LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

Alleged $1bn Fraud: Court To Rule On Detained CBEX Operators’ Bail June 30

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the bail application filed by three detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in the alleged over one billion dollars fraud, until June 30 for ruling. Justice Nwite fixed the date after…

23 hours ago

Police Launch Investigation Into Killing Of UNIPORT Student

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that the case involving the killing of a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Godwin Akpakpan, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation. A spokesperson for the…

2 days ago

Alleged Forgery: Court Grants N50m Bail To Friday Audu

The trial of Friday Audu, the suspected Nigerian Mastermind behind the activities of the landmark arrest of 792 persons, comprising 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerians in December 2024, for offences bordering on cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam, continued on Tuesday at…

04/06/2025

Lagos Court Jails 15 Foreigners For Cyber-Terrorism, Internet Fraud

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, convicted and sentenced another set of foreigners to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye in separate cases sentenced a total of 15 foreigners: 11 Filipinos,…

31/05/2025

Forfeiture Order: EFCC Sues Emefiele In Fresh Eight-Count Charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sued a former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for allegedly stealing and unlawfully acquiring 753 housing units located at Plot 109, Cadastral Zone C09, Lokongoma District, Abuja. In the eight new counts filed at the…

31/05/2025

Alleged N76bn Fraud: Ex-Bank Director Testifies, Says He Wrote Off Arik’s $2.3m Debt

A former group executive director of Union Bank PLC, Austen Obigwe, has told the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, how he wrote off a $2.3 million debt owed by Arik Air to his private company, Staal Corp. Obigwe disclosed this…

30/05/2025

Kano TikToker Murja Kunya Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For Naira Abuse

The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. This was disclosed in a statement…

30/05/2025

NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Hidden In Plantain Chips Package

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a shipment of drugs concealed within packages labelled as plantain chips at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this on Sunday in a short statement. “Narco-trend update: This…

26/05/2025

NPF, INTERPOL Extradite Dubai-Based Nigerian For Multi-Dollar Fraud

The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL NCB Abuja, has extradited a Nigerian, Abubakar Muhammed, from the United Arab Emirates over financial crimes. Muhammed was handed over to security operatives on Friday after he was subjected to an INTERPOL Red Notice issued by…

26/05/2025

Alleged $1.43m fraud: EFCC Arrests Fred Ajudua

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, pending his re-arraignment for an alleged $1.43m fraud. He was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday and is in the custody of the EFCC. The EFCC’s spokesperson,…

14/05/2025