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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency Mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud.     They were arrested on Friday, April 26, 2024, in a sting operation following credible …

Personnel of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State rescued a 40-year-old suspected conman, Bukola Adewale, from an irate mob who descended on him after he attempted to flee with money belonging to patients at the Adeoyo Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan.    The suspect, who was taken into custody by the Amotekun Corps, …

The Lagos State Government Environmental Sanitation has arrested 26 suspected miscreants, including a Lebanese national, for squatting under pedestrian bridges.   The  state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024, said the 26 miscreants were arrested by officials …

Men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, better known as Amotekun, have foiled an attempt by a seven-man gang to rob three banks in Irele Local Government Area of the state.    The Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday March 21, …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ondo State Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers and one informant in the state.    The NSCDC State Commandant, Oluyemi Ibiloye, disclosed this on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at a news conference in Akure. Ibiloye said that one of suspects was arrested …

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested some miscreants extorting traders and other Lagosians on the pedestrian bridge in Yaba.   The miscreants were arrested after a viral video on social media showed the miscreants collecting cash from Lagosians before using the pedestrian bridge.     This was revealed …

Seven suspected illegal producers of locally made rifles and pistols have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the Abuja metropolis.   The suspects were arrested following a tipoff about their activity. NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, gave the names of …

The FBI has announced the arrests of three minors accused of carrying out a bank robbery in Texas. This comes days after the Houston branch of the FBI took to X on to share photos of three young boys suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo bank in the city’s Greenspoint …

The 81 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters has arrested nine individuals who posed as soldiers and engaged in criminal activities which disrupted the peace and security in Lagos and its environs.   The Nigerian Army made this known in a statement issued by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations …

The 63 Brigade of the Nigeria Army has arrested eight members of a family for operating a weapon manufacturing factory in Delta State.   The Commander 63 Brigade, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, revealed this while briefing newsmen at the illegal arms factory at Onicha Olona in Aniocha North Local Government …