Crime & Punishment

Court Jails Two Chinese Citizens For Illegal Minin

Friday, May 17, 2024
Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced two Chinese, Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi, to one year imprisonment for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. The duo were arraigned on Monday, A ...

Military Declares Notorious Terrorist, Halilu Buzu, Wanted

Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Nigerian Military has declared Halilu Buzu, a national of Buzu in the Republic of Niger, wanted for terrorising Nigerian territory, particularly Zamfara. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja, at a media briefing on the oper ...

NAFDAC Arrests Five For Selling Fake Cosmetics In Abuja

Thursday, May 16, 2024
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have arrested five persons for selling counterfeit cosmetics in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The arrest was made at the Garki and Wuse areas on Wednesday during an enforcement to curb substandard goods. Speakin ...

EFCC Arrests 13 Fake BDC Operators In Lagos

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested thirteen fake bureau-de-change operators in Lagos. The Nigerian Voice reports that the suspects were arrested for operating BDC without an appropriate licence. They are: Abdulahi M ...

Fake BDC Operator Bags One-year Imprisonment

Monday, May 13, 2024
Justice A.K Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri Borno State, on Thursday, May 9 convicted and sentenced one Bana Alhaji Lawan to one year imprisonment. Lawan was arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one count charge for carryi ...

Gunmen Attack Edo Community, Burn Down Several Houses, Cars

Monday, May 13, 2024
Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked Imariogha Community in the Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo State, burning no fewer than eight vehicles. It was learnt that the attack was carried out on Sunday night in the community located near Okomu oil palm plantation. According to repor ...

Police Arrests Notorious Car Theft Syndicate In FCT

Monday, May 13, 2024
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have apprehended a notorious car theft syndicate who specializes in stealing vehicles from Abuja and selling them in Lagos State. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, while parading the suspects on Monday, said the gang were nab ...

Police Arrests Father Over Sexualized Viral Images Of 4-Year-old Child

Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of the father of 4-year-old child whose disturbing photoshoots and video sparked outrage on social media. It was reported that images and video, which have been widely shared on the social space, showed the child in a sexualized manner, with some ...

NDLEA Intercepts 3 Trailer Loads Of Hard Drugs, Arrests 75-year-old Grandpa, Gra

Sunday, May 12, 2024
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have reportedly intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand (3,450,000) pills and three hundred and forty-four thousand (344,000) bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odof ...

Amidst Fuel Scarcity, Customs Intercepts 177 Sacks, 61 Kegs Of Petrol In Lagos

Sunday, May 12, 2024
Amidst scarcity of petroleum products in the country, officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command, have reportedly intercepted 177 sacks and 61 kegs of 25 litres containing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) along Isalu Creek Badagry Waterway en-route Benin Republic. While addressing ...
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