A Nigerian woman was arrested by customs officials at the international airport for allegedly smuggling into the country cocaine worth ₹ 82 crore, (N75m) according to an official statement issued on Thursday. The accused was intercepted after she arrived from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on Tuesday. Sharing a video on Thursday, Asian News International wrote, “Based on specific intelligence, Customs at …

A manager of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test (JAMB CBT), has been arrested for allegedly engaging in an online chat with a 15-year-old candidate, using information accessed during her exam registration. The incident was revealed when the candidate’s mother, who had used her phone number to register her daughter, received inappropriate messages on her device shortly after …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested one Abdul-Rahman Ibrahim, in his fifties, for his involvement in fraudulent activities and impersonation of the Comptroller-General of Customs and other high-ranking government officials. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official X handle of the NCS on Wednesday. According to the statement, the NCS spokesperson, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, on Monday, …

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a fake doctor, Igwe Gift Okechukwu, involved in criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking, fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, cheating, and identity theft. The arrest was made in Nasarawa State by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department following the suspect’s fraudulent activities in Owerri, Imo State. The suspect, parading himself as Henry Ovie, a neurologist newly …

The Osun State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that its men arrested 252 drug suspects between January and December 2023. In a statement on Saturday in Osogbo, the NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr. Chidi Nnadi said the suspects comprised 214 males and 38 females. He said the command secured the conviction of 57 …

A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, has been apprehended by the institution’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level colleague within the campus. The student had been reported to the authorities of the institution for committing the crime against the student who is said to be a fresher. It was also gathered that the lady …

Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi (popularly known as Chef Dammy) has been reportedly arrested by the police over a petition written by her former pastor, Adegoke Jeremiah (better known as Billion Dollars Prophet). Chef Dammy was said to have been arrested by men of Zone 17, Akure, which covers Ondo and Ekiti states, and is led by AIG Ebong Eyibio Ebong. …

The Niger State Police command has arrested the prime suspect in the killing of a Federal University of Technology Minna lecturer, Dr. Fumilola Adefolalu. Police investigation showed that the deceased’s 14-year-old househelp, Joy Afekafe carried out the attack with her classmates, Walex and Smart who are on the run. In a statement on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, …