The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday handed over three properties, two exotic vehicles and the sum of N1,100,00.00 (One Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira) recovered as proceeds of crime from one fake spiritualist and advance fee fraudster, Fatai Olalere Alli, (a.k.a. Baba Abore, Baba Osun) […]
Nigeria has emerged as a key focus in a major international crackdown on cyber-enabled financial crimes and terrorism financing, following the arrest of several suspects linked to a global cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors across 17 countries. The arrests were part of a coordinated international operation led by INTERPOL and the African Union Mechanism […]
A 29-year-old man, Odunayo Dada, on Tuesday appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police officer. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and malicious damage. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Oct.18 at […]
Authorities in Argentina have arrested Nigerian national, Ikechukwu N., in what is being described as the country’s first detention of a fugitive subject to both an INTERPOL Red Notice and the newly launched Silver Notice. The suspect is accused of masterminding a global cybercrime network, allegedly orchestrating large-scale romance scams that defrauded thousands of women […]
One of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, Rabih Alkhalil, has been arrested in Qatar after spending three years on the run. This is contained in a statement released on the INTERPOL website. The 38-year-old fugitive, who was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice on charges including murder and conspiracy to import cocaine, escaped from a […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reported a fresh case of railway vandalism along the Lagos–Ibadan Standard Gauge corridor. The incident occurred between Agege and Agbado Stations, where unknown persons tampered with critical signalling equipment. According to the NRC, the vandals removed signal machine cap protectors and cut connection cables on Switch Point Machine No. […]
A former Tennessee teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old student has claimed she is pregnant and intends to raise the child. Alissa McCommon, 38, a former fourth-grade teacher at Charger Academy in Covington, was arrested in September 2023 and charged with child rape after allegedly contacting the boy through Snapchat. During a court hearing […]
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cultists following a violent clash between rival groups in the Onireke and Isashi areas of Lagos State. The suspects, identified as Victor Christian (43), Samuel Success (29), Balogun Emmanuel (43), Wisdom Chukwuemeka (28), and Oche Job (39), were apprehended during a coordinated raid led […]
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a security guard, Amos Kini, in connection with the abduction of a two-year-old child in the Elemoro area of Lagos. In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, the child’s mother reported at the Elemoro Division that her security guard had fled with her […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Abdussalam Akolawole, 38, wanted over an alleged conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. According to the Commission, Akolawole, who hails from Kogi State, was last seen at Rivers Park Estate, Lugbe, Abuja. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC urged anyone with useful […]
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