Category: Crime

NAFDAC Arrests Two, Uncovers Suspected Fake Drinks Factory in Lagos

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a suspected counterfeit drinks production facility at the BBA Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State, arresting two suspects over their alleged involvement in the illegal operation. The facility, located at Zamfara Plaza within the complex along the Badagry Expressway in Ojo, was allegedly being used to repackage and relabel expired beverages, including energy drinks, wines and popular whisky brands. The operation was carried out by operatives of NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, October 13, following…

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El-Rufai Allegedly Earmarked $600,000 to Influence EFCC Officials – DSS Investigator

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A forensic investigator with the Department of State Services (DSS), Segun Kayode, has alleged that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and some of his associates earmarked $600,000 to influence officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and intermediaries. Kayode made the allegation on Tuesday while testifying as the first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of El-Rufai before the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kawo. The proceedings were presided over by Justice Darius Khobo. According to the investigator, $500,000 was allegedly set aside for EFCC officials,…

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Blogger Remanded in Kirikiri Days After Apologising to Folashade Okoya Over Controversial Posts

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A blogger, Ifeoma Nwafor, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos following her arraignment before the Federal High Court over alleged cyberstalking involving billionaire businesswoman, Mrs. Folashade Okoya. The development came days after Nwafor reportedly tendered a public apology to Okoya over social media publications which she acknowledged as false. Nwafor was accused of using her Instagram account to publish offensive, false and malicious statements about the businesswoman. She pleaded not guilty to the charge when she was arraigned before the court. The court subsequently granted her…

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20 Abducted NYSC Prospective Corps Members Regain Freedom in Imo

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Twenty prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps in the South-East have regained their freedom. The victims were reportedly kidnapped in Imo State while on their way to their respective NYSC orientation camps. Their release followed a security operation involving operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies. The prospective corps members were reportedly rescued in the Amakohia Ubi area of Owerri, Imo State, after spending several days in captivity. Following their rescue, the victims were…

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Kidnappers Slash N1bn Ransom to N100m for 20 Abducted NYSC Members

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Kidnappers holding 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Imo State have reportedly reduced their ransom demand from N1 billion to N100 million. The abductors initially demanded N50 million for each of the 20 victims, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their NYSC orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states when gunmen attacked the two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. However, the kidnappers have now reportedly reduced the demand to N5 million per victim, bringing the total ransom to N100 million.…

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Kidnappers Demand ₦1bn Ransom for 20 Prospective NYSC Members, Give Families 24 Hours

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Parents of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Imo State have appealed for urgent intervention after their children’s alleged abductors demanded a total ransom of ₦1 billion and reportedly gave the families 24 hours to pay. The parents made the disclosure on Saturday when they visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his residence in Bodija, Ibadan, seeking help to secure the safe release of their children. The prospective corps members, who were travelling from Ibadan to their respective NYSC orientation camps, were reportedly…

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Ogun Court Jails Businessman for Selling 317 Coils of Fake Coleman Cables

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A Magistrate Court sitting in Ogun State has jailed businessman Samson Okonkwo for selling counterfeit electrical cables bearing the name and trademark of Coleman Technical Industries Limited. Okonkwo was sentenced on September 24, 2026, by Magistrate O.P. Mobee in a case involving the sale and possession of forged Coleman electrical wires and cables. The businessman was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour without an option of fine after the court found him guilty of the offences. Okonkwo had been arraigned on April 10, 2025, on a four-count charge, including conspiracy…

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Delta Police Arrest Commissioner, 3 Others Over Deputy Director’s Death, Declare 2 Wanted

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The Delta State Police Command has taken the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, into custody alongside three other suspects as investigations continue into the death of a Deputy Director in the ministry, Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda. The latest development brings to five the number of persons currently in police custody in connection with the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death. The police, in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, also announced a manhunt for two persons described as key suspects in the case. They are Mrs…

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Abuja Police Arrest Married Woman, Two Hotel Workers Over Man’s Body Dumped Under Katampe Bridge

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a married woman, Mrs Rukayat Muhammed of Garki Area 2, Abuja, alongside two hotel workers over the discovery of a man’s body under the Katampe Bridge along the Kubwa Expressway. The development was disclosed by the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, during a press briefing in Abuja on Saturday, September 26, 2026. According to the police, the case began after the man’s family reported him missing and investigators later established that the body found under the bridge was…

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‘My Case Files Are Full of Pastors, Imams’ — EFCC Chairman

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that many religious leaders, including pastors, imams, bishops and sheikhs, feature prominently among persons investigated or prosecuted for financial crimes. Olukoyede made the disclosure while speaking at the 2026 Second Council Meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) in Abuja. According to the EFCC chairman, the commission’s case files contain several religious figures accused of financial crimes, with some cases resulting in convictions and imprisonment. He said the involvement of people who occupy prominent religious positions…

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