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A Nigerian national and a female accomplice have been arrested for customs clearance scam in India.   Police said the suspects allegedly dupe people after befriending them online using fake identities and asking them to pay for customs clearance on the pretext of receiving gifts from abroad.    The team …

Operatives of Ondo State Police Command have arrested four suspected robbers in different areas of the state.    Three of the suspects, Victor Bright, 21, AbdulRahim Mohammed, 22 and Friday Emmanuel, 27, who are members of a notorious armed robbery syndicate, were arrested in Owo, in Owo Local Government Area of …

An INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia has led to the arrest of three suspected global scammers in Nigeria.   A statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the suspects were arrested in a sting operation conducted simultaneously in a Lagos suburb called Ajegunle …

A businessman named Obinna Igbo has been arrested by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for alleged importation and sale of fake Amanta Forte, an unregistered anti-malarial drug.   The 32-year-old businessman has been arraigned before a Federal High Court on four counts of unlawful importation, …

Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have arrested one Jabiru Ibrahim, for possession of a human hand.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, May 30, said the suspect is a member of the outlawed group popularly known as Yansakai, …

  Speaker of  US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been arrested in Napa on suspicion of driving under the influence.     Paul Pelosi, 82, was booked on two counts for the incident in Napa, California.    The well-known businessman and millionaire was arrested by members of California Highway Patrol at 11.44pm. He …

Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 32-year old man, Afolami Olanrewaju, for allegedly defiling a 9-year-old girl in Ile-Oluji community in Ile-Oluji/ Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson for zone 17 of the command, Akeem Adeoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 29, said the suspect …

Wanted drug kingpin behind the 2000.6kg Cannabis Sativa seized in a concrete mixer truck in Adamawa State on 2nd December 2021, Henry Chukwuneku Okamaru (a.k.a. Lawrence Ik Okamaru) has been arrested in Ondo state after five months of manhunt by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.   …

The Special Adviser to the Governor of Nasarawa State on Infrastructure, Yusuf Abubakar Musa, a.k.a. Yusuf Mada, has clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to contest for Nasarawa-Eggon West Constituency in the state House of Assembly for 2023 general elections   Yusuf was arrested in 2021 alongside other suspects including Marra Thai, a Chinese national and …

A Nigerian national has been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on the charge of duping at least 300 women out of crores of rupees on the pretext of marriage, officials said on Friday, May 27.  The accused identified as Garuba Galumje,38, allegedly befriended women through social media and matrimonial websites, where …