Crime
EFCC uncovers fraudster’s scheme: Buying bank accounts for N25,000, N50,000
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a sinister scheme involving a fraudster who bought bank accounts from young people for N25,000 to N50,000 each. Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected…
Read More »Ex-convict, another arraigned for alleged naira abuse in Lagos
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Folake Adeoti, an ex-convict, and Modupe Adewuyi before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged Naira abuse. Both defendants were arrested on March 21, 2025, while hawking Naira notes in the Ikeja area of Lagos.…
Read More »NDLEA arrests Damillionz Takeout Proprietor over 60 parcels of loud, cannabis
Stanley Ihedigbo 43-year-old proprietor of Damillionz Takeout, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly importing 60 parcels of Loud, a highly potent cannabis strain, from the United States to Nigeria. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA,…
Read More »Imo police command neutralizes three ESN terrorist kingpins, destroys deadly camps
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives attached to the Imo State Police Command have achieved a significant milestone in the ongoing battle against terrorism with the neutralization of three deadly terrorist kingpins associated with the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to the Force Police Public Relations Officer ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on…
Read More »So-Safe Corps foils ritual activity, arrests ex-convict with human skull in Ogun
Stanley Ihedigbo In a swift and decisive operation, the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) have apprehended a middle-aged man caught attempting to exhume a human skull from a tomb in Kere, Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, Ogun State. This was disclosed in a press statement issued…
Read More »Fake spiritualist send to one year imprisonment for Yahoo fraud in Ilorin
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin convicted and sentenced one Odeyemi Hammed Oluwaseun to one year imprisonment for internet fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial, Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele Oyewale, the convict, a self-styled…
Read More »NDLEA arrests notorious Lekki shrine chief priest after 3-month manhunt over 2,760kg skunk recovery
Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Bariu Aliu, alias Malo, the traditional chief priest of the Igunuko shrine at Alpha Beach, Ajah, Lekki, Lagos. Bariu’s arrest comes after a three-month manhunt, following the recovery of 2,760 kilograms of skunk at the shrine on…
Read More »Abuja Court sentences Billionaire Yahoo Boy to two years imprisonment
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, he was jailed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Nkwocha was arraigned…
Read More »Police crackdown on crime: Cop-killer arrested, child-trafficking syndicate dismantled
Stanley Ihedigbo In a significant victory for law enforcement, the police have successfully apprehended a notorious cop killer and dismantled a large-scale child trafficking syndicate. The breakthrough is a testament to the police’s relentless efforts to combat crime and ensure public safety. According to the Force Police…
Read More »EFCC arraigns two Zenith bank staff for allegedly selling newly-minted of N.5m
Stanley Ihedigbo Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff of Zenith Bank, before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in…
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