Category: Crime Watch
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Suspected Child Kidnapper Survives Near-Lynching At Ilorin Market After Police Rescue
A woman accused of being a kidnapper narrowly escaped death on Thursday morning after being severely beaten by an angry mob at the popular Ipata Market in Ilorin, Kwara State. It was earlier reported that the suspect had been lynched by a mob. However, a fresh update confirmed that she survived after being revived following…
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Sting Operation At OOPL: Again, Court Jails Two More Internet Fraudsters In Lagos
Again, the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday , August 19, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of two internet fraudsters before Justice D.I.Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Olugbodi Adefolarin Pamilerin and Adenuga Ezekiel Oluwaseyi, are among the 93 suspected…
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Edo Court Jails Six Internet Fraudsters
Justice M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City has convicted and jailed six internet fraudsters. The convicts are, Idemudia Destiny, Osifo Destiny, Nomanidobo Favour, Dauda Ahmed, David Samuel and Wisdom John. They were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate one-count charges,…
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Court Jails Man Three Months For Internet Fraud In Lagos
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Salami Ponmile Bassit to three months imprisonment for internet fraud. He was jailed after being arraigned on Wednesday by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a…
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South Africa Authorities Rearrests Nigerian Televangelist Acquitted of Rape
SOUTH African police have rearrested Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso on immigration-related charges, just weeks after his controversial acquittal on multiple rape allegations provoked public outrage. Arrest follows Sunday church service Omotoso, the leader of the Jesus Dominion International (JDI) church, was detained on Saturday morning in East London, shortly after concluding a church service, according…
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Nigerian Uber Driver Killed in Philadelphia While Picking Up Passenger
A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver was fatally shot in an ambush while attempting to pick up a passenger outside a hookah lounge in Philadelphia. The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15. According to CBS News, the victim, Olatunji W. Bolaji of Norristown, Pennsylvania, had arrived outside Byblos Hookah Bar to pick…
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EFCC Arrests 59 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate, on Monday,  February 24, 2025 arrested 59 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested at Abacha Road,  Mararaba axis of Nasarawa state following credible intelligence about their  suspected involvement in fraudulent internet activities.  Items recovered  from them include 73 phones of different brands. The…
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NDLEA Detains Nursing Student Over Alleged Attempt to Ingest 76 Wraps Of Cocaine
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has detained for prosecution, a 26-year-old nursing student at Noida International University in India, for allegedly waiting to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the suspect was to swallow the wraps of…
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Customs Intercepts N30m Worth of PMS in Operation Whirlwind
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said that it had intercepted 849 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), worth over N30 million in retail price from Operation Whirlwind. The Comptroller of Customs, Hussein Ejibunu, made this known during a news conference in Ikeja. “Today, we have another seizure of 849 kegs of PMS containing…
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Olukoyede Charges Students on Good Role Models
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on students across the country to  identify and emulate good models in the country in order to steer clear of internet fraud and other financial crimes. The EFCC boss made the call in Abuja on Thursday, November 7, 2024,…