Category: Crime Watch
-
U.S. returnee arrested at Lagos airport for duping 139 Australians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected online fraudster known as Osang Otukpa for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars.
-
Gunmen kill 1 at Benin nightclub
The police in Edo have confirmed the killing of a guest at the popular Raptor Club and Lounge, Stadium Road, Benin.
-
Lecturer arrested for ASUU chairman’s wife’s kidnap
The Police Command in Benue has arrested Dr Tersagh Ichor, a lecturer with Joseph Saawuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), for allegedly masterminding the kidnap of Mrs Susan Anyagh.
-
How ‘one chance’ perpetrators operate in the FCT – Police
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said it arrested eight suspects and recovered seven vehicles over “one chance” robbery in the territory in one week.
-
EFCC arrests 23 suspected internet fraudsters
Operatives of Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters.
-
Tailor sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday sentenced one Idris Rasheed, 23, to 12 years imprisonment for raping a woman in purdah.
-
Teacher sentenced to life imprisonment in Lagos
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a teacher, John Osifo, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil.
-
Suspect captured on CCTV stealing phone in Lagos eatery arrested
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a suspected thief, Ifeanyi Okonkwo, captured stealing a Samsung A15 mobile phone inside an eatery on Kafi Street, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
-
How bank customers are tricked to reveal PINs at ATMs
The Police Command in Yobe State has disclosed how fraudsters use clever tactics to trick unsuspecting bank customers into revealing their personal identification numbers (PINs) while using Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).
-
Fraudsters bribe police with $17,000 in Rivers
The Zone 16 Police Command on Saturday paraded three suspects for allegedly engaging in illicit drugs and fraudulent activities.