NDLEA arrests drug baron after 17-year manhunt
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a wanted drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, 17 years after a manhunt was launched for him. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer…
Court jails 30 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Ibadan zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of thirty internet fraudsters before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebisi Adetujoye, and K.B.…
Nigerian from Canada caught with 142 wraps cannabis at Lagos airport
Operatives of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have intercepted a Nigerian from Canada with 142 wraps of Canadian loud cannabis valued at N290 million on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International…
NDLEA busts trans-border drug cartel, arrests four members in Onitsha, Keffi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has busted a trans-border drug trafficking syndicate during which multi-million-naira worth of tramadol pills concealed in the bumper and false bottom…
Insecurity: Police neutralise seven terrorists, recover 23 arms, ammunition
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has neutralised seven terrorists and recovered 23 arms and ammunitions in some parts of the country. Unknown armed men, the police said invaded Gobiraje Village…
Suspected Ritualist Kills Girlfriend in Ilorin
A suspected ritualist has killed and dismembered a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin, Kwara State. Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde was killed by her boyfriend whom…
NDLEA intercepts UK-bound illicit drug consignment at Lagos Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a consignment of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis enroute to the United Kingdom at the Murtala Muhammed International…
Bishop bags 20-year jail for raping minor
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced a prominent Abuja-based clergyman, Bishop Kenneth Duke, to 20 years behind bars without an option of fine for rape. The National Agency…
56 stolen vehicles recovered, 302 kidnap victims rescued in January – Police
The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a total of 962 suspects across the country for various since the commencement of the year. The police also recovered 56…
Troops kill Bello Turji’s second-in-command, others in Zamfara
Troops under Operation Fansan Yamma, a joint task force against terrorists in the North West, have killed Bello Turji’s second-in-command, known as Aminu Kanawa. Kanawa was killed during Air and…