Crime
EFCC arraigns Onitsha market leader for alleged N6.7m fraud
Stanley Ihedigbo Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Chairman, Onitsha/Odekpe Plastic Market Association, Obinna Calistus Okoli before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State for obtaining under false pretence to the tune of N6,700,000.00.…
Read More »Operation velvet: Abuja Police raids black spot, arrest 307 suspects, include DSS personnel
Stanley Ihedigbo Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, CP Benneth Igweh, personally led the tactical teams of the Command in the newly launched operation velvet to raid a marked black spot, Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei -Zuba axis and 307 suspects. According to the Police Public Relations Officer…
Read More »NDLEA arrested mother of 3, six-month pregnant lady , others for dealing in illicit drugs
Stanley Ihedigbo A total of 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers including a 42-year-old man taking thousands of concealed opioid pills to insurgents’ enclave in Banki area of Borno state, a six-month-pregnant lady, a mother of three children and three other women have been arrested in major interdiction operations…
Read More »EFCC declares Emefiele’s wife, 3 others wanted for financial crimes
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, wife of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering. Others are, Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, were declared wanted Friday night for allegedly conspiring…
Read More »Insecurity: NDLEA boss urges’ commanders to go for drug barons, cartels
Stanley Ihedigbo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has tasked Zonal Commanders, State Commanders and Area Commanders of the Agency to go all out and smoke out drug barons still in hiding as well as dismantle…
Read More »Again, Police neutralize deadly bandit in Abuja, foil kidnapping attempt
Ojii Ojinta Police operatives of the DFI-IRT, acting on intelligence, got information on the hideout of a notorious bandit group in the surbub of the FCT, led by one Isa Dei-Dei and immediately proceded to the location for possible arrest. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa…
Read More »15 out of 3,412 drug offenders convicted in 2023, bagged 168 years in jail – Marwa
Stanley Ihedigbo Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said that a total of 15 drug kingpins out of 3, 412 offenders were successfully prosecuted and convicted in 2023 bagged 168 years of imprisonment collectively. According to the Director,…
Read More »Cyber security: Police arraigns Bonse over alleged N50m computer-related fraud, money laundering
Stanley Ihedigbo Nigeria Police National CyberCrime Centre, has arraigned one Wilfred Bonse before the Federal High Court Abuja over alleged computer-related fraud, money laundering and sundry offenses to the tone of N50m. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi , the suspect, one Bonse, a…
Read More »Brazil returnee feigns sickness to evade arrest, excretes 60 wraps of cocaine in custody
Ugochi Ojii Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for ingesting 60 big wraps of cocaine. According to the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the suspect who was…
Read More »Police rescue 134 kidnap victims, arrests 4,451 suspects of various’ crimes in ten weeks
Stanley Ihedigbo Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has disclosed that the efforts of Police operatives have led to significant achievements in ten weeks including the rescue of 134 kidnap victims, and arrest of 4,451 suspects of various’ crimes in the country. The police boss explained that…
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