CRIME
Nigeria Customs Seizes N1.8 Billion Worth Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, Illicit Drugs
In one fell swoop, the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), announced the interception of 12 40ft containers laden with expired pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, expired supplements, and machetes worth N1.8 billion. Speaking at a press briefing in Apapa Port, Lagos, on Thursday, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said if the drugs were allowed to...
Police Deny Involvement In Shooting Death Of Truck Driver In Aba
The Nigerian Police Force, Abia State Command has denied any involvement in the killing of a civilian, an unidentified truck driver in Aba, Wednesday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Maureen Chinaka in a statement Thursday afternoon explained, “Regarding the Shooting Incident and Death of a Civilian Around Flyover at Alaoji Area in Aba, the Command Has...
Woman Who Concealed AK-47 In Bag Containing Garri Said She Received N130,000
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Adejobi added that Yusuf confessed...
Abductors Of Jos Medical Students Insist On N50m Ransom
Abductors of students of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Jos in Plateau State have established contact with the families of the kidnapped students. The kidnapped have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the varsity, in a statement by its spokesman Adeniran Adebanjo, said contact...
Police Summon Labour Leader, Joe Ajaero, Over Alleged Criminal Conspiracy, Cybercrime
The Nigeria Police Force has invited the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero for questioning in connection with criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. The invitation was contained in a letter by the Deputy Commissioner of Police at the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Department of Force Intelligence. The letter also warned that failure...
Appeal Court Orders Yahaya Bello To Appear For Arraignment
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to present himself for arraignment. The court gave the verdict on Tuesday while also restraining the embattled governor from taking further action until he is arraigned. Additionally, the court has set aside the judgment previously delivered by the Kogi State High Court. Details later…
Nigerian Man Arrested In US For Alleged $10 Million COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Fraud
A Nigerian man, who reportedly conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from the United States government has been arrested, US authorities said. The US attorney’s office, district of Massachusetts, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the Nigerian with the name Yomi Jones Olayeye, a.k.a “Sabbie,” from Lagos State, was arrested on...
Police Nab Nasarawa Woman With 124 Rounds Of Anti-aircraft Ammunition Concealed In Gallon Of Palm Oil
The Nasarawa State Police command has arrested one Mrs Hauwa Sani of Doro village, Katsina state, for allegedly being in illegal possession of 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel says the suspect was arrested alongside a two-year-old child at Rafin Sanyi village in Doma Local Government...
Telegram Boss, Pavel Durov Allegedly Arrested In France
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov was reportedly detained at Bourget Airport near Paris on Saturday evening, according to French news outlets TF1 and BFM TV. Durov, who was travelling on his private jet from Azerbaijan, was arrested under a French warrant related to a preliminary police investigation into Telegram’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities, reports Reuters. Telegram...
ISIL Claims Responsibility For Deadly Knife Attack In Germany’s Solingen
ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others, according to the group’s Amaq news site. In a statement on Saturday, the group said the perpetrator targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”. The attack took...
