Crime and Insecurity
News and analysis about crime and insecurity in Nigeria.
NDLEA seizes over 1 million opioid pills in Bauchi, intercepts cannabis, meth in Kaduna, Abuja
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized a total of 1,013,000 pills of opioids in Bauchi State, as...
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EFCC arraigns Medical Doctor over alleged N39.1 million Visa Fraud in Port Harcourt
The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, has arraigned Dr. Nekabari Dambere...
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U.S. court hands nearly 160 years jail terms to 5 Nigerians in $17 million fraud case
A United States District Court in Sherman, Texas, has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to nearly 160 years in jail over...
Read moreDetailsEFCC arraigns Ponzi scheme director Precious Williams over alleged N13.8 billion fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Precious Williams, a director of Glossolalia Nigeria...
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Cybercrime: Lagos Court orders deportation of 4 Filipinos over Internet Fraud in Lagos
The Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, approved the deportation of four Filipinos over internet fraud offenses...
Read moreDetailsEFCC arraigns SunTrust Bank MD, Executive Director over alleged $12 million money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, June 13, 2025, arraigned the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust...
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Oil Subsidy Fraud: EFCC declares Fargo Petroleum MD wanted over alleged N976 million scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Managing Director of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Limited, Seun Ogunbambo,...
Read moreDetailsN360 million Fraud: Court jails man for stealing and issuing dud cheques in Lagos
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ajah, Lagos, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, convicted and sentenced Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness...
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Federal High Court jails 9 Chinese arrested for cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud in Lagos
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced nine Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for internet...
Read moreDetailsCourt remands Afriq Arbitrage CEO Jesam Michael over $854K, N590 million fraud charges
The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded the CEO of a cryptocurrency trading platform Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS), Jesam...
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