LAW ENFORCEMENT

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed the arrest of an ex-convict, Onyeka Madukolu, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, for importing 5.90 kilograms of cocaine concealed in cans of deodorants and ladies’ lip gloss into Nigeria. The agency’s spokesperson,…

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reconstituted its anti vandal Unit across the country. Its Commandant-General Ahmed Audi charged the unit to make the difference in waging war against crude oil thieves. Audi said the newly reconstituted unit and their members…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has sealed off over five properties belonging to the Auditor General of Yobe Local Government Audit’s Board, Mr. Yahaya Wakil Idris over suspected fraud allegation. Operatives of the commission stormed Damaturu on Wednesday evening and sealed…

A petrol attendant with Mobil Filling Station, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Adeshina Ayomide, has confessed that he sponsored the killing of Fatai Adigun, the manager of the filling station, to cover up a N2,170,000 loot. The Osun police…

Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory Command, have arrested five suspects in connection with the Tuesday murder of Sadiq Gaya, the son of a Kano State lawmaker, Senator Kabiru Gaya, in Abuja. Impeccable sources confirmed to our correspondent that Sadiq’s…

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other related offences on Thursday opened up that the N13.59trillion 2021 budget was padded by the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, with duplicated projects worth N300b. The ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, during an interface with the…

Officials of the Rapid Response Squad have arrested an ex-convict, Yekini Opeyemi, 35, for stealing two generators around the Odo-Iya Alaro, Ojota area of Lagos State. Opeyemi, who was reportedly working as a guard at Ojota New Garage, was nabbed while trying to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its operatives from the Benin Zonal Command, on Tuesday, arrested two owners of yahoo schools and seven other suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. Disclosing this in a terse statement made available to the…