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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 12 alleged operators of the illegal de change (BDC) bureau in Lagos. The head of the media and publicist of the commission, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the suspects were arrested on Wednesday after intelligence about their activities. He added that the suspects …

The State Police Command of Ambra arrested five suspicious members of a violent armed and kidnapping robbery, including a former soldier who abandoned the Nigerian army. The command spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed it in a declaration on Thursday, noting that the suspicions were arrested following an operation led by intelligence from the quick response team to Awkuzu on Wednesday …

…The investigation begins, the security audit ordered before reopening The CEO of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, assumed full responsibility for the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train on Tuesday, ensuring the Nigerians an in-depth investigation and improved security measures in the future. The accident, which occurred shortly after the train started Abuja around 11 in the morning, threw …

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 37 alleged internet fraudsters in the state of Taraba. The head of the media and publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the EFCC operators arrested the suspects behind Federal University, Wukari, on Wednesday. Also read: Kaduna PDP demands the release …

The police operation in Lagos had arrested an Adindu ebose for allegedly stabbing his colleague to death at the Balogun market on Lagos Island on Wednesday. A spokesman for the State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident in a statement in Ikeja. He also refused ethnic conflict reports in the market. Witnesses told reporters at the scene that the …

The Nigerians paid the kidnappers in a stunning N2.57 billion redemption between July 2024 and June 2025, revealed a new report by the geopolitical research company, SBM Intelligence. The report, entitled “Economy of the Nigeria kidnapping industry”, observed that the kidnappers required a total of N48 billion in the period of a year, but received only a fraction of the …

Two Nigerians were arrested by police in Libya after they were arrested with CCTV footage when robbing a versatile store in Tripoli. Clips from the video posted on the X Migrant Rescue Watch platform on Tuesday, showed when the suspect entered the store and made cash and other items. Accompanying the video, Mrw wrote: “Police in Tripoli arrested 2 #Migrants …

…The Court confiscates the Ohio Mansion … used monarchs stolen for properties, luxury lifestyle … Investigators monitored 38 Approves of fraudulent ama loans in Monarch IPEMODU’s APETU in the state of Osun, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, was sentenced to 56 months in prison in the United States after being sentenced for a Covid-19 rescue fraud by many million dollars. Ovoryed, …

A group of young people in the NKPOLU community, Obio/Akport Area of ​​the Rivers Regional Government on Sunday attack and rob a police officer in the community. A viral video shows a group of young men who physically attack Inspector Joshua Nyian after accusing him of taking prohibited substances in their community. Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Grace Ayirge-Koko, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has discovered a criminal union that involves officials of the Nigerian aviation management company at the Mallam AMINU Kano International Airport, Kano, who presumably planted illegal drugs in the luggage of unsuspecting Nigerian pilgrims who travel to Saudi Arabia. The agency spokesman, Femi Babafemi, revealed it in a press conference in Abuja on Monday, …