Category: Crime Watch

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one John Cosmos Govi over his alleged involvement in a carefully executed criminal operation involving conspiracy, housebreaking, administration of suspected harmful substances, malicious damage to property, and theft of luxury items valued at about ₦150 million in the Federal Capital Territory. Govi was arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) following investigations into a robbery incident that occurred on 23 April 2026 at a residence in Abuja. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect, who reportedly trained as a chef in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 63-year-old Chinese woman, Ting Hung Kiong, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 31 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The suspect, said to have naturalised in Malaysia, was apprehended by NDLEA operatives on May 17, 2026, shortly after arriving in Lagos from Thailand via Dubai aboard an Emirates Airline flight. According to the agency, she was intercepted at the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall with two large travel boxes containing…

The Nigerian Navy has thwarted an attempt by crude oil theft syndicates to revive a major illegal refining network in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, recovered large volumes of suspected crude oil and illegally refined petroleum products. The operation, carried out under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER, was part of sustained anti-crude oil theft patrols across the Niger Delta. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation followed actionable intelligence indicating that…

The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft in the Niger Delta with the discovery and dismantling of multiple illegal crude oil staging sites concealed within creek networks in Delta State. The operation, conducted under Operation DELTA SENTINEL by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA, targeted suspected transit and storage points used by oil thieves operating within Madangho Creek and the Ogbe-Ijaw axis. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation followed credible intelligence supported by maritime…

The Niger State Police Command has arrested multiple suspects in a series of coordinated operations targeting drug abuse, violent crime, armed robbery, vandalism and receiving stolen property across Minna and Mokwa. According to a crime bulletin issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the arrests were carried out between 13th and 21st May 2026 by operatives of Bosso, Tudun-Wada, Kpakungu and Mokwa Divisions acting on credible intelligence and distress calls. In the first incident, on 13th May 2026, police operatives raided black spots around Unguwan-Biri in Minna…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled what authorities described as a sophisticated Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate, arrested a suspected drug baron, three Mexican nationals and six Nigerian collaborators during coordinated operations in Ogun and Lagos states. The operation also led to the discovery and shutdown of what the agency described as the largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria, hidden deep inside a forest in Ogun State. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Mohamed Buba Marwa, disclosed this during a media briefing at the agency’s…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of one Mr. Adimike Godwin of Guzape, Abuja, following a distress call over concerns that he could not be reached or accessed. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the victim was discovered injured and lying in a pool of his own blood before he was rushed to Karu General Hospital, where doctors on duty confirmed him dead. The Police Public Relations Officer said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, immediately ordered a discreet investigation…

The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a transnational human trafficking and fraud syndicate operating within the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring communities, rescued 30 foreign nationals and arrested13 suspects linked to the criminal network. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), followed intelligence reports on the disappearance of several foreign nationals within Nigeria under suspicious circumstances. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Okon Placid, investigations revealed that the syndicate specialised in luring vulnerable youths from West African countries, particularly Mali and Gabon,…

The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has visited communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the deadly attack and abduction incident that occurred in the early hours of Friday, May 15, 2026. During the visit, the IGP expressed deep concern over the incident and extended condolences to families of victims who lost their lives during the attack, assuring residents that the Nigeria Police Force was fully committed to rescuing all abducted persons and restoring peace to the affected communities. Disu was accompanied by the Commissioner of…