Category: Crime

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 74 suspected internet fraudsters in a major sting operation in the Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory. The suspects were apprehended on Monday, June 30, 2025, at Joyous Hotel, Nyanya, following credible intelligence linking them to cybercrime activities. According to the anti-graft agency, the raid yielded significant recoveries including 86 mobile phones, a rifle pistol, and three motorcycles believed to have been used in the commission of various online-related offences. “The suspects will be arraigned in court upon…

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An Abuja High Court has sentenced Elvis Simon Okerenyi, an employee of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, to one year in prison for defrauding a job seeker of ₦1 million with false promises of securing a federal civil service position. Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court delivered the judgment following prosecution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Okerenyi faced charges of employment fraud and forgery. Initially arraigned on May 24, 2019, on a seven-count charge, investigations showed Okerenyi took ₦1 million…

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The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 31-year-old man, Joshua Osaigbovo, for the alleged murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Osato Edogiaweria, who was declared missing in April 2025. In a statement released on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Moses Yamu, disclosed that the incident was first reported by the victim’s mother, Mrs. Ojo, at the Aduwawa Police Division on April 25, 2025. She had reported that her daughter left home on April 20 in the company of a friend and had not been seen…

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Kano State High Court has sentenced six members of a notorious child trafficking syndicate to a combined 120 years in prison for their involvement in abducting and trafficking children under the age of 10. The convicts — Mercy Paul, Ebere Ogbono, Emmanuel Igwe, Loise Duru, Monica Oracha, and Chinelo Ifedigwe — were found guilty of concealment, abetment, kidnapping, and trafficking of minors. The children were reportedly abducted in Kano and sold in Onitsha, Anambra State. The syndicate’s leader, Paul Onwe, had earlier been sentenced to 104 years in prison in…

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A State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, was abducted by unknown gunmen, on Saturday around 7:30 pm, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Justice Umukoro, who is a presiding judge of High Court 7 in the state, was allegedly abducted at gunpoint in front of a popular eatery at the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway in Yenagoa, at about 7:30pm on Saturday. The motive for the abduction is unclear, an no one has reached out to the family of the victim, but the incident has heightened tension…

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Described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer” in Lagos in recent years, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command during a s The 44-year-old man was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical Squad in his hideout in the Agbado area of Ogun State. In a statement issued on Friday, Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson of the state command, said Akinwande who is known for terrorising Mushin…

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A male resident, identified as Ezeoke Chidera from Egugho Ezzagu in the Ishielu Local Government Area has been arrested on Monday for allegedly killing a 60-year-old woman with a shovel. The victim, Mrs. Awoke Rose, who was from the same village as the accused, died after being brutally attacked by him. It was gathered that the accused and the victim were living in the same compound. The Ebonyi State Police Command issued a statement signed by the police public relations officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to journalists on…

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