…works for them and Nigeria is not a sovereign country. It has nothing to do with cybercrime. No African country is even in the world's top 20 if we're talking about actual cybercrime. All these $2,000 iTunes gift card scams that you people kill yourselves over are not "cybercrime" - they're petty theft. "Cybercrime" is…

…said, adding that it had also been “twelve years since her illegal annexation of Crimea.” According to the full speech on the UK Home Office website on Tuesday, she said Russian attacks had escalated, with at least 429 missiles launched into Ukraine in July alone, “more than double the month before.” “And Ukrainian civ…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has begun assessing the vulnerability of non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Niger State to terrorism financing. The exercise is being conducted by the commission’s Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) to identify gaps that could allow legitimate organ…

…their travel documents on arrival and forced into guarded compounds controlled by cybercrime syndicates. Adekoye said the victims were subsequently coerced into online fraud, romance scams and cryptocurrency-related crimes targeting people in other countries. He said NAPTIP was strengthening intelligence gathering and…

…while speaking to newsmen, lamented that the officers left their duty post to commit a crime. Mr Obodo stated, “The DPO also told us that those police officers were deployed to the NBA conference at Elekahia and were supposed to report back by 7pm. That he was surprised to hear that they left their duty post to come he…

…Ordue, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property, preventing crime and maintaining public order in accordance with the law. CP Ordue cautioned members of the public against taking the law into their own hands, stressing that persons suspected of committing offences should be handed over to th…

…actors involved in terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes. He also disclosed that the centre had received 5,050 illicit, unserviceable, decommissioned and obsolete assorted automatic weapons retrieved from the Nigeria Police Force in June 2026. He added that 399 JOJEF automatic guns int…

…of burglary and robbery, they have suffered a great deal of distress from Essien's crimes and I am grateful for their patience and help in bringing him to justice." "Essien has today been given a significant prison sentence, which we hope brings a measure of comfort to those he harmed. "We hope that this result shows t…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, says the commission is shifting focus from waiting for crimes to occur to preventing them through early detection and asset freezing. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a media interactive session marking his third year i…

…Agency battles cyber-crime, graft offences rise 24.1% …Recovers $684.5m, £373,906, €9.34m; releases N661.3bn, $492.4m to beneficiaries …10,053 assets forfeited, 102 tonnes of solid minerals recovered…Says work not finished, promises faster restitution, deeper prevention By Clifford NdujiheTHE Economic and Financial Cr…

Mining Marshals said the Stone Rockers quarry in Abuja remains sealed because it is the crime scene in an ongoing Federal High Court prosecutionStone Rockers Nigeria Limited and its director are facing trial over alleged illegal mining within a licensed area The Mining Marshals also revealed that workers earlier droppe…

…DPO Galadimawa Police Station and three officers attached to the National Cybercrime Centre, NPF-NCCC. Also joined as respondent is Mrs Fibiawari Jonathan, whom Ojuederie accused of allegedly instigating the police actions against her. In the motion ex-parte filed through their counsel, Terkaa Aondo, SAN, the applicant…

…closure of the Stone Rockers quarry site in Abuja, insisting the facility remains a crime scene in an ongoing criminal prosecution and cannot reopen until the Federal High Court determines the case. The Commander of the NSCDC Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps John Onoja, stated this in a statement issued i…

…directed its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to seek an adjournment of the alleged cybercrime case against African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. The move, according to a report, is intended to allow Sowore to fully participate in the electionee…

The African Action Congress has asked the Department of State Services to immediately discontinue the prosecution of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. The party made the demand in a statement issued on Sunday, following reports that the DSS had suspended its prosecution of Sowore until after the 2027 presiden…

…Sale Toro, through Shingen Abba area of Bauchi. He said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit, in collaboration with community leaders, responded to the area and arrested three suspects. The suspects were identified as 18-year-old Manauwir Isa, 17-year-old Ayuba Umar Hassan and 18-year-old Umar Shuaibu, all res…

…"In continuation of its sustained efforts to combat kidnapping and other violent crimes, the Niger State Police Command has burst a notorious kidnapping syndicate operating along Suleja and Kontagora axis, with links extending to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi States," the statement read. "The suspects arrested are; -Amira…

…one year as part of a new strategy to tackle substance abuse and its links to violent crime. The Chairman of the Kano State Multi-Joint Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, disclosed this on Saturday while outlining the government’s planned intervention for drug users, convicted offender…

…report, the Divisional Police Officer, Tsafe, alongside operatives of the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) and military personnel under Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY), swiftly mobilised to the scene. He said the security forces engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel, forcing the criminals to abandon their mission a…

…the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, the Economic and Organised Crime Office, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Police Service – INTERPOL, and the National Intelligence Bureau. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs worked with Ghanaian authorities to secure Adejorin’s extraditio…

…is a priority for Gloucestershire Constabulary and we will do all we can to prevent crimes, bring offenders to justice, and protect women and girls." by Linda Ikeji at 29/08/2026 9:29 PM | Share this Story

…media could also expose perpetrators to additional criminal charges, including cybercrime related offences. “In the process of committing this crime, sometimes you will commit several other crimes, “It is not just you beating somebody or meting violence against your fellow human being; even having the mind to record it…

…had no other option than to cooperate with them.” Explaining how he got involved in the crime, Chigozie blamed the demolition of his spare parts shop at the Papa Ajao market for his financial difficulties. He said, “I joined the gang after my spare parts shop was demolished by the government at the Papa Ajao Auto Spare…

…exploitation and s#xtortion The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle to the United States of America, U.S., to face prosecution for allegedly sexu@lly extort…

The Nigeria Police Force launched an online portal where Nigerians can report crimes directly without visiting a police stationThe portal covers crimes ranging from theft and kidnapping to fraud, domestic violence, and suspicious activityThe police also listed emergency helpline numbers for urgent or life-threatening s…