Category: Crime

Two suspects, Michael Onyedikachi and his accomplice, Akachukwu Benedict, have een arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for their involvement in an online scam targeting a Canada-based Nigerian. According to the command, the case involved Sandra Austin, a Nigerian resident in Ontario, Canada, deceived by the suspects into transferring N110m over two years. The command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Iringe-Koko explained that the scam began in February 2022 when Sandra received a Facebook friend request from an account named…

A wanted list comprising 14 Nigerians implicated in various offences, including human trafficking, narcotics, robbery, deception, and fraud has been released by the International Police (INTERPOL). According to Red Notices posted on INTERPOL’s official website on Tuesday, the individuals are sought by authorities in different countries for crimes allegedly committed within their jurisdictions. According to the postings, Felix Omoregie, Jessica Edosomwan, Jude Uzoma, Uche Egbue, Chinedu Ezeunara, Benedict Okoro, Ikechukwu Obidiozor, and Alachi Stanley were among the people who were sought. “Mary Eze, Timloh Nkem, Austine Costa, Okromi Festus, Akachi…

A man identified as Theophilus Osazuwa has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his four-year-old son. The command said Osazuwa was suspected to have committed the act while under the influence of hard drugs. The spokesperson for the command, Moses Yamu, revealed in a statement on Wednesday night that the incident, which resulted in the death of the four-year-old boy, occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He stated that Osazuwa had just returned to his apartment at Ogbeson Quarters, off Benin-Agbor Road in Benin…

Sarah Ayinde, wife of a special constable with the Ogun State Police Command, Abidemi Ayinde, is on the run after setting her husband ablaze in the Iperu area of the state. It was gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity that the incident occurred on December 12 after the couple had engaged in a minor dispute. The source disclosed to our correspondent on Sunday that the dispute escalated, and the wife resorted to setting the cop ablaze in a retaliatory attempt. The Source said, “There is an incident in Iperu.…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the Commission arrested 792 suspects in a groundbreaking operation targeting cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams. The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, during a surprise raid on a seven-storey building, known as Big Leaf Building, located at No. 7, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. The operation followed actionable intelligence received by the EFCC. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, December 16, 2024, at the Lagos Zonal Directorate, Olukoyede disclosed…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed concern over the reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement shared on X.com on Tuesday, Adeleke directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to thoroughly investigate the matter and initiate steps to grant the man a prerogative of mercy. He wrote: “I have received the report of a case of a young man reportedly sentenced to death by hanging in Osun State for stealing a fowl. “Consequently, I have directed…

The Delta State Police Command paraded over 30 suspects on Tuesday, including a young woman, Ms. Blessing Ibuku, who was arrested for allegedly killing her 10-month-old baby, Prevail Jonathan. The crimes for which the suspects were paraded include robbery, kidnapping, cultism, and murder. The police also recovered 150 arms, including 32 AK-47 rifles. While addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Asaba, the state Commissioner of Police, Abaniwonda Olufemi, disclosed that Ibuku confessed to throwing her baby into a community river due to mockery from friends who taunted her about…