Crime

Mar
13
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List)

32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List)

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
32 Jailed For Internet Fraud In Ibadan(Full List) Thirty- two alleged internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms in Ibadan, Oyo State after they pleaded guilty to separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation, internet-related offences filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts who were prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the were arraigned before Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.S. Adeyemi, K.B. Olawoyin, G.A. Sunmonu of the Oyo State High Court and Justice Nkeonye Maha of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan. The convicts are: Kolade Olayinka Akinlosotu, Adetoro Kolawole…
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Mar
12
2025
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EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List)

EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List)

Crime, FGN, News Flash
EFCC Warns Public About 58 Illegal Ponzi Scheme Operators (See List) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes across Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, on its verified Facebook account, the anti-graft agency warned that these companies pose as investment entities but are defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians of their hard-earned money. The EFCC noted that the firms are neither registered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nor the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the EFCC, both regulatory bodies confirmed in separate correspondences…
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Mar
10
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Arrests Looms As ASHTF Intensifies Hunt For Illegal Revenue Collectors, Calls On The Public To Report Suspects

Arrests Looms As ASHTF Intensifies Hunt For Illegal Revenue Collectors, Calls On The Public To Report Suspects

Abia State, Crime, IGR, News Flash
ARRESTS LOOMS AS ASHTF INTENSIFIES HUNT FOR ILLEGAL REVENUE COLLECTORS, CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO REPORT SUSPECTS. On Sunday, March 9, 2025,at around 6.30 am, the Aba area Coordinator of Abia State Harmonized Taskforce, Mr. Uche Wogu led a combined team of ASHTF operatives and officers of the Nigeria police, in a joint operation. The operation aimed to apprehend suspects involved in the illegal collection of revenue from traders in Ehi Road, Aba. The team successfully arrested 11 suspects, who were taken to the Ndiegoro Police Station. The suspects were allegedly collecting revenue on behalf of some communities, it was…
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Mar
10
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Unknown Gunmen Kill Miyetti Allah Leader

Crime, News Flash, Security
Unknown Gunmen kill Miyetti Allah Leader The leader of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Abubakar Sakaina, has been shot dead by gunmen. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 10:00 pm on Saturday when his attackers accosted and shot him dead in front of his residence in Oke Ose, Ilorin. “His attackers left him in the pool of his blood. They didn’t collect anything from him and their motive for such action is surprising”, a source said. In a chat with one of our correspondents, a witness, Aina’u Sarki, said: “I was…
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Mar
08
2025
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By Abia ThinkTank
FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing, Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals

Crime, FGN, News Flash, Presidency, Security
FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals FG Takes Action Against Terrorism Financing,Freezes Accounts Of 15 Individuals The Federal Government has designated the Finland-based leader of the Autopilot faction of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa and 14 other individuals and a business entity as terrorism financiers. The government also designated Lakurawa as a terrorist group.The decision was based on the affected individuals' alleged involvement in funding and supporting terrorist activities. The declaration followed the meeting of the Nigeria Sanctions Committee, a body led by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, which…
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Mar
07
2025
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Abia State Police Command Arrest Suspect For Unlawful Possession And Recovery Of Firearms

Abia State Police Command Arrest Suspect For Unlawful Possession And Recovery Of Firearms

Abia State, Crime, News Flash, Police Force
PRESS RELEASE07/03/2025 Arrest of Suspect for Unlawful Possession & Recovery of Firearms Suspect:Chidozie Humble (Male)21 yrs, a 300-level student, Department of Animal Breeding and Physiology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) Exhibits Recovered:Three (3) locally made pistolsand One (1) English CZECH SCORPION pistol On 05/03/2025, at about 10:50hrs, detectives from the Serious Crime Investigation Squad (SCISSORS), Abia State Command, leveraging on credible intelligence, apprehended Chidozie Humble in his room at Royal Heritage Lodge, Umudike, Ikwuano LGA. During the operation, officers recovered three (3) locally made pistols and one (1) English CZECH SCORPION pistol. The Command is committed to ensuring…
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Mar
06
2025
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Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024

Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024

Crime, News Flash
Nigeria Ranks Sixth In Global Terrorism Index, 565 Killed In 2024 Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index with a score of 7.658, moving up from eighth place in 2023 and 2024. According to the 2025 report released on March 5, 2025, Burkina Faso topped the index with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), Syria (8.006), Mali (7.907), and Niger (7.776), which ranked second to fifth, respectively. Somalia (7.614), Israel (7.463), Afghanistan (7.262), Cameroon (6.944), Myanmar (6.929), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6.768), Iraq (6.582), India (6.410), Colombia (6.381), and Russia (6.267) ranked…
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Mar
05
2025
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Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Ex-Immigration Boss Found Dead In ABUJA Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police

Crime, News Flash, Security
Ex-immigration Boss Found Dead In Abuja Hotel Room After Receiving Female Guest – Police The FCT Police Command has debunked reports that former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and killed. Instead, the police confirmed that he was found dead in a chair inside his hotel room in Abuja after receiving a female guest. Parradang was discovered dead a day after checking into the Joy House Hotel, Area 3 Junction, by a concerned friend, a military officer, who arrived with hotel staff to check on him. In an official statement titled, “FCT…
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Mar
05
2025
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NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

NAFDAC Director Escapes Hoodlums’ Attack In Onitsha

Crime, News Flash, Security, South East
NAFDAC Director escapes hoodlums’ attack in Onitsha The Director of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, South East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped hoodlums attack at the popular Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. Tribune Online learnt that Iluyomade was rescued by security operatives from the hands of the suspected hoodlums that invade the market unnoticed to stop the NAFDAC enforcement team from continuing the ongoing search of fake and expired drugs in the market.
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Mar
02
2025
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Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests

Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests

Crime, News Flash, North Central, Security
Gunmen Posing As EFCC Operatives Storm Hotel, Abduct 10 Guests Armed men posing as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted 10 persons from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 4:58 a.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2025 The armed men reportedly stormed the hotel, claiming to be EFCC personnel on an official operation. It was gathered that the suspects disabled the hotel’s CCTV cameras before entering guests’ rooms one by one and…
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