The Kaduna State Government has pledged to intensify efforts against criminal gangs terrorizing communities across the state, vowing to dismantle their networks and restore peace and security. Speaking on Wednesday, Governor Uba Sani stated that his administration will leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with banditry, kidnapping, and other violent crimes that have plagued
A wave of deadly violence has once again swept through Plateau State, leaving the Gyenbwas community in Langai District of Mangu Local Government Area devastated. No fewer than 96 residential houses were reduced to rubble, with three lives lost and properties worth millions of naira looted during the latest round of attacks that occurred between
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 34 individuals in correctional custody for engaging in illegal street trading along the median of the Alaba Rago axis of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The suspects, comprising 32 men and two women, were apprehended during a joint enforcement operation carried out on
In a decisive blow against criminal activities, Nigerian police operatives have successfully neutralized seven suspected kidnappers and arrested five armed robbery suspects, recovering two AK-47 rifles and five stolen vehicles in coordinated operations across Delta and Kaduna States. These efforts highlight the Nigeria Police Force’s ongoing commitment to curbing violent crimes and ensuring the safety
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced nine Chinese nationals to varying jail terms after finding them guilty of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related offences. The convicts were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following months of investigation into their involvement in a transnational cybercrime syndicate operating within Nigeria. The
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has discontinued the criminal charges against Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director and CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, following a thorough review of the case. The charges stemmed from allegations of fraud involving approximately N19 billion linked to Woobs
A U.S. federal court has handed down a five-year prison sentence to Uche Victor Diuno, a 57-year-old Nigerian national, following his conviction for participating in a sprawling international fraud scheme that defrauded individuals across 20 countries of nearly $5.7 million . U.S. prosecutors revealed that from October 2014 to September 2018, Diuno and his associates posed
A tragic incident has rocked the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) following the death of an airman, Officer Wulumba A.S., who reportedly died in the guardroom at a NAF base in Bauchi State after being detained for arriving late to duty—an action allegedly linked to his deteriorating health. The late officer’s sister, Numdarai Joy Wulumba, who
The Nasarawa State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against the illegal movement of arms and criminal elements following the recovery of a loaded AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and a suspected stolen motorcycle during a stop-and-search operation in the Keana Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was made on Saturday,
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a former staff of the Court of Appeal, Munirat Abdulazeez, for allegedly defrauding eight unsuspecting job seekers of ₦9.2 million under the guise of securing them employment in top federal government agencies. According to the charge sheet, Abdulazeez reportedly collected the sums from
