Category: Crime

Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate
March 8, 2023 No Responses

Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has arrested a two-man syndicate that specialises in forging Customs clearing documents. The acting Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a news conference on...
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NDLEA Intercepts 778,190 Pills Of Tramadol, Others
March 6, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 778,190 Pills Of Tramadol, Others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has Intercepted 778,190 pills of pharmaceutical opioids including tramadol from suspects in Taraba and other states. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday explained that...
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NDLEA Intercepts 58kg Cocaine At Lagos, Abuja Airports 
February 20, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 58kg Cocaine At Lagos, Abuja Airports 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it had intercepted consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine and ephedrine.  A statement issued on Sunday by Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, explained that the con...
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NDLEA Bursts Trans-Border Cartel 
January 30, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Bursts Trans-Border Cartel 

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders of the syndicates operating in parts of the world.  A statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDL...
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Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa  
January 25, 2023 No Responses

Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa  

A man, Mr Arepamowei Koru, who hails from Ogobiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has allegedly beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Miss Toma Angolo, to death.   The two lovers were said to be cohabiting at the man’s...
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Buhari Seeks Senate’s Confirmation Of Ex-I-G Arase As Chairman PSC
January 24, 2023 No Responses

Buhari Seeks Senate’s Confirmation Of Ex-I-G Arase As Chairman PSC

President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of the appointment of former Inspector-General (I-G) of Police Solomon Arase (retd), as Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC).  The request is contained in a letter addressed t...
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NDLEA Seizes 1766.9419kg Illicit Drugs, Arrests 296 Suspects In Oyo
January 1, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Seizes 1766.9419kg Illicit Drugs, Arrests 296 Suspects In Oyo

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command arrested 296 suspects for various drug related offences in 2022.  In a statement on Saturday, the Agency’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Mutiat Okuwobi, explained that the arrested suspects...
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NDLEA Arrests Suspected Tramadol Dealer, Recovers 1,140 Capsules 
December 31, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Suspected Tramadol Dealer, Recovers 1,140 Capsules 

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Katsina has arrested an alleged major supplier of tramadol in the state and recovered 1,140 capsules in his position.  Mr Mohammed Bashir, the NDLEA Commander in the state, made this known on...
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NDLEA Arrests 18,940, Secures 3,324 Convictions In Two Years 
December 28, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 18,940, Secures 3,324 Convictions In Two Years 

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 18,940 people for drug related offences in the last two years.  The Chairman and Chief  Executive of the agency, Brig-Gen Mohammed Buba -Marwa, made this known in Yola...
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NDLEA Arrests Saudi-Bound Widow With Cocaine  
November 21, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Saudi-Bound Widow With Cocaine  

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Saudi-bound widow with cocaine concealed in footwear at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.  This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, N...
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Family Seeks Justice Over Alleged Removal Of Dead Child’s Body Parts
October 27, 2022 No Responses

Family Seeks Justice Over Alleged Removal Of Dead Child’s Body Parts

The family of Mr. Promise John has petitioned the Police Command in Delta over the alleged removal of some parts of their dead child in a hospital in Asaba.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged...
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US Coast Guard Lauds NIMASA
October 25, 2022 No Responses

US Coast Guard Lauds NIMASA

The United States Coast Guard, USCG, through Captain Brian Lisko of the US Department of State has commended the efforts of the Nigerian Government to suppress criminality in Nigeria’s maritime domain and by extension the Gulf of...
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Court Acquits Three AIICO Staff Accused Of N1.5b Fraud
September 29, 2022 No Responses

Court Acquits Three AIICO Staff Accused Of N1.5b Fraud

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Wednesday acquitted three staff of the American International Insurance Company Limited, (AIICO) charged with fraud of N1.5 billion  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that Taiwo, in a r...
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353 Inmates On Death Row In Lagos
August 22, 2022 No Responses

353 Inmates On Death Row In Lagos

The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service ( NCoS ) on Sunday said it had no fewer than 353 inmates currently on death row at its Kirikiri Custodial Centre.  The spokesman of the command, Mr Rotimi Oladokun, confirmed...
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