A 43-year-old Nigerian, Akinade Adedeji Raheem, has been extradited from the Republic of Benin to the United States over allegations that he conspired with others to file fraudulent tax returns seeking more than $100 million in refunds using stolen identities. The United States Department of Justice announced the development in a statement on Tuesday, October…
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, sentenced a former banker, Christopher Jackson Edeh, to a total of 39 years’ imprisonment over his involvement in a N2.7 billion fraud prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Edeh,…
A Kano State High Court has remanded three defendants in a custodial facility over the alleged kidnapping and murder of a young boy in Rano Local Government Area of the state. The defendants, identified as Hajara Sani, Hayatullah Armayau and Jibin Ado, were arraigned on charges of criminal conspiracy, kidnapping and culpable homicide. They were…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, identified as Ifeanyi Jeremiah Obi, over alleged multiple cases of mobile phone theft in hotels across Awka, Isuaniocha and Mgbakwu communities. The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Sunday, October 25, by operatives of the Amanuke Police Division following investigations into reported phone…
The Sokoto State High Court has sentenced three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) to death by hanging after finding them guilty of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. The convicts were identified as Gaji Hassan, Abdullahi Goni Gudusu and Modu Bukar. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, arraigned a Sierra Leonean, Favour Foday Kamara, before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged $190,324 fraud. The case followed a petition by Henrietta Vandi, a 70-year-old…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Marian Elia, 19, and her boyfriend, Izuchukwu Uzoma, 21, before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court over the alleged theft of N35,920,000.The defendants were arraigned on a seven-count charge bordering on cybercrime, conspiracy and stealing. The…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into a businesswoman, Stella Ezinne Egotanwa, over allegations that she defrauded 21 people of N8.29 million by promising to secure employment for them at a psychiatric hospital in Enugu State. According to the commission, the 45-year-old suspect allegedly collected the money from the victims…
Two ex-convicts, Ekjike Ani, 32, and Chubuzor Anasihwe, 31, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command over their alleged involvement in robbery operations along the Ife-Ilesha Expressway in Osun State, where five vehicles and valuables worth an estimated N50m were reportedly stolen. The suspects were arrested at separate locations in…
The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects over the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Olapade Ezekiel in Ilobu, Osun State. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, October 16, by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi. According to the police, the incident occurred at about 3:30 pm on June 21 at a…
