…driver, were working together to traffic narcotics. Pastore faces charges of meth trafficking, as well as possession of meth, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia charges, records show. He was in jail before posting $37,000 bail on Sept. 8, records show. by Linda Ikeji at 15/09/2026 10:59 AM | Share this Story

…were also arrested in connection with alleged car theft, armed robbery and human trafficking across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighbouring states. The NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commandant Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a parade at the Corps’ National Headquarters in Abuja…

…The latest seizures, the agency said, form part of its continuing operations against the trafficking and distribution of illicit drugs across Nigeria.

…alleged offences including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, banditry, cultism, human trafficking, drug peddling, vandalism and other criminal activities. The Force headquarters said 50 homicide incidents, 28 armed robbery cases, 10 cultism-related incidents, eight gender-based violence cases, 27 kidnapping incidents,…

…the Central Police Station, Umuahia, in connection with alleged conspiracy and child trafficking." According to him"Preliminary investigation established that the child was the biological daughter of one of the suspects." He said further investigation indicated that the alleged attempt to traffic the child was motiva…

…Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has disclosed how a suspected member of a human trafficking syndicate allegedly kidnapped 15 minors in Nasarawa State and sold them for N30m. The NSCDC said the suspect allegedly posed as an official of the National Council of Child Rights Advocates and deceived the children’s p…

…and sustained patrols to tackle kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling, arms trafficking and other crimes. He said, “Within the period under review, the Command intensified its fight against all forms of crime and criminality, especially kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling, and arms trafficking through intelligence-le…

…August scorecard as a reflection of its unwavering commitment to combating drug trafficking and substance abuse in the state. He noted that several intelligence-led operations resulted in the arrest of 68 suspected drug traffickers, comprising 34 males and 34 females. “The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Edo Stat…

FCT police rearrest two ex-convicts for child abduction and trafficking; rescue 4-year-old girl The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested two suspected child traffickers and rescued a four-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted in Kuje, Abuja. The suspects, identified as Rose Daniel and Blessing…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued more than 3,000 victims of sexual and gender-based violence in 2026. The Head, Press and Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at the Joint Security News Briefing organised by the…

…gunshot wounds before he could be rescued. In related operations, troops disrupted arms trafficking and kidnapping networks across the theatre. On 23 August 2026, troops intercepted disassembled canoes suspected to belong to a terrorist kingpin along the Zamfara-Kebbi Axis and arrested three suspected gunrunners along…

…involving several young men was a case of voluntary organ donation rather than illegal trafficking or forced harvesting, a Nigerian medical expert has stated. Speaking on Channels TV, consultant surgeon Dr. Torngee Malu revealed that the young men's own statements confirm they were fully aware their kidneys were being…

…Africa to Italy, world leaders attending the UNGA will be fully aware of the heroin-trafficking allegations against President Tinubu. “If we are authorised, we will put into operation our plan to ensure every New Yorker within a six-mile radius of UN Headquarters learns about President Tinubu’s alleged role in smugglin…

…release the findings of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report on alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying efforts to keep the report from the public heighten suspicion of guilt and desperation for a cover-up. The party said the FBI findings should not remain entirely hidde…

The Kano State Multi-Joint Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has warned politicians against using drug-influenced youths to cause violence, intimidation and unrest during the 2027 general election campaigns. The chairman of the task force, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, said any political thug found engaging in crim…

President Bola Tinubu filed a challenge in a US court to block the DOJ, FBI, and DEA from releasing records linked to drug traff-icking allegations against himAmerican transparency activist Aaron Greenspan sued multiple US agencies after they refused to confirm or deny whether they held investigative files on TinubuThe…

…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 offenders and vulnerable youths involved in substance abuse. Rimin-Gado said the initiative wo…

…have rescued two Colombian women allegedly lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate in Lagos. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has issued an executive order setting up a coroner inquest panel to investigate killings and violence at Ikire on August 24. Anambra State Police have arrested a 28…

…paraded Ode, two doctors and another suspect over an alleged organ-harvesting and human-trafficking syndicate operating around Abuja and Nasarawa State. The suspects paraded were Ode, 23; Dr Benjamin Oyime, a 48-year-old nephrologist and consultant to Wellington Hospital; Dr Daniel Otukpa, a 53-year-old nephrologist an…

…necessary, and what safeguards his administration would deploy against terrorism, arms trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of transnational organised crime. “This distinction is fundamental. But of course, Atiku is unhinged now, and he would say or announce anything to attract and deceive the pol…

KC Luxury who was arrested for drug trafficking which was described as the largest cocaine seizure made through a courier company in Nigeria, is now demanding N190m from the NDLEA for damages and asking the court to order NDLEA to return all his seized items to him. No be juju be that? ‘KC Luxury’ Sues NDLEA Over Deten…

…said the arrest represented a significant breakthrough in its fight against illicit drug trafficking, particularly as the discovery of the suspected drug-manufacturing equipment was the first of its kind recorded by the agency. According to the statement, “a 53-year-old Nigerian national Celestine Ikenna Godwin” was ar…

…arrested as Customs seize gorillas, chimpanzees, albino alligators in Kano wildlife trafficking bust The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted a consignment of illegally traded wildlife and arrested three suspects traffickers. The wildlife was intercepted along the Kano-Daura Highway…

…Government Area of Zamfara State. The Tuesday operation led to the unravelling of a trafficking chain stretching across several northern states. Community leaders in Katsina and Nasarawa States, who spoke in separate interviews with newsmen, commended the agency for dismantling the criminal network. "We are very reliev…

…process against him. According to a report by DW Hausa, Ibrahim was found guilty of trafficking cocaine into Saudi Arabia. His conviction and death sentence were subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court before the sentence was carried out. Saudi Arabia maintains strict laws against drug traffick…