The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley for defrauding an American woman, Nicole Kierulff Sayers, of $205,238 under false pretences. Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, delivered the judgment on Thursday, October 29, 2026, sentencing Kingsley to seven years’ imprisonment…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 14 suspects following a mob attack on a police station and a rescue team in Ala, Akure North Local Government Area, after the reported murder of a farmer. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026,…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 20-year-old suspects over an alleged plot to kidnap the village head of Bangare community in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, noting that the arrests followed a report…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed that 11 suspects arrested in connection with the controversial festival in Oramudu Quarters, Ozoro, have been formally charged to court. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed that the suspects were arraigned on an eight-count charge following the incident, which sparked widespread outrage in March.…
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…
