Category: Crime Watch

Fuel Smuggling: CGC Adeniyi Vows Tougher Sanctions as Customs Intercepts 28,300 Litres of PMS …Operation Whirlwind Seizes Fuel Worth N35.8m

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has issued a stern warning to fuel smugglers, declared that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will adopt more stringent measures in its fight against the illegal diversion of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The CGC made this declaration on Monday, 3rd March 2025, during a press briefing at the Customs Training College, Ikeja, following the interception of 28,300 litres of PMS valued at N35.8 million along the Lagos-Ogun border by operatives of Operation Whirlwind. According to Adeniyi, the interception represented a strategic move by…

NDLEA arrests notorious Drug Baron in Lagos after 17 years in hiding

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 59-year-old drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, who had been on the agency’s wanted list for 17 years. NDLEA Chairman, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd.), disclosed during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, March 3, 2025, that Jeff was arrested at his hideout at No. 3 Ibukunoluwa Taiwo Close, off LASU Road, Lagos, following an Interpol red notice and intelligence from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service. According to Marwa, the suspect had been trafficking illicit drugs globally, recruiting young…

Niger Police foils ritual plot, arrest three for attempting to buy Six-month foetus for N30m

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The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects who allegedly conspired to buy a six-month-old foetus for ritual purposes, offering the pregnant woman a staggering N30 million.   The suspects—Martha Andrew, James Luka, and Johnson John—all residents of Minna, were apprehended by operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) on February 17, 2025.   According to police reports, the trio attempted to lure the pregnant woman, a resident of Rafin-Yashi, Minna, into terminating her pregnancy in exchange for the huge sum. However, instead of falling for their ploy,…

Niger Police arrests 9 suspects for various crimes

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger State Police Command, has arrested nine suspects for various crimes, including culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, office breaking, theft, and drug-related offenses in different parts of the state.   According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP W.A. Abiodun, the arrests were made by the Crack Squad and divisional patrol teams during intensified operations to curb criminal activities in the state.   Among those apprehended were Ibrahim Umar (33) of Maitumbi, arrested for possessing stolen Air Conditioners, an inverter, and a solar battery worth over…

NAPTIP foils Trafficking of 13 Nigerians to Iraq, shuts down Kwali Hotel over child exploitation … Intercepts victims at Abuja Airport, rescues 11 underage girls from sexual abuse

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has intercepted 13 Nigerian girls at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, as they attempted to travel to Baghdad, Iraq, for suspected forced labor and sexual exploitation. The victims, aged between 19 and 39, were allegedly recruited by unregistered labor agents suspected to be part of a larger human trafficking network operating between Nigeria and the Middle East. Their interception followed a tip-off from concerned individuals who noticed their unusual behavior at the airport’s departure lounge. In another crackdown,…

Neighbour arrested for Kidnapping 6-Year-Old Boy in Niger State ….. Police nab others for Defilement, Armed Robbery, Phone Snatching

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old man, Genesis Yaryok Sunday, for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy in Sabon-Wuse, Tafa LGA and attempted to demand a ransom from the victim’s mother.   According to the police, the child was reported missing on January 29, 2025, at about 2:00 p.m. Fortunately, he was found the following day at Jere, Kagarko LGA, Kaduna State, and taken to the nearest police station before being handed over to Tafa Division in Niger State.   Investigations led to the arrest of the suspect,…

Nigerian Navy seizes over 100,000 litres of stolen crude, dismantles over 30 Illegal refineries in January 2025

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Navy has recorded significant successes in its ongoing fight against crude oil theft under Operation Delta Sanity II, seized over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil, dismantled more than 30 illegal refinery sites, and arrested several suspects across the Niger Delta in January 2025.   According to a statement signed by the Director of Information, Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, these operations led to major disruptions in illegal oil activities in Rivers, Bayelsa, Ondo, Delta, and Akwa Ibom States.   Some of the key achievements included the seizure of a…

Edo Police Intensify Manhunt for Kidnap Suspects, Recover AK-47 Rifle, Ammunition

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Edo State Police Command has intensified efforts to track down suspected kidnappers following the successful rescue of three victims. In the course of the operation, security operatives recovered an AK-47 rifle with breach number 1972P09108, loaded with 22 rounds of live ammunition in Okhuesan Forest along the Okhuesan-Ewohimi road.   The operation, carried out on February 3, 2025, at about 5:30 PM, was part of the Command’s ongoing crackdown on criminal elements terrorizing the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Betty Enekpen Isokpan Otimenyin, reaffirmed the Command’s dedication to…

NAPTIP rescues 21 Minors from Trafficking, hands over to Niger State Government

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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has successfully rescued 21 minors, aged between nine and 16, from suspected traffickers and handed them over to the Niger State government. The children were intercepted by Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officers at the Geidam border post in Yobe State on February 2, 2025, as they were being transported to an Islamic school in the Niger Republic. During the handover in Abuja, NAPTIP’s Director-General, Binta Adamu-Bello, raised concerns over the practice, highlighted the presence of numerous Islamic schools within…

Niger Police arrests 19 suspected miscreants, recovers dangerous weapons

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a major crackdown on criminal activities in Minna, the Niger State Police Command has arrested 19 suspected miscreants involved in phone snatching, drug abuse, and other crimes. The suspects were apprehended during a sting operation led by the Area Commander, Minna, ACP Aliyu A. Rabah, in compliance with the directive of the Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman.   The operation, conducted on February 2, 2025, targeted black spots across Minna, including New Market/PZ, Sauka-Kahuta, Soje, and Kpakungu. During the raid, police operatives recovered dangerous weapons and exhibits,…