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The Economic and Financial Crimes Eradication Commission (EFCC) has arrested a banker, Kamaluddeen Lawal, and three businessmen for destroying naira notes in Kano State. EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the banker was arrested alongside Ismail Ilu, Lamido Bala and Abba Mohammed at Unity Road, Kwari Canteen Market in Kano State following intelligence about their activities. He …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested ten men suspected of carrying out illegal mining activities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to a statement released on Monday by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the arrested suspects include Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola. They …

Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State, on Sunday, as gunmen launched a deadly attack on a police patrol team, resulting in the death of a Police Inspector and three civilians. The incident occurred along Mosque road near Ngwa road, where the attackers, who were travelling in a Toyota Sienna bus, opened fire on the police team. According to reports, the …

The Enugu State Police Command has dismissed as false reports of the kidnapping of 11 persons at Amechi-Idodo area of ​​the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway on Wednesday. Command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe said in a statement on Friday in Enugu that the report was aimed at creating panic in the state. Ndukwe said the stance given in the online publication was a total …

Nigeria’s drug law enforcement agencies have scored a major victory in the war against prescription drug abuse. In a major operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted seven containers containing over 1.2 million bottles of codeine cough syrup with a street value of N9.8 billion. The seizure took place on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Port of …

Police on Thursday arraigned a farmer, Mufutau Salaudeen, at the Oyo State Family Court in Iyaganku, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. The police charged the defendant with blasphemy with case number MI/FC/52C/2024. Prosecuting counsel, Inspector Gbemisola Adedeji, told the court that Salaudeen violated the 11-year-old girl at Olowosokedile area of ​​Ajegunle, Saki, Saki West local government area of ​​the …

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone A Ikeja, has seized contraband worth N3.6 billion, including 150 cartons of bulletproof jackets worth N1.687 billion. Speaking to journalists in Ikeja on Thursday, Kola Oladeji, the Customs Zone Controller for the unit, disclosed that the seizure was made along the Ijebu Ode-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. Each carton contained 10 packs …

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has announced the rescue of a kidnapped student, Bisola Olisa, along the Ikare-Ado Ekiti Expressway, and the arrest of 24 persons suspected to be involved in various criminal activities. Commander Adetunji Adeleye of the Amotekun Corps disclosed the development on Wednesday, adding that the arrests were made for offences …

Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Monday, July 15, 2024, ordered the final confiscation of 20 cars stolen from Canada to Nigeria. The cars were handed over to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge made the order following a motion for notice filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The …

The Nigerian Navy has rescued eight female victims of human trafficking in the country. Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the victims were rescued between Saturday and Tuesday. He said officers also rescued two drowned fishermen and arrested eight stowaways in Nigerian waters. According to Adams-Aliu, the feat …