Tag: arrests
900 kg of cocaine in floating rucksacks seized in Spain
Spanish police seized 900 kilograms (nearly 2,000 pounds) of cocaine in rucksacks found floating in the sea and fitted with…
Lagos chief, 2 others arrested for extortion
Kazeem Ugbodaga A Lagos chief, a 71-year old man and another alleged accomplice have been arrested for alleged extortion over…
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Nigerian with 107 Citi Bank cards arrested at Lagos airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A 36-year old Nigerian, with two different international passports, has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International…
Cannabis: Malaysia arrests French woman, 4 others
A French woman and four others detained in Malaysia on suspicion of growing cannabis could face the death penalty after…
Police nab 4 robbery suspects, 7 cultists
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin The Nigerian police in the central Nigerian state of Kwara has arrested four armed robbery suspects and…
Murder in Ekiti: Police arrest lawmaker, 3 others
The Nigerian Police in Ekiti State have arrested four persons, including a lawmaker, in connection with the bloody clash in…
Six returnee pilgrims with Boko Haram ties arrested
The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of six pilgrims, who returned from…
29 oil thieves nabbed, 127 refineries smashed
Nigeria’s Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has nabbed 29 oil thieves and destroyed 127 illegal oil…
6 arrested over theft of gold bars on Air France
French police on Friday arrested six men in and around Paris over their suspected involvement in the theft of gold…
Arrests made after fan rampage in Istanbul derby
Turkish police have made 20 arrests and are looking for another 20 people following the pitch invasion that caused the…
5 Civil Defence staff nabbed for petrol theft
The Nigerian police force in the central state of Kwara has arrested five officers of the Nigerian Security Civil Defence…
2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Simon Ateba/Lagos Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended two men in connection with unlawful exportation…
10 Arrested Over OOU Students Protest
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta No fewer than ten students were arrested by the police Monday when students of Olabisi Onabanjo University,…
Army flushes out Boko Haram, arrests 120 militants
Nigeria’s military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Boko Haram insurgents had…
Money Laundering: EFCC Raids Dubai estate firm
The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arrested officials of…