Crime & Punishment

Fake EFCC Operatives Arrested For Robbery, Kidnapp

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
The Nasarawa State Police Command has reportedly arrested three fake officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state. In a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Lafia on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Offic ...

Binance Billionaire Founder Bags Four Months Imprisonment For Money Laundering I

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been sentenced to four months in prison in the United States of America. Zhao was sentenced by Seattle-based U.S. District Judge, Richard Jones, on Tuesday, April 30, following his guilty plea to anti-money launderin ...

Nigerian Army Arrests Notorious Human Trafficker In Lagos, Rescues 22-Year-Old V

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of an alleged notorious human trafficker, identified as Mrs Olushola Areke in Lagos State. Mrs Areke rsquo;s arrest was announced in a press statement issued by the army authorities via the office of the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations on M ...

Police Arrest 4 Cultists, Kidnappers With Machine Gun, Others In Akwa Ibom

Monday, April 29, 2024
Operatives of Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested four suspects in Eket in connection with cultism and kidnapping activities in the state. In a statement made available to the newsmen on Monday, the command rsquo;s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, said the arrests ...

Four Killed, Many Others Injured As Herdsmen Attack Enugu Community

Monday, April 29, 2024
No fewer than four people have been confirmed killed while many others were wounded when assailants suspected to be herdsmen invaded Nimbo community in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was learnt that the attack occurred on Sunday night. The deceased victims are Okeh Simo ...

Police Arrests Two Suspects For Car Theft, Recovers Stolen Vehicles In FCT

Sunday, April 28, 2024
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested two notorious robbery kingpins in connection to a series of car thefts from unsuspecting residents in FCT and its environs. The suspects were identified as Ibrahim Haliru, 45 years old (an ex-convict) of Kano State and B ...

Two Notorious Drug Kingpins Bag Life Imprisonment For Cocaine Trafficking

Sunday, April 28, 2024
Two notorious drug kingpins identified as Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince have been sentenced to life imprisonment for exporting cocaine across continents following their arrest and prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to Femi Babafemi, NDL ...

Gunmen Abduct Assistant Controller Of Correctional Facility In Minna, Niger Stat

Friday, April 26, 2024
Gunmen have allegedly abducted the Assistant Controller of Corrections of the Niger State Correctional Centre Minna, ACC Abdulrahamam Ibrahim Gelele. In a statement issued by the Command rsquo;s Public Relations Officer (PRO), CSC Rabiu Mohammed Shuaibu, the ACC was kidnaped since the April 17, 2 ...

Police Officers Arrested For Possession Of N20m Illicit Drugs In Edo

Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspected police officers over possession of illegal drugs worth about N20m. The suspects, Kadiri Hassan, aged 45 and Alex Akaeze, aged 39 were arrested alongside three other suspects; Ovie Samuel (46), Stanley Itota (45), and Felix Oputi (46). Acc ...

Gunmen Kill Police Inspector In Rivers State

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday night killed a Nigerian police officer identified as Inspector Sunday Baba during their operation at Rumuolumeni in Rivers State. This was confirmed by the state police command on its X account. The command mourned the death of the deceased described as a ...
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