Tag:Nigeria Crime News

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Oyo Child Trafficking: Suspect Confesses to Stealing 19 Children, Selling Her Own Babies

• Six children allegedly died in captivity, 13 rescued alive • Police recover 17 children, arrest seven suspects across three states • Suspect reveals how she...

Mosali Edunosa - September 8, 2026

Metro

101-year-old grandma caught selling ‘skunk’ after fire razed shop

A 101-year-old great-grandmother, Esther Ogunmabo, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for allegedly selling illicit drugs in Ilisan,...

Toyin Adebayo - August 23, 2026

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EFCC Drags 3 Alleged Land Grabbers, 2 Companies to Court Over ₦23m Land Deal

…Defendants Plead Not Guilty, Get ₦500,000 Bail Each The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three men and...

Toyin Adebayo - August 22, 2026

Crime

Police Arrest 19-Year-Old Student, 7 Others Over Bank Fraud

GOMBE, Nigeria — The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old computer science student and seven others over alleged involvement in digital banking...

Salisu Sani-Idris - July 6, 2026

Crime

Police Bust Human Trafficking Syndicate in Kogi, Rescue Victim from Côte d’Ivoire

Lokoja, Nigeria — The Kogi State Police Command has dismantled a family-run human trafficking syndicate and rescued a 21-year-old victim who was lured to...

Akeem Adebayo - June 17, 2026

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Police Arrest Woman, Three Others Over ₦50m ‘Self-Kidnap’ Scam, Recover Firearm

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old woman, Mrs. Oluchi Ugbowan, and three accomplices for allegedly staging her own kidnapping in a...

Akeem Adebayo - June 9, 2026