Crime

By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old woman, Nwachukwu Chidubem Blessing, over an alleged attempt to stage her own kidnap and obtain ₦3 million from her family. The suspect was arrested…
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills and capsules of tramadol and other opioids, alongside about 6,000 kilogrammes of cannabis, in a nationwide crackdown that yielded…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman to 40 years imprisonment for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria using her three-year-old son as cover. Justice Obiora Egwuatu convicted…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Mexican methamphetamine kingpin attempting to flee Nigeria and dismantled another industrial-scale clandestine laboratory, exposing an expanding international network seeking…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested and paraded 13 suspects linked to cable vandalism, armed robbery, car theft and human trafficking across seven states, recovering stolen electrical infrastructure valued at…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka Police in Anambra State have arrested a 32-year-old woman, identified as Mrs. Ogechi Ofoma, over the alleged brutal abuse of her seven-year-old daughter in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the…
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By Sunny A. David, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped victims and arrested 57 suspects over the past one month as part of intensified operations against kidnapping, armed robbery, cult-related violence and…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled multiple drug trafficking networks operating across eight states, intercepting consignments from the United Kingdom and recovering more than 2.3 tonnes of assorted illicit…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a major international drug trafficking operation spanning Africa, Europe and Asia, intercepting illicit consignments worth more than N6.2 billion in Lagos while arresting a…
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Troops of the Nigerian Army, in conjunction with a tactical team, have killed 21 Boko Haram terrorists during a joint raid operation on a terrorist camp around the Kopre Mountain general area of Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.…
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