Category: Crime
Nigerian man charged after hacking US varsity systems to steal $235,000
A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom, Farouk Adekunle Adepoju has been arrested following a U.S. request for extradition on charges of wire fraud…
Uncle, 53, arrested for serial rape of 16-year-old niece, forced abortions
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 53-year-old man, Kolawole Babawale for allegedly abusing his niece sexually as well as facilitating the…
Police arrest Islamic cleric with human flesh in Oyo
The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested an Islamic cleric, simply identified as Alfa Bashiru, in possession of suspected human flesh, THE PRIME NEWS…
$4.5bn fraud: Court grants Emefiele’s request for forensic expert
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Monday granted former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, permission to engage forensic experts to…
Kwara to recruit 2,600 Forest Guards
Kwara State government plans to recruit 2,600 security guards under the Nigerian Forest Guards as part of measures to beef up security and ward off…
Police arrest four for N750,000 fish theft in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested four suspects for theft and receiving stolen property after fish worth about N750,000 were stolen from a farm…
Drug trafficking: Police arrest 54, recover 11 bags of Indian hemp
The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its campaign against cultism, drug abuse and other rising social vices with the arrest of 54 suspects and…
NDLEA arrests Indian businessman over N3.9bn tramadol at Lagos Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the interception…
Police officer arrested for N915,000 rice fraud
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a serving officer over an alleged fraud involving N915,000 in a failed rice supply transaction. According to police…
Gov AbdulRazaq commends bravery of Isin local vigilante, urges continuous firm action against criminals
▪ ︎ mourns death of vigilante member amid mass neutralisation of criminals ▪ ︎Gov approves N10m support for family of slain vigilante, appeals for calm…

