Crime
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…
Read More »Akwa Ibom Police arrest notorious gun runner, recover arms, ammunition
Stanley Ihedigbo Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded significant successes in its efforts to combat crime and ensure public safety. According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph O. Eribo, the Command has made notable achievements in the areas of kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, and…
Read More »23 suspects arrested,13 vehicles recovered in FCT police crackdown
Stanley Ihedigbo FCT Police Command has achieved significant successes in its fight against crime, arresting 23 suspects and recovering 13 vehicles. The Command’s efforts led to the apprehension of notorious armed robbery and car theft gangs operating in the FCT, Nassarawa, Kaduna, and Kano states. In…
Read More »EFCC steps up prosecution: More witnesses testify in ex Polaris Bank staff’s N10m fraud trial
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented its third prosecution witness (PW3), Bamaiyi Mairiga, a forensic expert in the Forensic Department of the commission in the trial of one Babatunde Keshinro, a former Head, Commercial Banking with Polaris Bank in Nigeria, for an…
Read More »Undergraduate jailed 14 years for internet fraud of $22 in Port Harcourt
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a final-year student of the University of Port Harcourt, Henry Nathaniel Ekanem, to 14 years imprisonment for internet fraud of $22. According…
Read More »Awka Court delivers verdict: 34 Yahoo Boys sentenced to prison
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced 34 internet fraudsters known as Yahoo’ Boys to various jail terms According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele…
Read More »EFCC arrests 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Ebonyi, Anambra States
Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations of Enugu and Anambra States. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they were arrested…
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