LAW ENFORCEMENT

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has warned against the misuse of police authority in civil disputes, particularly, matters of land ownership. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Egbetokun said…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned another set of foreigners comprising Chinese and Filipino nationals before the Federal High court in Lagos on charges of cybercrimes, cyber-terrorism, possession of documents containing false pretence, identity theft, among others. The foreigners were…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, who later underwent emergency surgery to remove 81 wraps of cocaine from his stomach. According to the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Igbokwe was apprehended at the…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has successfully rescued a young woman from the clutches of a suspected armed robber and ritualist. The Command in a statement on its X handle signed by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, on Sunday, said…

The Police Command in Lagos State has announced that it will begin enforcement of the Third-Party Insurance Policy from Saturday. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, made this known in a statement on Saturday, issued by the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin. Ishola stated…

Almost two months after it announced the landmark arrest of 193 foreigners and 599 Nigerians, in one fell swoop for offences bordering on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scam, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the prosecution of some…

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two men for alleged abduction, sexual assault and phone theft in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, SP Sunday Abutu, said that the two suspects were arrested in different locations in Ado…