Crime

The Nigerian Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed an immediate investigation into the jailbreak at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre, Kogi State. On Monday, Kingsley Fanwo, the Kogi state commissioner for information, disclosed that at least 12 inmates escaped during the jailbreak. Tunji-Ojo assured Nigerians that all escaped inmates would be recaptured through advanced biometric technology and other security …

Armed policemen have arrived the Force Headquarters in Abuja following the scheduled appearance of Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist. After uploading a viral video claiming he was extorted by officers at a checkpoint in Lagos, the police invited him to be questioned. Sowore was called to respond to a number of accusations, such as defying legal orders, …

Personnel from the 7 Division at the Borno Express Terminal Park in Maiduguri has apprehended a soldier, identified as Nathaniel Jeremiah, for illegal possession of ammunition. According to intelligence sources, Jeremiah, who was on a welfare pass and traveling to Adamawa State, was stopped at a terminal and found with 89 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition in his bag during a …

The alarming rise of cyber financial crimes in Nigeria casts a long shadow over the nation’s digital economy, hampering its global reputation and undermining trust in its digital infrastructure. Despite significant technological advancements, cyber fraud—popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”—continues to evolve, morphing into sophisticated schemes that exploit vulnerabilities across businesses, individuals, and institutions. A report by the Economic and Financial …

Following the viral video of the arrest of one of the suspected master minders of the Ihiala massacre, in Anambra state, the Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Tuesday advised the security agents not to be quick in tagging IPOB, with every crime as doing so was discouraging community citizens participation in fighting against crime …

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected cultist in possession of firearms   Abeokuta Road in the Ifo local government area of the state.  The state police public relations officer, Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital According to her, the suspect Abiodun, John,25 is the leader of the Alora cult, with …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet fraud and other acts of corruption, operatives of …

Twenty-one persons are said to have been killed, and several others were declared missing after suspected bandits invaded Baure village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. Baure village is widely known as a bandits’ den where the criminals have significant control. A resident name withheld, mentioned on Friday that, the attack took place on Tuesday when the hoodlums …