Category: Crime

Police in Ondo State have arrested a man, Yusuf Adenoyin, for being in possession of eight human skulls in Isua, the headquarters of the Akoko South-East Local Government. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, on Wednesday, explained that the police personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol at the Isua/Epinmi checkpoint arrested the suspect while performing their lawful duty. Odunlami said, “On June 10, 2024, at about 0800hrs, personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol at Isua/Epinmi checkpoint while performing their lawful duty flagged down…

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday headed by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has ordered the final forfeiture of every asset of NOK University Gwasmyen Water Factory, Gwasmyen Event Centre and Gwasmyen International Hotel in Kaduna State. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had through its counsel Ekele Iheanacho filed an order of final forfeiture of the said properties pursuant to Section 17 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and Section 44(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.…

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An American citizen attempting suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos yesterday, was rescued by Lagos state police officers. This was made known in a statement by the police command shared on X.com on Monday. According to the statement the American, whose name has not been disclosed, was driven to the bridge by his baby mama at approximately 1:23 p.m. The statement revealed that the American, who is in his early 30s, had directed his baby mama to park her vehicle while he walked to a spot on the…

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No fewer than 175,000 bottles of codeine shipment from India en route to Enugu State has been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Friday, barely one week after it seized a similar shipment in Rivers State. This is just as the anti-narcotics agency arrested a Nigerian for concealing drugs in pesticide tanks and 19 others in multiple raids across the country. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, added that the NDLEA Directorate of Operations and General Investigation…

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A groom-to-be and his friends who were at one of the clubs in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have been arrested alongside 127 other persons suspected to be internet fraudsters, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, operatives at the weekend. Security personnel raided two nightclubs in the metropolis, arresting the groom alongside other suspected fraudsters who were there for a bachelor’s eve. Vehicles, telephones, and laptops belonging to the fun-seekers were reportedly confiscated during the early morning sting operation. Some protesters stormed major streets in Akure metropolis, expressing…

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Suspects preparing to ingest 200 wraps of cocaine have been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday in a hotel. The operation, based on intelligence, targeted individuals attempting to smuggle drugs to Saudi Arabia for the ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, shared the information via his X account on Thursday, along with a video showing the intercepted contraband. Sharing a video, he wrote, “Caught in the Act: They were preparing to swallow 200 wraps of cocaine ahead of…

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Policemen in Lagos State have arrested two members of a syndicate specialised in the killing of e-hailing drivers and profiting from the sales of the vehicles stolen from their victims. The arrested members include Roqib Moshood and an alleged accomplice, Olawale Kolawole. It was learnt that efforts were on to arrest other fleeing gang members, including Yusuf Adeyemi, who, alongside Moshood, allegedly killed an e-hailing driver, Oluwaseun Adeniran, dumped his corpse by the roadside and stole his vehicle. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the suspects…

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A 70-year-old grandfather has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, with 57.2kg of cannabis in Nasarawa State and also seized over N2.1bn codeine-based syrup and Loud -a synthetic cannabis strain, at the Port Harcourt seaports and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Also arrested by the anti-drug operatives were two suspects with 426kg of cannabis in Ekiti State. The developments were made known on Sunday in a statement signed by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. The anti-narcotics agency also made…

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Two robbery suspects have reportedly injured themselves when they attempted to run away after being arraigned before an Ibadan Magistrate Court, Iyaganku. The two suspects have been in Agodi Correctional Centre since 2023 where they are awaiting trial. It was gathered that the suspects jumped from a two-storey building and landed on the hard concrete downstairs thereby sustaining life-threatening injuries. Though, they didn’t die on the spot, a source at the scene said that one of the suspects might not make it as he reportedly landed on the concrete breaking…

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