Tag Archives: syndicate

The Yobe State Police Command has busted a kidnap syndicate and rescued a 40-year-old woman from their den.      Spokesperson of the command, Dungus Abdulkarim, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, said the kingpin of the gang, Barum Alh Makau and an associate were …

Operatives of the Intelligence Bureau of Bayelsa State Police Command have busted a gang of criminals who specialize in stealing mobile phones inside tricycles while posing as commercial drivers.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Asinim Butswat, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 9, 2023, said operatives …

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkareem, who disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu, said the suspects, Adamu Manu, 25, and Musa Alh. Tahiru, 28, belong to a syndicate that has …

No fewer than 4,560 kilograms of skunk have been seized in interdiction operations in Lagos, Adamawa and Osun by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who also raided a skucchies factory in Ogun and arrested four members of a drug syndicate including two church officials; female staff …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP) has busted a human trafficking syndicate and arrested two suspects.   The suspects, Waukomis Chidiebere Chukwu and Joseph Okoi Nka, were paraded at the agency’s Headquarters on Friday, June 16, 2023.    In a press briefing, the Director General …

Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested six members of a kidnap and armed robbery syndicate and recovered one locally made single barrel gun.    Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, June 4, 2023, said the suspects abducted a …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested members of a syndicate involved in the illicit importation and trafficking of lethal synthetic opioid, Fentanyl, a drug which is 100 times stronger than Tramadol and capable of causing mass casualty among the youth population being targeted by the …

Police Operatives serving in Hawk Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Command, together with Troops of the Nigerian Air Force Enugu, on May 6 intercepted and arrested in Emene, Enugu, a criminal syndicate of four (4) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Cards swapping suspects.    A statement from DSP Daniel Ndukwe, …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three members of a syndicate that specializes in tampering and stealing prepaid meters of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in various parts of Ondo State.     The Public Relations Officer of the corps in the state, ASC l …

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a child trafficking syndicate operating within and outside the state.   The command stated that the arrest followed a complaint lodged by a woman in Ubima Community in the Ikwerre Local government Area of the state that her child was missing. …