Category: Crime

51 foreign nationals convicted of cybercrime-related offences have been deported by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). The group includes 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian. This development brings the total number of repatriated convicts to 102 since the operation commenced on August 15, 2025. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the deportees were part of a larger group of 192 foreign nationals apprehended in Lagos during a coordinated sting…

Thirteen worshippers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday when armed men stormed a mosque in Unguwan Mantau village, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The assailants struck around 5 a.m. during dawn (Fajr) prayers, opening fire indiscriminately on the congregation. Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, confirmed the incident, describing it as a possible reprisal attack. According to him, villagers recently ambushed a bandit gang in the area, killing several members, rescuing kidnap victims, and seizing weapons. “The victims were…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old woman, Muyibat Mumuni, and her son, Faruk Mumuni, 25, in Mushin, Lagos, for alleged drug trafficking. The duo was apprehended on Ladega Street, Mushin, on Wednesday, August 13, after operatives discovered 298 blocks of Ghana Loud, a strain of cannabis, weighing 149kg in their possession. In a related operation, another suspect, Emmanuel Samuel, was arrested two days later, August 15, in the Ajah area of Lekki, where 8.5kg of Canadian Loud was recovered from his apartment. The NDLEA also…

A retired schoolteacher and farmer, Andrew Imuekheme, has been abducted and killed by suspected bandits in the Ikabigbo community of Uzairue Kingdom, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday as the victim was returning from his farm. Eyewitnesses said he was seized and dragged into the bush, while a woman who escaped the attackers ran to the community to alert vigilantes and hunters. A search party was immediately mobilised, and residents still on their farms were recalled home for safety. The vigilantes later found…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Abubakar Abba, leader of the notorious Mahmuda terrorist group, in Wawa town, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Governor Muhammad Umaru Bago announced the arrest in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Bologi Ibrahim, describing it as a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism. Abba, whose group has been linked to violent operations in Borgu and parts of Kwara State, was captured without a single shot being fired during an intelligence-led operation. “This is a huge victory for us as…

Sixteen inmates broke out of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi in the early hours of Tuesday after overpowering prison staff and injuring five officers, two of them critically. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Umar Abubakar, said the escapees breached the facility’s security during the attack. Seven of the fugitives have been recaptured, while a manhunt is underway for the remaining nine. “The inmates attacked personnel on duty, enabling 16 to escape custody. Five officers were injured, with two in serious condition,” Abubakar said in a statement.…