CRIME
NSCDC Deputy Commandant Nabbed By ICPC Over Corruption Scandal
Adam Yusuf, the Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in Kogi State, was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission on suspicion of corruption. In a statement issued on Friday, ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare said Yusuf, who had been evading authorities, was apprehended at his residence in Gwagwalada, Abuja, and is now...
Gombe Police Impose Nighttime Movement Curfew From Feb 7
The Gombe State Police Command has imposed a daily movement restriction from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., starting February 7, 2025. The announcement was made in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, on Thursday. According to the statement, the police emphasized that the decision was necessary to curb security threats and ensure the safety of...
Edo Bolt Driver Dies After Alleged Assault By NSCDC Officers
Four members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been taken into custody by the Edo State Police Command in connection with the alleged attack and death of Henry Osemwenkhia, a Bolt driver in Benin City. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Moses Yamu, confirmed the arrests on Thursday, stating that investigations were underway to unravel the circumstances surrounding the...
Gov Otti Takes Action, Signs Security Trust Fund Bill Into Law
The recently amended Abia State security trust fund bill, which was approved by the state House of Assembly, has been signed into law by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti. Speaking while assenting to the bill, Otti said that the state now has an institutionalized way of funding security matters. He disclosed that most of the funding for security matters in...
Ex-NYSC D-G. Gen Tsiga, Others Allegedly Abducted In Bandit Attack
A number of people, including retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, the former NYSC Director-General, was reportedly kidnapped by bandits during their attack on Tsiga town in Katsina State's Bakori Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learned from some reliable sources that the incident occurred around 12 a.m. on Thursday. They said that the bandits, in their numbers, went with...
Decomposing Body Of Missing Anambra Lawmaker Found At 2nd Niger Bridge
Anambra State has been thrown into mourning following the discovery of the decomposing body of Hon. Justice Azuka, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, who was declared missing weeks ago. The lawmaker, representing Onitsha I North constituency, was reportedly abducted by gunmen on December 24, 2024, while returning home on Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha. According to...
Police Nab 165 Illegal Immigrants In Kebbi Raid
165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic have been arrested by the Kebbi State Police Command after they were discovered crammed into a three-bedroom apartment in the Birnin Kebbi neighborhood of Kuwait. The arrests followed a tip-off that led detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to the apartment, uncovering what police...
NDLEA Nabs 251 Drug Suspects For Drug-Related Offenses In Benue
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) detained 251 suspects for a variety of drug-related offenses in 2024, according to the agency's Benue command. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mrs. Esther Musa, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. Musa, while highlighting the command’s achievements from January to December 2024, said that...
EFCC Arraigns 11 Chinese Nationals Over Cyber Fraud, Identity Theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned 11 Chinese nationals before the Federal High Court in Lagos on charges of cyber fraud, identity theft, and an alleged attempt to destabilize Nigeria’s constitutional structure. The defendants, identified as Wang Xiong Wei (alias Xiao Bai), Chen Dong Dong (alias Cun Zhao), Chen Yuan (alias Xiao Doa), Wu Yuan An...
NSCDC Nabs 12 In Abuja For Scavenging Amid Ban
Twelve suspects have been detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' Federal Capital Territory Command for scavenging activities in spite of a ban issued by the FCT Administration. The arrests, made at different locations across the capital, were part of efforts to curb vandalism and theft in Abuja, according to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Monica Ojobi,...
