In its relentless efforts and commitment to tackling cybercrime and ensuring that fraudsters face the full wrath of the law, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes …
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Crime
Kano Airport Customs intercepts Over $1.1m in undeclared foreign currency
by Reporterby ReporterThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Command, has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies valued at over ₦600 million and arrested three suspects at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, July 7, 2025, arraigned Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and a company, Zakah Global Investment Limited, before …
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Crime
NDLEA arrests Lagos businessman, wife, daughters over family-run drug network
by Reporterby ReporterThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced it has taken into custody a businessman identified as Ajah Johnson Uchenna, his wife Rosemary Uchenna, and their two daughters, Stella …
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CrimeFraud
Court sends Nigerian pastor to prison in US over N6.4bn ($4.2m) COVID-19 fraud
by Reporterby ReporterA US-based Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining approximately $4.2 million (N6.4 billion) in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the U.S. …
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Staff of Dangote Industries Limited, officials of transport companies contracted to move diesel from Dangote depots to its Ibese and Obajana plants and Tukur Shamsudden, an Indian citizen were on …
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BankingCrime
Premium Trust Bank manager, four others arraigned for allegedly hacking bank’s server
by Reporterby ReporterA Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of five persons, including a bank manager and a nursing mother, over allegations of hacking into the server of Premium …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, has arrested a staff member of Ecobank Plc, Solomon Stephen Ufayo, for alleged involvement in cybercrime amounting to N2,404,000. …
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BreakingCrime
BREAKING: ‘Wanted Kidnapper’ caught at Abuja Airport while preparing for Hajj Pilgrimage
by Reporterby ReporterSecurity operatives, specifically the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a wanted kidnapper at the hajj camp in Abuja during pilgrim screenings ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia, …
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CrimeFraud
Q-net Scam: EFCC arrests 3 people suspected of raking in hundreds of millions from students
by Reporterby ReporterOperatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested three suspected fraudsters linked to a Q-net scam that allegedly raked in hundreds of millions of naira from students …