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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…
The Nigeria Customs Service has launched disciplinary action against an officer caught on film demanding a N200,000 bribe. A motorist used AI-Meta glasses to secretly record the encounter on the Lagos-Benin Expressway. This high-tech sting has forced the hand of a service often accused of systemic graft. The footage shows the officer haggling over vehicle…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ogun State has arrested 210 suspects over the last 18 months. These arrests cover a range of crimes, including pipeline vandalism, fraud, and illegal mining. State Commandant Remember Ekundayo revealed these figures during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Abeokuta on Wednesday. The…
Nigerian Customs officers have arrested a 71-year-old man carrying cocaine worth N2.35bn in a Toyota Highlander. The discovery took place along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor as part of a wider crackdown on regional smuggling routes. This single arrest highlights a worrying trend of drug cartels using elderly couriers to evade suspicion at checkpoints. The 6.35kg of…
Ten Nigerians face lengthy prison spells after a federal court in Ohio dismantled an international hacking ring. The group stole $215 million from over 1,000 victims across 19 countries. They specialised in “business email compromise,” a digital heist that relies more on social engineering than complex coding. The scheme targeted businesses by intercepting internal communications…
