Category: Crime

Two Brazil Returnees Nabbed with 116 Wraps of Heroin, Cocaine at Lagos Airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Nigeria-bound passengers from Brazil after they excreted a combined 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the suspects, identified as 46-year-old Ofoma Sunday and 36-year-old Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu, were intercepted on separate Ethiopian Airlines flights from São Paulo via Addis Ababa. Both men were placed under observation after body scans revealed drug ingestion. “Ofoma expelled 111 wraps of heroin weighing 1.452 kilograms in eight excretions, while Ukachukwu discharged five…

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Enugu priest shot dead by unknown gunmen

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Rev. Fr. Matthew Eya, one of the Priests of the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Enugu State, has been shot dead by gun men, The cleric was shot dead on Friday along the Eha-Alumonah–Eha-Ndiagu road in Nsukka Local Government Area, an incident that has thrown the community into mourning. Witnesses said Fr. Eya was attacked while driving his cream-coloured Toyota Corolla, which was later found riddled with bullets and stained with blood. A viral video from the scene showed parishioners weeping and lamenting around the vehicle. In a statement, the Chancellor…

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Nigerian Man Faces Extradition to U.S. Over $235,000 University Cyber Fraud

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A Nigerian national resident in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju, has been arrested in London at the request of the United States over allegations of wire fraud and computer fraud. U.S. prosecutors said Adepoju, who was taken into custody by U.K. authorities on September 15, 2025, is awaiting extradition to the Western District of Pennsylvania to face a seven-count indictment. According to court documents, Adepoju allegedly hacked into the systems of a Western Pennsylvania construction company contracted by a university between March and April 2023. He is accused of…

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Lagos NURTW official arrested for beating dispatch rider to death

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsideen Adio, for allegedly beating a dispatch rider to death on Tapa Street, Lagos Island. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, reportedly began after a minor dispute when the dispatch rider allegedly scratched Adio’s vehicle. Eyewitnesses said the altercation quickly escalated as Adio, joined by his colleagues, descended on the rider and beat him mercilessly. “He was battered as they liked. Adio is notorious for violence. Just days ago, he reportedly assaulted…

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Court Remands Drug Suspects, Forfeits Cars, Building

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A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of two suspected drug traffickers and the interim forfeiture of vehicles and a property allegedly linked to narcotics offences. Justice Musa Kakaki issued the orders following an ex parte application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which detailed recent seizures and arrests. The suspects, Muazee Ademola Ogunbiyi and Shola Adegoke, were apprehended on September 3, 2025, after NDLEA operatives traced 17.90 kilograms of cocaine concealed in textile materials at the Skyway Handling Company (SAHCO) export shed of the…

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I6year-old girl raped, impregnated twice by her 53-year-old uncle in Ondo

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A 53-year-old man, Babawale Kolawole has been arrested and arraigned by the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly raping and facilitating the termination of two pregnancies for a 16-year-old girl. Spokesperson of the police command, DSP Olushola Ayanlade said in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. According to Ayanlade, the incident happened at the suspect’s residence at No. 12, Okeodunwo St., Igbado in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. “On the Sept. 13, 2025, a 16-year-old minor, reported at the command that her uncle, Babawale Kolawole, had been…

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US Arrests Convicted Nigerian in Immigration Crackdown

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The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested a Nigerian national, Rotimi Oladimeji, who was previously convicted of fraud, in an ongoing operation targeting illegal immigrants across the country. ICE, in a statement posted on its official X handle on Monday, said Oladimeji had been ordered to pay over $1.1 million in restitution before his arrest by its New Orleans office. The agency noted: “Nigerian criminal alien Rotimi Oladimeji’s criminal history includes mail and wire fraud. He was ordered to pay $1.1M+ in restitution before ICE New Orleans…

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Bandits Kidnap Kwara APC Chairman’s Wife, Daughter

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Armed bandits have abducted the wife and daughter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims, Hajia Fatima and her daughter Amina, were taken from the Sakpefu community residence of the party chairman, Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, late Sunday night. Eyewitnesses said the assailants stormed the area around 11 p.m., shooting sporadically before breaking into the house and whisking away the two women. Local vigilantes reportedly mobilised in response but arrived too late to prevent the abduction. A search operation was said…

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NDLEA Arrests Deportee from Dubai for Drug Trafficking

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a transnational drug cartel operating between Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, intercepting a major cocaine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The breakthrough followed a two-week intelligence-led operation that led to the arrest of three suspected kingpins in Lagos and the seizure of narcotics worth an estimated N5.3 billion. According to the NDLEA, the operation began on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, when officers at the airport’s export shed intercepted 76 cartons of…

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Ex-Lover Stabs Interior Designer to Death in Lagos

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A young interior designer, Deborah Moses, popularly known as Deb’rah Porsche, has been killed in Lagos by her former boyfriend, months after she ended their relationship. The incident occurred late Wednesday night inside her residence, sending shockwaves through her community and sparking outrage from family members, neighbours, and rights activists demanding justice. Police sources confirmed the case, which was first reported at the Oko-Oba Division, has now been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti. According to eyewitness accounts, the suspect disguised as a dispatch rider to gain…

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