LAW ENFORCEMENT

Four policemen who allegedly extorted a man, Uche Anthony, of N300,000 on Wednesday in Lagos have been arrested, spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi has said. The policemen, according to the victim, cocked their gun and forced him to an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) along Mobolaji…

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Agbor Command, Delta State, have returned N1,434,715 and other valuables to relatives of victims of an auto crash. Sector Commander, Udeme Eshiet, who spoke at the weekend in Agbor, reiterated that it is the tradition…

A 30-year-old vigilante, Ahmad Usman, has been set ablaze around Tippa garage at Federal Housing Estate in Lugbe Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the police said. The incident occurred at about 1pm after Usman got into an argument with a cleric…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol). The MOU will allow INTERPOL to get direct access to records of fraudsters. According to a statement by the spokesperson for the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it made its highest funds recovery in 2021 from its Lagos Zonal Command, followed by Abuja, where its headquarters is located; Kaduna Zonal Command and Port Harcourt Zonal Command. According to the April edition of EFCC…

Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba disclosed yesterday that more Police Special Operational Units and Assets have been deployed to the South-East in the bid to strengthen the anti-secessionist operation in that part of the country through Operation Restore Peace. Speaking…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the release of the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris from its custody. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Public Affairs of the commission, told the News Agency…

A former Minister of Interior, retired Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for urgent cleanup of weapons and drug among the Fulani youth as part of practical solutions to the ugly trend of kidnapping in the country. Dambazau made the call in his paper,…

The National Examination Council (NECO) has arrested a scammer over issuance of fake employment letters. The suspected fraudster, Patience Adamu, disclosed how she, alongside her husband and other accomplices, made over N10 million from job seekers using fake employment letters of the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three suspected global scammers in an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The trio was nabbed in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in Ajegunle, Lagos State and Benin City, Edo State.…