Justice D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year in prison each for cyberterrorism and internet fraud. The convicted individuals are: Li Dong, Deng Wei Qiang, Huang Bo, Xiong Zhen, Lai Rui Feng, Zhao Xiao Hui, Lui Hai Rong, Lui Gang, and…
The Katsina State Police Command has achieved a major success in its ongoing efforts to combat kidnapping and banditry in the region. In a statement issued by the command, it was revealed that a joint security team—comprising Police operatives, the Military, DSS, Operation Sharan Daji, members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a 20-year-old petty trader, identified as Ajuma Simon, from her home in Kogi State. Ajuma, a native of Ukpotume — a village located after Ugwolawo in the Odolu/Igalamela Local Government Area — was reportedly taken from her residence around 1 a.m. on Friday, June 6. According to community sources, the young…
Malam Sabi’u Usman Saurayi, a 29-year-old banker residing in the Nassarawo community of Gombe State capital, has shared the chilling account of how he narrowly escaped from suspected organ traffickers who attempted to remove his kidney. The incident occurred last week when Sabi’u, suffering from a fever, boarded a commercial motorcycle to seek medical help.…
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Kabokweni, near White River in Mpumalanga, South Africa, in connection with the alleged murder of his older sister, whose body he reportedly buried in a shallow grave at his home nearly a year ago. Police say the suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday, June 3, after allegedly…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a man and abducted his wife during a property inspection along Golden Estate, Abba Father Avenue in Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, over the weekend. According to a source who spoke to Leadership under anonymity, the couple had visited the area with two property…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into two suspects arrested for allegedly being in possession of \$899,800 in counterfeit United States currency. The suspects, identified as Abubakar Hussaini (42) and Sahabi Adamu (53), were initially apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement…
Operatives from the Rumuji Division of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralized a suspected notorious kidnapper and murderer identified as David Uzoma Kamalu, also known as “M-Kaze.” The operation took place in the early hours of Tuesday, May 28, following days of intensive intelligence gathering. In an official statement, the command’s spokesperson, ASP Grace…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, arraigned one Oluwaseyi Hevleen Johnson before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Johnson was arraigned alongside her company, XY Connects Global Investments Limited, on a two-count charge related to the operation…
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction and sentencing of social media influencer Murja Ibrahim Kunya before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano. Kunya was initially arrested in January 2025 after a video surfaced showing her spraying Naira notes for entertainment in…
