A 27-year-old scavenger, Faruk Sarkinpwa, was on Tuesday arraigned before a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly stealing aluminium windows. The police charged Sarkinpwa, who resides in Gwagwa village, Abuja, with criminal trespass and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Mrs Charity Nwachukwu, told the court that on July 16, the complainant, Olu Lawal…
Authorities in Adamawa State, Nigeria, have rescued 13 trafficked children and four kidnap victims as part of extensive police operations aimed at curbing rising insecurity. Commissioner of Police, Dankombo Falings, announced the developments at a news conference held in Yola on Monday. He said the successes were part of the state police command’s achievements during…
Police in southern Nigeria’s Edo State have rescued 62 individuals from kidnappers and arrested more than 40 suspects linked to abduction, robbery, and cult violence, according to an update issued on Monday by the state’s police command. Speaking at a media briefing in Benin, Commissioner of Police Monday Agbonika described the outcome as a testament…
Two alleged operators of a failed cryptocurrency scheme, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), have been released on bail by a Nigerian court amid ongoing investigations into a suspected multi-million dollar investment scam. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Avwerosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim bail on Wednesday, each in the amount of…
The trial of Mr Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant-General (AG), Bauchi State, and a Bureau de Change (BDC) Operator, Aliyu Abubajar, was on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter, which was fixed for the commencement of trial by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on the last adjourned date, could not proceed due to…
Police in Indonesia’s West Java province have uncovered a baby trafficking ring accused of selling 24 infants from various regions in Indonesia to buyers in neighboring Singapore. As of today, 13 Indonesian nationals suspected of involvement in the ring have been arrested in separate operations conducted in Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, and Tangerang, Banten province,…
Operatives of the police command in Lagos State have detained a suspected armed robber for alleged unlawful possession of firearms. The command Spokesman , CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the suspect was apprehended by detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), following a coordinated…
Nigerian authorities have brought a series of forgery and trespass charges against three Ghanaian nationals, including prominent businessman and Knight of the British Empire Sir Sam Jonah, and a Nigerian lawyer, over claims of an attempted illegal takeover of local firms. The Inspector-General of Police, through prosecuting counsel Isa Garba, filed the charges—numbered CR/402/2025—at the…
In a bid to restore order and improve security in Nigeria’s capital, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has launched Operation Sweep Abuja, aimed at removing street beggars, hawkers, scavengers and other groups associated with petty crime. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, confirmed the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday re-arraigned five family members at an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing N242.4 million. The accused are Chisom Obiakor, Daniel Obiakor, Anthony Obiakor, Precious Nwokemodo and Ifeanyi Nwokemodo, brought before Justice Mojisola Dada. The case began afresh before Justice Rahman Oshodi but was later transferred to…
