Category: Crime
Court Convicts Saleh Mamman Over N33.8 Billion Fraud
Abuja, Nigeria,May 6, 2026 Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering involving the sum of N33.8 billion. The court, however, deferred sentencing until May 13, 2026, following the absence of the former minister in court…
NPF Arrests, Repatriates $245 Million Ponzi Scheme Suspect to China
Abuja, Nigeria,May 6, 2026 The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has arrested and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Xu Qing, to the People’s Republic of China over allegations of large-scale financial fraud involving a Ponzi scheme estimated at over $245 million. According to the Force Public Relations Office, the suspect…
Defence Minister Assures Regional Security Cooperation to Defeat Terrorism
N’Djamena, Chad,May 6, 2026 Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Gwabin Musa, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to strengthening regional security cooperation to combat terrorism and stabilise the Lake Chad Basin. He made this known during the just concluded meeting of Defence Ministers of Troops Contributing Countries to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), held under…
Nigerian Correctional Service destroys contraband, reinforces prison discipline
Abuja, Nigeria — May 5, 2026 The Nigerian Correctional Service has intensified efforts to enforce discipline and enhance security across custodial centres nationwide with the destruction of seized contraband items. The Service confirmed that items destroyed include mobile phones, laptops, and hard drugs recovered during routine searches conducted in correctional facilities. According to officials, the…
Troops arrest suspected terrorists, informant, drug peddlers; rescue victims, recover explosives in North East
Maiduguri, Nigeria — May 4, 2026 Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have recorded significant operational successes, including the arrest of suspected terrorists and collaborators, rescue of kidnapped civilians, and recovery of explosive devices during coordinated operations across the theatre. In one operation at Ngamdu, troops apprehended two suspected terrorists…
Nigerian Navy seizes militant boats, engines after hideout takedown in Cross River
Calabar, Nigeria — May 5, 2026 The Nigerian Navy has recorded a major operational success in Cross River State, seizing several militant boats and outboard engines following the dismantling of a suspected criminal hideout. According to a press statement, the operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts to combat maritime insecurity and dismantle…
Police arrest six kidnapping suspects, rescue victims in Kaduna
Abuja, Nigeria — May 5, 2026 The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing fight against kidnapping, with the arrest of six notorious suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The operation was carried out by the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), leading to the arrest of…
EFCC arraigns fake BDC operator for alleged N78.2m fraud in Onitsha
Onitsha, Nigeria — May 4, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Okeke Ejike Callistus, a fake Bureau De Change operator, before Justice D. A. Onyefulu of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha. The defendant was docked on a 10-count charge bordering on forgery and stealing involving the sum of…
EFCC arraigns man for alleged N85.5m land fraud in Enugu
Enugu, Nigeria — May 4, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Udemba John Chibuzor before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, over an alleged N85.5 million land fraud. The defendant was docked on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence involving…
EFCC Grills Managing Director, Paramount Energy Limited, For Alleged N72.3 Million Fraud
Enugu, Nigeria — April 30, 2026 Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of Ralph Chinazum Ajah, Managing Director of Paramount Energy Limited, over an alleged case of obtaining by false pretence and stealing amounting to N72.3 million. According to a petition…