…an intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Anti-Cultism Section of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). Preliminary findings by the police indicate that operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided Bull Hotel, Asata, Enugu, where Nworie Chidera Kelvin, a.k.a. "Akidi," an alleged notorious drug peddler…

…collected during its tenure, prompting members to petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the matter. He said the dispute had resulted in several court cases before the state Ministry of Justice convened a meeting on June 1 to explore an alternative dispute resolution process. According to…

…Vergiate, in the province of Varese, Italy, on Friday, October 23. After committing the crime, Marco, who is a plumbing technician, drove to his father's apartment in another province, confessed to stabbing Grey, and then turned himself in to the police. At the police station, he claimed he was defending himself from a…

…its commitment to protecting vulnerable people and pursuing those involved in the crime. The police have encouraged the public to remain alert to suspected cases and provide information that could help law enforcement agencies intervene and protect potential victims.

…further claimed that the two officers had previously been detained by the Divisional Crime Officer following their disagreements, with the DCO reportedly advising them to end the relationship to prevent further conflict. The source alleged that despite the intervention, the dispute persisted until Friday's incident. "T…

…command, therefore, reaffirmed its commitment to combating kidnapping and other violent crimes through intelligence-led policing. Meanwhile, the operatives recovered one Android mobile phone and a cutlass during the operation, which will form part of the ongoing investigative process. The statement added, “Given that t…

…reviewing his administration’s efforts to curb kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes in Edo State, said insecurity was one of the biggest worries he met on assuming office. Okpebholo said that he raised the state of the roads and the security situation with President Bola Tinubu at their meeting who he said give…

…immigration enforcement. Officials confirmed that those listed were convicted of serious crimes, but declined to provide details about the offences or when deportations would take place. This lack of clarity means further updates are expected as the process unfolds. Relations between Nigeria and the United States under…

…been in custody since June 2026 in connection with three separate Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cases.Two of the charges relate to tenancy disputes over Lekki properties, with the alleged amounts totalling over ₦105 million, while a third case centres on donations she is said to have collected after c…

…to SaharaReporters, documents obtained from the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre in Abuja show that Jaruma has been granted administrative bail under conditions that have reportedly been difficult to meet. The bail conditions, dated October 23, require two sureties, including a federal civil servant on G…

A 29-year-old registered s*x offender was caught trying to enroll in high school as a homeless teenage girl a year after he was sentenced to prison for attempting the same thing. Makayla Craig allegedly claimed to be a 17-year-old girl named Molly from Oregon on his enrollment application for Maple Grove High School ou…

…travelled to the two affected towns. He called the shooting “clearly a terrorist crime”. A police source told AFP that the man had fired in bursts from his vehicle around 10:30 am (0830 GMT). Adel, a resident of Trappes, about 20 kilometres (13 miles) west of Paris, said his “heart was broken” as he learned the victims…

…The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, who explained that the act falls under financial crimes that attract severe punishment, gave the warning during the stakeholders’ meeting themed, “Central Bank of Nigeria Listens Programme,” held at Jogor Event Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State. Cardoso, who spoke through Hakama Sidi Ali, sai…

…by courts in cases involving kidnapping, terrorism, armed violence and other serious crimes.However, the sentences remain subject to applicable legal procedures, including any appeals and the constitutional requirements governing the implementation of death sentences in Nigeria.BREAKING: DSS secures seventh death sente…

…government under the leadership of Senator Monday Okpebholo in a renewed fight against crime and criminality has arrested a cultist, a ritualist and organ harvester in Esan Central Senatorial Districts," the statement read. "Edo State Special security squad codenamed Operation flush out kidnapping and cultists in colla…

…surrounding the incident and identify other individuals connected to the alleged crime. "Investigations are also being intensified to recover the remaining 205 missing railway sleeper clips" he said.

…accounts circulating within the affected communities attributed a series of violent crimes to the suspect, including kidnapping for ransom, cattle rustling, illegal taxation, unlawful detention, killings and the seizure of residents' properties. Residents alleged that Abam imposed illegal levies on locals, extorted mon…

…the operatives successfully apprehended six suspects allegedly connected to the crime.During the course of the investigation, the suspects reportedly confessed to their involvement in the theft of the mobile phone and the subsequent unlawful withdrawal of N5,650,000.00 (Five Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Nair…

…Buduburam District Police for apprehending the suspects and assured the public that crimes of this nature would be dealt with swiftly to ensure that those responsible face the full rigours of the law.

…hoping it will be uncovered in our lifetime or after us. More often than not, mysterious crimes are solved long after their commission,” Babangida wrote. The competing positions have done little to resolve the central issue. While the former military ruler has rejected suggestions of his involvement, journalists and ac…

…want to speak to police can report offences anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers. Sokoh will serve two-thirds of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, will be placed on the s****l offender's register and will have a lifetime restraining order from the four girls.

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned a Sierra Leonean, Favour Foday Kamara, for an alleged $190,324 fraud before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The petitioner, Henrietta Vandi, a…

…Ammi Mamman.The High Court delivered the verdict on Wednesday, about two years after the crime was committed.Musa was apprehended on January 4, 2024, by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command over the killing of his wife at New Bra-Bra Housing Estate, Damaturu, and was arraigned for culpable homicide.In a judgemen…

…disclosed this on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 while briefing newsmen on its recent crime-fighting successes involving cases of murder, defilement, cultism, robbery, car theft, the recovery of ammunition and other exhibits across the state. According to the CP, the sexual offenders were arrested for defiling a two-year-…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 50-year-old businesswoman, Zainab Muhammed, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Zuba Division, Abuja, over alleged ₦100 million land fraud. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 21. According to the comm…