simultaneously. According to Mr. Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bello is being…

By Stanley Ihedigbo In a sweeping crackdown on drug syndicates across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered an opioids cartel operating from a residential estate in Lagos, arresting suspected kingpin Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu and five members of his network. The raid yielded illicit…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, have begun investigations of two suspected oil thieves: Moses Michael Mufans and Abba Sunday, who were arrested for allegedly dealing in petroleum products without the requisite licence. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale,…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Akaninyene Enefiok Archibong, Sylvanus Edet Akpan, and Glory Enefiok Archibong before Justice Maurine Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they were arraigned…

Stanley Ihedigbo In a significant crackdown on illicit drug activities, Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo and Bayelsa states have arrested a 73-year-old grandfather, James Ugbedo, and a 70-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Comfort Odudu, for their alleged involvement in cannabis cultivation…

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Samuel Ihechukwu Asiegbu to three years’ imprisonment without an option of fine for his role in an ₦8.56 billion fraud involving one of the first-generation banks. Asiegbu was arraigned…

Stanley Ihedigbo Kaduna Zonal Directorate, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, arraigned one Captain Nuhu Haruna, Managing Director of Maphutha Oil & Gas Limited, before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State, for foreign exchange fraud. He was arraigned…

Stanley Ihedigbo Five members of some international organized criminal groups (IOCG) recently arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, have been sentenced to a combined…