Crime & Metro
Uyo oil theft: EFCC targets two suspects
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,…
Read More »EFCC charges three over alleged N174m UBOTEX fraud in Uyo
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…
Read More »73-year-old grandpa, 70-year-old grandma arrested for cannabis cultivation in Edo, Bayelsa
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…
Read More »Ex-banker sentenced to three years imprisonment over N8bn fraud in Lagos
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…
Read More »MD, Maphutha Oil & Gas, Captain Haruna faces trial for alleged N1.02bn forex fraud
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…
Read More »NDLEA secures 21-year jail term for five drug kingpins involved in Gabon-Australia cocaine, opioid trafficking
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…
Read More »IGP bolsters Anambra State poll security with peace accord witnessing
Stanley Ihedigbo In a bid to ensure a peaceful, credible, and violence-free governorship election in Anambra State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, witnessed the signing of a Peace accord among the flag bearers of political parties participating in the forthcoming election. According to the Police Public…
Read More »NDLEA cracks down on fake therapeutic cannabis, recovers 16.4kg of harmful strains
Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted the Nigerian public about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being falsely packaged and marketed to the public as medicinal cannabis. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the public alert comes on the heels of credible…
Read More »Kebbi Police nab 3 suspected gunrunners, seize fabricated AK-47, 737 rounds of ammunition
Michael Olumide In a significant breakthrough in the fight against illicit arms proliferation, the Kebbi State Police Command has arrested three suspected gunrunners and seized a locally fabricated AK-47 rifle along with 737 rounds of 7.62x39mm live ammunition in Bena and Dolekaina. According to the Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State…
Read More »NDLEA busts clandestine Colorado lab in Lagos, arrests 30-year-old owner
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have made a significant breakthrough in their fight against illicit drug production in Nigeria, arresting a 30-year-old man, Stephen Kelechi Imoh, in connection with a clandestine laboratory manufacturing Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis, hidden in a residential building…
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