Tag: Crime
VISA Scammer Jailed 16 Years
Justice Adebunkola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on November 21, 2012, convicted Femi Maurice who was arraigned…
Man Jailed For Fraud, Impersonation
Justice Call Garba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on December 7, 2012, sentenced Fidelis Teseer Tule, who was…
Okonjo: Army Release 63 Suspects
The 63 suspects arrested last Saturday at Osanogoho, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in connection with the…
Lagos Sacks 174 LASTMA Officials
The Lagos State Government has sacked 174 officers of the State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for their alleged involvement in…
Police Rescue 3 From Oro Shrine
The police in Ogun State have arrested seven people in connection with the attempted murder of three brothers, who were…
Nigerian linked with murder in French Alps
British police said on Monday that they have questioned a Nigerian on suspicion of attempting to defraud a British-Iraqi family…
How Police Recruit Criminals In The Force
The lack of trust between the citizens and members of the Nigeria Police Force has compounded the security challenges in…
Delta Relief
I was in the United States of America when I saw some scary pictures sent to my BlackBerry phone. These…
Thieves burgle Federal Secretariat
A gang of suspected thieves on Friday ransacked the Federal Secretariat, Katsina, in an early morning operation. A witness said…
Police Provide e-mail Address To Fight Crime
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has approved the release of a new e-mail address to enable the public…
Rape Of Minor: Wife Hands Hubby Over To Police
By Jamiu Yisa The police in Lagos have arrested a 57-year-old man Badeogun Ogunbisi who allegedly defiles under aged girls…
World Bank: 6 charged in Nigeria for embezzlement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned Felix Maduegbuna, Stephen Fakrogha and Mbakwha Cooperative Society on one hand;…
45 Robbery Suspects, Others Held
At least 45 robbery suspects and cultists have been arrested by men of the Benue State Police Command. In addition…
5 suspected bandits killed in shootout with soldiers
Five suspected armed robbers were on Friday shot dead by the 243 battalion troops of the Nigerian Army, Manguno, in…
End of the road for abduction gang in Lagos
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of kidnappers who allegedly collected…
They Have Killed My Son -Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southsouth Nigeria, was on Friday moved to tears while reacting to the killing of…
CP Appeals To Journalists To Expose Corrupt Cops
Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Malam Mohammed Ladan on Monday called on journalists in the state to expose any policeman…
I Steal To Buy Cocaine, Suspect Confesses
One of the suspected burglary thieves who was arrested recently has confessed that he got addicted to taking hard drugs…
Nigeria: Another 22 police recruits charged with forgery
Twenty two police recruits attending training at the Nigeria Police Training College in Ilorin, were on Friday charged, in two…
Nigerian student Docked for wearing army camouflage
A 28-year-old student, Tijani Aliyu, has been arraigned before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for wearing a Nigerian Army uniform.…
2 Beheaded In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud as well as a Syrian…
I’ve Stolen 6 Vehicles From My Employers
A driver has confessed to stealing his employers’ vehicles and moving onto commit same crime elsewhere. The driver identified as,…
Mixed Reactions Trail Withdrawal Of Cops From Checkpoints
There were mixed reactions by Lagos motorists to the dismantling of checkpoints ordered two weeks ago by the Inspector-General of…
American jailed over Nigerian bribes
The former head of US construction company KBR was sentenced to 30 months in prison over the bribing of Nigerian…
2 Nigerians charged with printing fake US dollars
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two fraudsters before Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal…
Amosun Reads Riot Act To Robbers
The Governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun has assured the people of the state of adequate security of their lives…
Two Charged With Assaulting Police Officer
The police at Ilasan Division, Jakande Estate, Lekki, Eti Osa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned two persons before an Igbosere…
2 Pipeline Vandals Nabbed
Two suspected pipeline vandals, Kehinde Oremade and Mufutau Folorunsho, have been arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police…
9 Suspects Escape From Police Cell
The Edo state police command is yet to come to terms with how nine suspected robbers escaped from the Special…
Ex-Gov Daniel Asks Court to Quash EFCC Charge
The trial of former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel on charges of criminal embezzlement of funds and diversion…