Category: Crime

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine
July 5, 2026 No Responses

Nigerian-British Grandma Arrested With 13kg Cocaine

A 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandma, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery of 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in peels of plantain which appeared as real plantains and...
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Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil
June 17, 2026 No Responses

Customs Impounds 3,310 Jerrycans Of Smuggled Vegetable Oil

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone C, has impounded over 3,310 jerrycans of foreign vegetable oil with a Duty Paid Value of ₦403.5 million.Briefing Journalists in Owerri, Imo State, the unit head, Comptroller of Customs, B...
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Nigeria Customs Hands Over Stolen Cars To Canada
May 10, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Hands Over Stolen Cars To Canada

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen international confidence in Nigeria’s anti-smuggling and cargo intelligence system, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has formally handed over intercepted stolen luxury vehicles traced to Canada.The handover ceremony ...
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EFCC Arraigns Former SKye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni For N15.6b Alleged Fraud
May 4, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Arraigns Former SKye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni For N15.6b Alleged Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 4, 2026, arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni before Justice Jude Onwuzuruike of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo,...
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Alleged $6.23b Fraud: Witness Tells Court Funds Were Siphoned from CBN For ‘Foreign Observers’
April 27, 2026 No Responses

Alleged $6.23b Fraud: Witness Tells Court Funds Were Siphoned from CBN For ‘Foreign Observers’

A prosecution witness, Chinedu Eneanya, on Monday told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that a total sum of $6.23 billion was allegedly siphoned from the coffers of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
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Police Intensify Hunt For Kidnappers Of GUO Transport Passengers
April 21, 2026 No Responses

Police Intensify Hunt For Kidnappers Of GUO Transport Passengers

The Edo State Police Command has launched an intensified manhunt for the passengers abducted during a deadly attack on a commercial bus along the Lagos–Benin Expressway.The incident occurred on April 18, 2026, at about 6:00 p.m. around the Iguobazuwa axis,.....
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Alleged Fraud: Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Ex-Minister, Permanent Secretary
April 16, 2026 No Responses

Alleged Fraud: Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Ex-Minister, Permanent Secretary

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Abuja on Thursday, April 16, 2026 issued a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Faruoq and a Perm...
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EFCC Busts Yahoo Academy In FCT
April 9, 2026 No Responses

EFCC Busts Yahoo Academy In FCT

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 9, 2026 arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation at an internet fraud academy, situated in Becki Estate, Karu, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.The suspects, comprisin...
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Court Grants Final Forfeiture Of N3b, Properties Linked To NNPC Official
April 1, 2026 No Responses

Court Grants Final Forfeiture Of N3b, Properties Linked To NNPC Official

Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 has granted the final forfeiture of N3,444,000.,000 ( Three Billion, Four hundred and Forty Four Million Naira) and three properties linked to Salihu Nuhu...
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Alleged N1.4b Fraud: EFCC Re- arraigns Nadabo Energy Boss
March 31, 2026 No Responses

Alleged N1.4b Fraud: EFCC Re- arraigns Nadabo Energy Boss

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, re-arraigned Nadabo Energy Boss, Abubakar Ali Peters, for an alleged N1.4 billion oil fraud before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State...
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Court Grants Final Forfeiture Of $13m Linked To Achimugu’s Firm
March 25, 2026 No Responses

Court Grants Final Forfeiture Of $13m Linked To Achimugu’s Firm

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 granted an order of final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million linked to a business woman, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil...
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Contractor Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Forgery
March 17, 2026 No Responses

Contractor Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Forgery

Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has convicted and sentenced Julius Ejiogu, a contractor to two years imprisonment for forgery.The convict was arraigned on a three -count charge of conspiracy, forgery and...
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Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup
March 16, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Intercepts ₦3.39b Codeine Syrup

Barely five days after the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, visited the Apapa Port and declared that the port would no longer serve as a playground for smugglers and criminal syndicates hiding behind legitimate trade documentation, offic...
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Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of N1.3b Hotel
March 13, 2026 No Responses

Court Orders Interim Forfeiture Of N1.3b Hotel

Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel, Responsible Leaders Hotel, linked to Edward Olutoke, Managing Director, Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agri...
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