The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified financial crimes, governance gaps and weak accountability structures as key enablers for the operations of violent non-state actors in Nigeria. The anti-graft agency also noted that these pose grave implications for national security and economic development. EFCC chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede
Crime & Justice
The Katsina State Police Command in partnership with the military, Department of State Services (DSS), Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and local vigilantes have killed five suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants during coordinated security operations. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu,
A 34-year-old Nigerian, Charles Uchenna Nwadavid has been indicted in the United States for his involvement in a $2.5 million romance scam. Nwadavid could face a potential sentence of up to 20 years Imprisonment when eventually convicted. This was disclosed by the United States Justice Department in a statement released
At least nine persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a septuagenarian and destruction of properties worth millions of naira in Aagba community in Surulere local government area of Oyo State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso disclosed the arrests in a statement
Residents of Odigbo in Odigbo local government area in Ondo State have been gripped by fear over the discovery of three headless bodies floating in a river along the Odigbo-Ore Old Road in the state. The residents stumbled upon the decomposing bodies floating on the river, with some lodged against
One bandit was neutralised as security agents rescued 10 abducted victims during a coordinated operation in Musawa local government area of Katsina State. The victims comprising six women and four men were abducted from the communities of Kiroro, Kabbi, and Dogon Marke by armed bandits.According to a statement by Katsina