Category: Crime

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, who disguised herself with hijab to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private parts, stomach, and the false bottom of her handbag to Iran via Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State. Obehi, dressed in a hijab in an attempt to evade security checks, was intercepted at the departure hall of Port Harcourt airport on 3rd May 2025 while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Iran via Doha, following credible intelligence.…

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25 Ivorian nationals have been rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from the hands of a cross-border kidnapping syndicate operating in Ogun State. The police also arrested eight suspects in connection with the crime, following a swift and coordinated operation carried out in collaboration with Interpol. According to a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the operation was launched in response to a formal request from the National Central Bureau, Abidjan. Adejobi said the request followed a report by Kaussi Marianman, who alleged…

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A woman, identified as Harira Muhammad was remanded by a Kano Upper Shari’a Court for alleged matrimonial relationships with two men simultaneously. Muhammad was dragged before the Islamic jury by Sagiru Shuaibu, who claimed to have married his wife six months ago but suddenly discovered that Muhammad was having affairs with another man. Although Shuaibu said he lives separately from his wife, he told the court how he stumbled upon another man in his matrimonial bed when he visited his wife’s apartment. The claimed real husband said he immediately alerted…

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One Agudosi Okechukwu has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, for failing to declare foreign currencies at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Okechukwu was arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service in December 2024 for failing to declare foreign currencies in the sum of £8,020 and $704 while attempting to travel. He had earlier declared £7,000 but concealed the remaining amounts. He was later handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further…

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted about three million five hundred thousand (3,500,000) pills of opioids and one hundred and sixty-three thousand (163,000) bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over N3.4bn in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Lagos State. The bulk of the seizures: two million pills of tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup, was made on Tuesday 29th April 2025 during a joint examination of a watch-listed container by NDLEA officers, men of Customs Service and other security agencies at the Port…

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Two men, Adebowale Adegboye, and Idowu Akinseye have been remanded in prison custody on the order of an Ondo State Magistrate Court, sitting in Akure, for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld). While Adegboye is the father of the victim, Akinseye is her stepfather. The duo were alleged to have had carnal knowledge of the victim at different times in Akure, the state capital before they were arrested by the men of the state police command. Also, a medical doctor, Israel Ojo, who allegedly aborted the pregnancy for the…

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Stephen Ifeanyichukwu Ejezie, a staff with the Access Bank, accused of secretly filming colleagues in the bank’s restrooms has been sacked. In a statement signed by the bank’s management in response to the incident, Access Bank confirmed that the incident had been escalated to the appropriate authorities and that an investigation is underway. “We uphold a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment and any form of privacy violation,” the statement read. “We are fully cooperating with the authorities and engaging with affected employees to provide all necessary support.” The bank urged the…

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