Category: Crime

The Nigeria Customs joint border patrol team on intelligence-based patrol have intercepted 6,250 sacks of dynamite explosives en route to Kebbi along Yauri-Jega road. According to Comptroller of Customs, Kebbi State, Mr Ernest Iheanacho, the explosives were loaded in a canter vehicle with registration number Zur 882 ZY, which was intercepted immediately, leading to the arrest of the driver, one Abdullahi Aliyu, who was billed to hand over to Alhaji Mustapha Garba Jega, the receiver. He explained that, upon the discovery of the items, both intelligence units of the joint…

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists yesterday sacked the military base at Allawa town in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, as residents fled communities in the area to avoid being shot or kidnapped. This came as bandits also yesterday attacked the palace of the emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Mohammed Bunu, but failed to kidnap him as he was whisked away to the state capital, Gusau, by security agents. The Niger incident was said to have happened at about 1:30 am, as the insurgents “invaded the town on motorcycles with not…

118 inmates have reportedly escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, after a downpour on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on the facility. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duza, on Thursday. Duza noted that the downpour caused severe damage to the custodial centre’s infrastructure, including a breach in the perimeter fence, which allowed the inmates to flee. In response, the NCoS swiftly activated its recapturing protocols, collaborating with other security agencies to…

The embattled former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of withdrawing $720,000 from the government account to pay school fees. According to the EFCC boss, Ola Olukoyede, Bello wired the money to a Bureau de Change operator to pay his child’s school fees in advance. The revelation came after the anti-graft agency declared the fugitive ex-Governor wanted. Recall that Bello had earlier said he was ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the…

The family of a bride-to-be and a group of passengers thwarted a kidnapping attempt by killing a terrorist in Zamfara State. The incident unfolded when the family of the bride-to-be and other travellers were ambushed by bandits along the Talata Mafara-Gusau highway. The bride’s family had embarked on a journey to purchase clothing and other wedding materials in Kano. However, their plans took a harrowing turn when armed bandits targeted them. An eyewitness revealed that the response was spontaneous once the bandits had selected their victims. Despite one of the…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking across Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, Europe and America, more than two months after they were declared wanted. “This followed the recent seizure of the single largest consignment of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos.” Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi said, “A total of 51.90 kilograms of heroin had been recovered from members of the drug cartel in an operation that began…

Ikemesit Edet, the proprietor of the Uyo Cybercrime Training Centre, also known as Hustle Kingdom, has been sentenced to ten years in jail for fraud. The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, arraigned Edet for impersonation, love scam, hacking/editing of social media accounts, and private criminal tutoring. According to the EFCC in a statement on its X handle, Edet was jailed on Wednesday with an option of a N2,000,000 fine for each count after pleading guilty. The charges against the suspect read, “That you…

A fake Rev. Sister has been arrested by the Edo Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons over the alleged trafficking of 38 children in Delta State. It was gathered that the suspect, Maryvianney Ikejimba (alias Oluchi), 40 years old, and one Chidera, now at large, handed over the children to two orphanage homes under the guise of giving them better care. The children were reportedly handed over to the suspects by their parents at a farm community in Enugu-Awka camp by the Monastery,…