The Anti-Vandalism Unit Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command have arrested five suspects involved in unlawful dealings in petroleum products in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. Public Relations Officer, Okadigbo Edwin who disclosed this on Thursday, said the suspects were also apprehended over suspected adulterated […]
The US Mission in Nigeria has warned the public of fake websites and messages advertising US Visa lottery. One of such messages spreading on Whatsapp said, “Take the chance of living in the USA and apply for the official US Green Card Lottery. “The Green Card unlocks the door to the United States for thousands […]
Two men and a “Mobile Police Inspector” alleged to have impersonated operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and extorting unsuspecting members of the public were Thursday paraded in Lagos. The agency’s Zonal Head in, Lagos, Ghali Mohammed Ahmed, who spoke on behalf of EFCC Chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa said the two-man gang and […]
Two suspects have been arrested by the police over their alleged involvement in impersonation during the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. The suspects identified as 50-year-old Sesan Obasa, and his alleged accomplice, Salvation Terhembe, were arrested and paraded before journalists at the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in Bwari, […]
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a suspect for allegedly engaging in an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card fraud in some banks in Enugu metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said this in a statement on Saturday. Ndukwe said that the command also recovered a tricycle used by the suspect […]
Over a dozen fraudsters have gained access into an intranet site of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and altered profiles of the board’s ad hoc staff, diverting over N10 million meant for their allowances. JAMB registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede said the board uncovered the fraud after a careful investigation, which led to the […]
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Adeleke Adeyemi for his involvement in an alleged case of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, diversion of funds, issuance of dud cheques and money laundering to the tune of N800,000,000.00 (Eight Hundred Million Naira). The Agency’s Publicity […]
The United States Mission to Nigeria has warned Nigerians against a fraudulent visa report being circulated on social media. The fraudulent visa press release had claimed that the US was issuing a new type of work visa to Nigerians. But the US Mission on Friday in a visa fraud alert urged Nigerians to disregard information […]
Hamzat Bashar, a resident of Sokoto, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for defrauding several persons of a total of N29,865,000. Bashar, who was sentenced in Sokoto on Thursday, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defrauding victims while promoting an investment scheme. According to a statement by the […]
Police have arrested a man identified as Azeez Agboola for allegedly parading himself as a legal practitioner in Ogun State. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a statement on Thursday. The 50-year-old suspect, a resident of Oko Afor area of Badagry in Lagos […]
