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- Cross-border Crimes
- August 27, 2025
- 123 views
Nigerian traditional ruler will spend 56 months in US prison for $4.2m COVID-19 fraud
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States. Oloyede, 62, who holds dual…
- Cross-border Crimes
- June 3, 2025
- 156 views
200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail after earthquake panic
Officials on Tuesday reported that more than 200 prisoners in Karachi have escaped after they were permitted to leave their cells following a series of earthquake tremors. Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar,…
- Cross-border Crimes , News , Terrorism
- May 30, 2025
- 206 views
Terrorism trial starts for Simon Ekpa in Finland
Simon Ekpa, a former local councillor from Lahti, appeared before the Päijät-Häme District Court on Friday to face terrorism-related charges in a preparatory hearing. Ekpa is accused of participating…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 28, 2025
- 178 views
Insurgents kill ’44’ Niger Republic soldiers during river ambush
At least 44 officers of Niger Republic’s defence and security forces (FDS) were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected jihadist militants during a river patrol operation in the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 27, 2025
- 166 views
Five Nigerians detained in Libya over alleged theft
Authorities in Sabha, Libya, have arrested five Nigerian nationals accused of stealing electrical equipment from a local farm. The arrests were announced by Migrant Rescue Watch via social media…
- Cross-border Crimes , Terrorism
- May 16, 2025
- 165 views
Al Qaeda affiliate kills ‘200’ Burkina Faso soldiers The
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an affiliate of Al Qaeda, says 200 soldiers were killed during an attack on a Burkina Faso military base. The base in the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 15, 2025
- 148 views
Chris Brown arrested in UK
R&B superstar Chris Brown has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a music producer at a London nightclub in 2023. The 36-year-old American singer was…
- Cross-border Crimes
- May 4, 2025
- 180 views
Canada-based Nigerian arrested over $610,382 romance scam
A 28-year-old Nigerian based in Toronto, Canada, Chimezie Nwabueze, has been arrested by the police and is facing several charges for allegedly defrauding two victims of more than $600,000…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 30, 2025
- 231 views
US jails Nigerian who defrauded 400 elderly people of inheritance
A 36-year-old Nigerian national, Okezie Ogbata, has been sentenced to 97 months jail term in the United States for his role in a $6 million transnational inheritance fraud scheme.…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 26, 2025
- 148 views
Osun monarch, pastor admit to COVID-19 fraud in US — Report
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, are facing possible prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 26, 2025
- 173 views
UK deports 43 to Nigeria, Ghana over immigration offences
The United Kingdom has deported 43 individuals to Nigeria and Ghana, citing immigration offences, including failed asylum applications and criminal convictions. In a joint statement released by the Home…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 24, 2025
- 142 views
FBI: $9.3bn lost to crypto-related fraud in 2024 — up by 66%
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency-related fraud accounted for $9.3 billion in 2024 out of the $16.6 billion total internet crime losses. According to the FBI, the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 24, 2025
- 167 views
Nigerian-born US citizen indicted for $690k wire fraud, false citizenship claim
A Nigerian-born United States citizen, Oladapo Olalekan Fadugba, is facing up to 27 years in prison following his indictment for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and making false statements…
- Cross-border Crimes
- April 22, 2025
- 130 views
Nigerian man who stole Covid funds avoids UK deportation over children’s autism claims
A Nigerian man, Olufemi Ojaleye convicted of stealing Covid bounce-back loans has avoided deportation from the UK after successfully appealing on human rights grounds due to his children’s special…
- Cross-border Crimes , Terrorism
- April 21, 2025
- 181 views
Terrorists kill 70 soldiers in Benin Republic
The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel, said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin, Reuters is…
