The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released an official statement clarifying the events that led to the death of Endurance Udeke, a resident of apartment W6a in Periwinkle Estate, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, during a sting operation on Tuesday, November 4. According to the Commission, its operatives were in the estate to…
The Edo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged kidnapping and killing of a 12-year-old boy, Emiliano Egwunbare, by his 18-year-old cousin, Tega Emajuwa, in Obagie Community, Egor Local Government Area. According to The Nation, Emajuwa, alongside two accomplices, allegedly abducted Emiliano on September 16, 2025. Reports indicate that Emajuwa had been…
The Delta State Police Command has apprehended a suspected armed robber and kidnapper who allegedly concealed a pistol inside a loaf of bread. In a statement issued on Saturday, November 8, 2025, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, revealed that the suspect, identified as Nnamdi Stanley Chibuike, 24, was intercepted by operatives of the Rapid…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has ruled that a prima facie case has been established against Nigerian social media personality Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and his co-defendant in the ongoing fraud and money laundering trial. The ruling, announced on Tuesday, November 4, and…
Justice Osho Adebiyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old school teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old pupil in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Disclosing this to newsmen, the National Press Officer of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking…
Two suspected kidnappers were shot dead by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command during a sting operation that led to the safe rescue of a victim held for a ₦30 million ransom. According to Punch, the operation was conducted in the Onipanu area of the state by the command’s tactical unit in collaboration with…
A pastor and legal practitioner, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, was on Wednesday, October 29, re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the alleged indecent treatment of a 14-year-old girl. The defendant was re-arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on indecent treatment of a minor brought against him…
The Kano State Police Command has announced the successful arrest of two notorious armed robbers specialized in car snatching and armed robbery. The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 said the suspects snatched a Ford Escape vehicle from an Air Force officer…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, during the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the ruling on Wednesday, October 29, following an application filed by the Independent Corrupt…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a woman, identified as Ada Clement, for allegedly running a baby factory in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed that police operatives rescued five pregnant underage girls from…
