Metro

A plug of pirates that were tried to civilians along the Oron-Calabar waterway were thwarted by a quick action from the marine officer of the State Police Command Akwa Ibom, the authorities revealed on Tuesday. In a statement issued at UYO, the Command Spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, confirmed that police operators from the sea division had intercepted the call of …

Nine people have been convicted and sentenced for various violations of cyberspace by two federal high court judges sitting in Calabar, following the prosecution led by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Hakimi Ijeoma Ojukwu and Rosemary Oghoghorie Dugbo sentenced him after the Directorate of Zonal Uyo EFCC charged the defendants with separate accusations related to internet fraud, imitation …

The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has heard how Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, a former Acting Accountant General Federation, allegedly regulates the transfer of more than ₦ 868 million from the Federal Defense Ministry using fictitious companies and cash transaction networks. At the hearing that was continued on Thursday, Gudi Johnson, an investigator with independent corruption practices and other related violation …

A Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) officer, Simon Agbo, has been kidnapped by armed people in Makurdi, the capital of the state of Benue, with his kidnappers reportedly demanding ₦ 20 million ransoms for their liberation. The incident occurred around 19:15 on Sunday at the residence of Agbo near the NKST Church, Kuan, behind the modern market area. According to a …

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has provided a temporary confiscation order for the number of N31 million and four properties that are allegedly obtained in a way that violates the law with one Obiajulu Emmanuel. This decision follows the ex-party motion submitted by the Directorate of Zonal Lagos 1 from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Judge …

Operation of the National Medicine Law Enforcement Agency (Ndlea), has intercepted fuel tankers with modified compartments used to hide and transport drugs throughout the country. Director of Media and Advocacy Ndlea, Femi Babafemi, who revealed this in a post on X on Sunday, with a video of the confiscated tanker, said the discovery was carried out by eagle-eyed operators during …

The wave of fear has already hit the entire territory of the local government in the state of Sokoto as the leader of the famous bandit, Bello Turji, issued a terrible threat that caused the mass transfer of the population, especially in the city of Bafarawa. Eyewitnesses and local sources said Turji had also delivered his warning to the nearest …

The Nigerian Army troops have arrested two suspects who are believed to be behind a series of violent crimes in society throughout the highlands and Kaduna countries, following operations driven by coordinated intelligence. The arrest was made by personnel from 3 Divisions and Operations of the Nigerian Army Safe (Opsh), who carried out a mission in collaboration with intelligence agents. …

The Nigerian government has saved 78 Nigerians who were victims of human traders on Ivory Coast. The victims who were repatriated arrived at Murtala Muhammated International Airport, Lagos, around 11:00 noon on Saturday, and consisted of 73 women, two men, and three babies and were received by> Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons …

The Enugu Appeals Court Division has reinforced sentences and sentences of seven years from one onyekachi Nwosu, a former employee of a trust guarantee bank for a commission of more than N50 million loan fraud. Nwosu was demanded by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on the accusations of nine counts, bordering forgery and gained with false reasons with …