The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully apprehended 47 individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud. The arrests took place on June 23, 2023, in the Ikere Road and Iworoko areas of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The operation was conducted based on intelligence gathered on their alleged cyber fraud…
A 32-year-old man named Daniel Udoh has been ordered by a Family Court sitting at Oke-Eda in Akure, Ondo State, to be remanded in the Olokuta Correctional Centre. The court made this decision in response to charges of sexual abuse and exploitation involving a 3-year-old girl. Residing at No. 5, Alayere Community, Oda Road area…
Following the payment of a N7 million ransom, Mrs. Rukkayat Musa, a newlywed, and her two sisters-in-law, who were abducted by gunmen in Kwara State, have been successfully released. The trio regained their freedom in the early hours of Sunday, June 25, 2023. The kidnapping took place last Wednesday when the assailants entered the couple’s…
In a tragic incident, two individuals have lost their lives in the Ubeta-Owube area of Ahoada West Local Government Area in Rivers State as a result of an attack by gunmen. The victims, identified as Confidence Chiadikobi Franco and the driver of a commercial vehicle, were fatally shot on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Major Elleh,…
In a successful sting operation conducted on June 20, 2023, by the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a total of 33 suspected internet fraudsters were apprehended in Enugu. The arrested individuals include Micheal Ogobodo, Michael Elijah, Sopuluchukwu Michael, Michael Joshua, Ogu Jerry, Ebuka Okafor, Ehinyameh Eromosele, Emeka Okongwu, Jane…
Tragic Loss of Youths in Borno State as Boko Haram Insurgents Attack On Thursday, June 22, a horrifying attack by Boko Haram insurgents resulted in the loss of young lives across four communities in Mafa and Jere Local Government Areas of Borno State. The devastating incident claimed the lives of several youths, with four victims…
Uchenna Christian Nlemchi, a 31-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Hungary to the United States to face charges of fraud. The extradition was announced by Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office. Nlemchi made his initial…
A Twitter user, @SouthSideGAClay, recently shared a heartbreaking account of how his friend’s marriage and family tragically fell apart due to a series of events. According to his post, he witnessed his friend’s wife enjoying herself with another man at a nightclub, prompting him to feel the need to inform her husband. He discreetly took…
A police inspector named Gbenga Fajuyi, attached to the Niger State Police Command, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Minna Senior Magistrate Court. The conviction comes as a result of Fajuyi impregnating his 13-year-old biological daughter and subsequently killing the newborn baby after delivery. According to the Police First Information Report…
In the Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court, a 60-year-old pastor named Chukwuemeka Orji was remanded in the Correctional Centre following allegations of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl. The victim, who resided with Mr. Orji, disclosed that she informed his wife, Mercy, after he had raped her for the third time. The survivor stated that the…
