Category: Crime

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a notorious drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, seven years after he was declared wanted for trafficking illicit substances. Okpara, 60, was apprehended on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his hideout located at 72 Michael Ojo Street, Isheri, in the Ojo area of Lagos State. He had been on the agency’s wanted list since 2019 for masterminding large-scale shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine to the South-East and other regions in Nigeria. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the arrest in a…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested two sisters, Juliet Chukwu and Ngozi Nancy Chukwu, for allegedly orchestrating the kidnapping of their elder brother, Mr. Friday Chukwu, and collecting a ransom of ₦30 million for his release. The suspects, who are personnel of Nigerian security agencies—Juliet serving in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Ngozi in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)—were said to have masterminded the abduction last month along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, near the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, in Nkanu West Local…

A senior civil servant in Nasarawa State has been kidnapped in a brazen attack that has triggered a statewide manhunt. Barrister Yusuf Musa, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and former General Manager of Nasarawa Broadcasting Service (NBS), was seized by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday, July 15, at his residence in Ungwan Nungu, Lafia. According to the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, the incident occurred at approximately 3:05 a.m. Officers responding to a distress call discovered a Peugeot pick‑up van parked outside Musa’s home with all doors…

Kwara State Police Command has arrested two women suspected to be wives of kidnappers for attempting to deliver an AK-47 rifle and 31 rounds of live ammunition to their husbands hiding in a forest enclave. Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, made the disclosure over the weekend while briefing journalists on recent security operations in the state. According to Ojo, the suspects — identified as Aisha Haruna, Rabi Umaru, and Fatimoh Abubakar — were apprehended at the Babanla Motor Park following credible intelligence. He said officers intercepted a suspicious vehicle, prompting…

Five members of the Obiakor family have been re-arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for allegedly stealing N242.391 million from Just Kings and Real Kings Nigeria Limited. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought the defendants — Chisom Obiakor, Daniel Obiakor, Anthony Obiakor, Precious Nwokemodo, and Ifeanyi Nwokemodo — before Justice Mojisola Dada on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing. According to the EFCC, the alleged offences occurred between January 1, 2021, and September 1, 2022. Prosecuting counsel, Anita Imo, told the court…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a former international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, and his associate, Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu, over an alleged attempt to smuggle cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. In a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, the suspects were apprehended after Chinedu arrived in Lagos from Turkey via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on June 24. During a routine search, NDLEA operatives reportedly discovered 800 grams of cocaine hidden in 37 wraps inside his carry-on luggage. Chinedu, described as a…

A High Court in Plateau State has sentenced a former student of Government Technical College, Bukuru, Emmanuel Ude, to death by hanging for the 2021 murder of his teacher, Mr. Job Dashe. Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Silas Bakfur found Ude guilty of culpable homicide punishable under Sections 221 and 222 of the Plateau State Penal Code, which mandate the death penalty for such offences. The tragic incident occurred in July 2021 at the school in Jos South Local Government Area. According to court testimony, Mr. Dashe, who was serving…

Palace of the Emir of Lafiagi, and the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lafiagi, in Edu local government, was on Monday set ablaze by angry youths over unabated Kidnappings in the area. Tension had gripped the Lafiagi community on Monday, a development that prompted protests by youth in the community to express their feelings on the abduction of a popular businessman. The angry residents had earlier staged a protest on Monday over the latest kidnap incident, blocking roads, burning used tyres and demanding urgent government…