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Detectives from the Yobe State Police Command have dismantled an illegal firearms manufacturing facility in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area. Security operatives arrested seven suspects during the raid, including the suspected mastermind of the fabrication ring. The police recovered an assortment of locally made weapons, specialised machinery, and raw manufacturing materials from the site….
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested five suspected kidnappers targeting schoolchildren, halting a predatory operation that has terrorised local communities. State operatives tracked and cornered the syndicate following a series of intelligence-led raids across vulnerable coastal and transit corridors. Investigators link the group to recent high-profile abductions of pupils on their way to school,…
State security operatives dismantled a sprawling network of thieves targeting vital public utilities across Kano State. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested ten suspects linked to systematic asset stripping and industrial theft. This coordinated crackdown comes amid a worrying surge in criminal attacks on public property in northern Nigeria. Security agencies face uphill…
A combined security team rescued twelve abducted passengers on Saturday after armed men intercepted two commercial buses in Ondo State. The victims were travelling from Benue State to Ibadan when gunmen struck at approximately 01:30 am. The attack occurred at Isua Akoko, the administrative headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area. State police command spokesperson…
Thai authorities have dismantled a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate, arresting six Nigerian men in Nonthaburi for operating an artificial intelligence-driven romance scam. Coordinated police units raided three luxury riverside condominium units near the Phra Nangklao Bridge following an intensive cross-border financial trail. Investigators discovered that the syndicate deliberately targeted older Thai women, extracting millions of…
A 30-year-old schoolteacher and church choir master, Nathaniel Baiyegun, faces murder charges after allegedly kidnapping and killing his 16-year-old former student in Ogijo, Ogun State. Operatives from the Anti-Kidnapping Section of the Ogun State Police Command arrested the suspect following weeks of investigation into the disappearance of the teenager. The victim had approached her former…
Lagos State courts handled 35,461 criminal cases over the last three years, driven heavily by affluent coastal neighbourhoods. The Lagos Criminal Information System reveals that Lagos Island and the Lekki-Ajah corridor generated more than 27 per cent of these offences. Lekki-Ajah alone accounted for over 16 per cent of the total courtroom entries. Property crime…
A federal judge in Michigan has sentenced Dr Nkechy Ezeh to 70 months in prison for stealing 1.4 million dollars meant for vulnerable children. Ezeh, a former associate professor at Aquinas College, ran a non-profit called the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative. The organisation supposedly served low-income families through federal programmes like Head Start. Instead, she…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered a multi-billion-naira drug stash in a Lekki mansion. Operatives seized 2,326 kilograms of high-strength imported cannabis known as “Loud” during the Friday raid. The haul is worth more than N5.8 billion on the black market. This operation at Lekki Phase 1 reveals how luxury residential areas now…
Nigeria has returned a fleet of stolen exotic cars to Canada after intercepting them at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. The recovery ends a months-long game of cat and mouse between international car theft syndicates and maritime police. Customs officials handed over the keys to brands like Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini during a formal…
