By Seun Ibiyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, for trafficking 315 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria, in a landmark judgment that underscores the country’s determination to combat international drug trafficking through its maritime corridors. The convictions followed a successful prosecution by the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Kogi State Government has confirmed the death of three residents following an attack by suspected bandits on Iluke Community in Bunu District of Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, while commending security forces for preventing what could have been a mass abduction of students sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination…
By Seun Ibiyemi Fresh developments emerged on Monday in the ongoing trial linked to the controversial $6 billion Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project, as a prosecution witness admitted to an inconsistency in his testimony before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The trial, which has drawn significant attention due to its implications…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected members of a cross-border criminal syndicate and rescued 24 victims from illegal camps in Itoga, Badagry, in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking and related crimes. The suspects,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Johnson Elleh for allegedly producing and circulating a misleading video falsely claiming that kidnappers and bandits were operating along the Owode-Idiroko corridor of the state. The command said investigations revealed that the viral video, which generated anxiety among residents, was deliberately…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that armed bandits invaded communities in Ibeju-Lekki, Imota, Oke-Afo and other parts of the state. The Command described the viral claims as unfounded and designed to create fear, panic and anxiety among residents, assuring the…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media that suspected kidnappers were apprehended in Kanuyi Community, Simawa, clarifying that the individuals captured in a viral video and photographs are serving police officers who were mistakenly identified by residents. The Command said the clarification became necessary following widespread circulation…
By Seun Ibiyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday. “The illicit drug consignments, mainly: ketamine weighing 3kilograms…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a man identified as Igoin Tokoni Peter before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged fraud and impersonation involving more than N25 million. Peter was arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu on a four-count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining money under false…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against kidnapping, neutralising a suspected kidnapping kingpin during an intelligence-led operation at a forest hideout along the Orile Ilugun axis of the Abeokuta–Ibadan Expressway. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, also led to the recovery…
