The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks containing different types of solid minerals mined without license. Parading the suspects in Ilorin on Tuesday, EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr. Michael Nzekwe said that the suspects were picked from various locations including Patigi, Igbeti and Ogbomoso areas near Kwara state. The Commander …

The National Agency For the Prohibition Of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Makurdi Zonal Command has rescued five victims and apprehended eight suspects. Among those arrested were an 80-year-old woman, Innocent Josephine, and a 56-year-old woman, Ude Rosaline, both identified as key players in the trafficking. Other members include; Samuel Takura (50), Williams Minde (35), Mrs. Celina Obiasogu (52), Virginia Okonkwo …

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, over the creation of a vigilante group in Nasarawa State. Bodejo was arrested on Tuesday at the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office, Tundun Maliya Cattle Market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The DSS operatives …

No fewer than 36 suspected criminals have been arrested by the Ondo State Security Network Agency (also known as Amotekun), for alleged involvement in criminal activities in some parts of the state. Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the corps in Akure the state capital, on Wednesday, the state Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adeleye, said 19 of the …

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Thursday, arrested a three-man ‘one chance’ gang at Jubilee Bridge in the Abule-Egba area of the state. ‘One chance’ is commonly used in Nigeria to refer to a robbery that takes place when a group of criminals picks up passengers in disguised commercial vehicles, to rob or defraud them. The …

The Ondo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had arrested no fewer than 28 persons across the state, who were allegedly involved In traffic offences in the last month. According to the sector command, the arrest was made in Akure, the state capital and its environs The FRSC sector commander, Mr. Ezekiel Son’Allah, disclosed …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) operatives have arrested six suspected vote buyers during the election proceedings in Imo State. In a statement on Sunday on its X account, ICPC disclosed that the individuals were apprehended at seven polling units: Orji Mechanic Village (PU 008), Concord Hotel (PU 009), Rento Hotel (PU 010), Township School (PU …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds, Bayelsa State, and various polling units in Imo and Kogi states. This was disclosed by EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale. In a statement on Saturday, Oyewale said: “A total sum of N11,040,000―comprising N9,310,00 intercepted from suspected vote buyers …