Category: Crime

The France-based International Police Organisation, INTERPOL, has reportedly refused to act on a wanted notice issued by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Lagos businessman, Bashir Haske, who is also the son-in-law of the former Vice President, Alh. Atiku Abubakar. According to INTERPOL, the case appears politically motivated, and the organisation’s constitution strictly prohibits involvement in such matters. The EFCC had on Thursday declared Haske wanted over alleged money laundering, despite an existing Federal High Court order that restricts such action. Sources, however, claim the move may be…

The Anambra state police command has confirmed the arrest of three suspects in separate operations over alleged vandalism and theft of electricity installations in Onitsha and Obosi areas of the state. The Command’ s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday, said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) acted on credible intelligence and raided a vandal’ hideout along Atani road, Onitsha, on Friday. He said three suspects — Adamu Ali, 25; Usman Sulaiman, 22; and Isah Abdullahi, 26 — were apprehended during the operation. “The operatives…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the federal government will ensure that the perpetrators of the attack on worshippers in Malumfashi LGA of Katsina state are brought to justice. On Tuesday morning, gunmen attacked worshippers observing morning prayer (fajr) in a mosque located at the Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi LGA killing several people. The barbaric attack was believed to be a reprisal after residents reportedly ambushed and lynched some bandits two days earlier. In a statement on Friday, the Hon. Minister described the killings as “callous…

The Niger’s army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast doubt over the unverified claim, as confirmed by Abidjan Agence France-Presse, on Friday Since Boko Haram’s insurgency to establish an Islamic caliphate in neighbouring northeast Nigeria began in 2009, the conflict has left 40,000 people dead and forced more than two million to flee their homes. The leader, Bakura, was killed during a “surgical operation” on an island in the Diffa region of southeast Niger last week,…

Hon. Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced seven internet fraudsters in a matter brought before it by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation carried out on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at a hotel within the premises of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Those convicted are: Azeez Aliu Olalekan, Tijani Babatunde, David Damilola, and Ogun Muyiwa. Others are Agada Prosper Osinakachukwu,…

The death toll from the bandits’ inhuman attack on worshippers at a mosque in Malumfashi LGA of Katsina has risen to 50, with more victims confirmed dead during the merciless attack, and about 60 believed to be abducted. On Tuesday morning, gunmen attacked worshippers observing morning (Fajr) prayer in a mosque located at the Unguwan Mantau community, killing several people. The barbaric attack was believed to be a reprisal after residents reportedly ambushed and lynched some bandits two days earlier. A lawmaker representing Malumfashi Constituency in the State House of…

Three Ghanaians have been extradited from Ghana to the United States for their involvement in a $100 million online scam carried out by an International Criminal Organisation. The Ghanaians were extradited to New York on Thursday, according to the US government. They have been accused of defrauding victims around the world through fake romantic relationships and fraudulent business communications. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in a statement issued on Saturday, said federal prosecutors in New York have unsealed an indictment against the Ghanaians who were identified as Isaac…

The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and recovery of a newborn baby boy stolen from a health centre in Ado Ekiti, on Monday. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, while handing the baby back to his lawful parents at the command headquarters, on Wednesday. The CP said the success was as a result of diligent investigation launched immediately after the baby was reported missing. “During our probe, we found a nylon bag containing new baby items at the health facility. A receipt…

Gani was arrested by troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under the 35 Artillery Brigade, while reportedly on his way to deliver a body part to a prospective buyer. Residents of Kulanla Odomoola in Ogun State were left in shock on Saturday after a suspected human parts trafficker, identified simply as Gani, confessed to making a living from selling human body parts for the past decade. Gani was arrested by troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, operating under the 35 Artillery Brigade, while…