Category: Crime

  • Olatunji Disu Assumes Office as FCT CP, Vows Zero Tolerance to Criminality

    Olatunji Disu Assumes Office as FCT CP, Vows Zero Tolerance to Criminality

    Olatunji Disu has officially assumed the role of Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), pledging a strict zero-tolerance approach to crime and criminality in the nation’s capital. His appointment marks him as the 32nd CP for the FCT. Speaking in Abuja during his inaugural address to officers of the command, Disu…

  • Offa Armed Robbery: Group decries call for further investigation

    Offa Armed Robbery: Group decries call for further investigation

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin A group, under the aegis of Offa Koya/Offa Kowosi, in Kwara State has dissociated itself from the recent press conference addressed by the Chairman Home branch of the Offa Descendants Union (ODU), Chief Tajudeen Lanre Shittu, urging further investigations into the Offa bank robbery case to unravel and prosecute those who…

  • Falana Denies Speaking with Bobrisky Over Bribery Allegations

    Falana Denies Speaking with Bobrisky Over Bribery Allegations

    Lagos lawyer Femi Falana has refuted claims of any involvement in bribery related to prison arrangements or money laundering charges against Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. This denial follows allegations made in a viral video by blogger Martins Otse (also known as VeryDarkMan), which suggested that certain officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes…

  • Offa Bank Robbery: ODA seeks further thorough investigation

    Offa Bank Robbery: ODA seeks further thorough investigation

    Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The people of Offa community in Offa local government area of Kwara State have expressed reservations in the police investigation into the Offa banks’ robbery case of April 5, 2018 which claimed no fewer than 33 innocent lives, urging the State Police Command to further investigate all the names mentioned by…

  • Court Remands Father for Allegedly Assaulting Daughter in Ekiti

    Court Remands Father for Allegedly Assaulting Daughter in Ekiti

    An Ekiti State Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of Christopher Israel, a 42-year-old man, in a correctional facility for allegedly raping his daughter. The defendant faced a two-count charge of rape and assault filed by the state police command. Police prosecutor Inspector Olubu Apata informed the court that the alleged offenses occurred in Ado…

  • How 704kg of Marijuana Was Found in Suspect’s Truck – NDLEA

    How 704kg of Marijuana Was Found in Suspect’s Truck – NDLEA

    An operative from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Superintendent Hussaini Gusau, testified in the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday regarding the seizure of 704 kilograms of cannabis sativa linked to an alleged drug baron, Jimoh Suleimon, alias ‘Temo.’ During the ongoing trial, Gusau detailed the events surrounding the arrest made in…

  • Security Forces Uncover 66 Illegal Crude Oil Refineries in Niger Delta

    Security Forces Uncover 66 Illegal Crude Oil Refineries in Niger Delta

    Security operatives in the Niger Delta region have uncovered 66 illegal crude oil refineries and 21 illegal pipeline connections in an ongoing crackdown on oil theft and sabotage. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) revealed these findings in a documentary titled “The War on Crude Oil Theft: 21st to 27th September 2021.” According to…

  • NAFDAC Seizes Counterfeit Cosmetics Worth ₦37m in Abuja

    NAFDAC Seizes Counterfeit Cosmetics Worth ₦37m in Abuja

    The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ramped up efforts to combat counterfeit cosmetics in Abuja, seizing illegal products valued at ₦37 million. In a series of coordinated raids conducted by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, unregistered and fake cosmetics were confiscated from supermarkets and open markets, including Wuse and…

  • Delta Police Confirm Trial for Operators of Internet Fraud Academy

    Delta Police Confirm Trial for Operators of Internet Fraud Academy

    The Delta State Police Command has announced that several individuals suspected of operating an Internet fraud academy known as Hustlers Kingdom are currently facing trial. This follows the arrest of approximately 123 suspects during a military raid in Warri. Delta Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, provided insights into the situation in an exclusive phone…

  • Reps Probe Alleged N15M Bribe Against EFCC, NCS By Social Media Influencer

    Reps Probe Alleged N15M Bribe Against EFCC, NCS By Social Media Influencer

    From Lateef Taiwo The House of Representatives has set legislative mechanism in motion to unravel and probe grievous bribery allegations against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC as well as the Nigerian Correctional Service,NCS, formerly known as the Nigerian Prison Services. This was sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved during plenary yesterday…