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A man wanted in connection with the deaths of nine people in Sydenham in October 2021 has been arrested in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, almost five years after the killings. Detectives from the KwaZulu-Natal Murder and Robbery Unit arrested the suspect in the Obuka area of Melmoth on Wednesday night....
Crime and justice
Four Ghanaians have been remanded in custody by an Accra High Court over an alleged plot to export nearly four tonnes of cocaine from Ghana to France. Jessica Hartog, a 34-year-old beautician, was charged alongside Desmond Koranteng Curiel, also known as Paul Kweku Yeboah or “Biggs”; Musah Atta,...
Crime and justice
The Upper West Regional Police Command has confirmed that 192 wraps of suspected narcotics retrieved from two individuals arrested in Wa are cocaine. Regional Police Commander DCOP Francis Yiribaare announced the confirmation to the press in Wa following a forensic examination conducted in collab...
Crime and justice
NDLEA operatives have seized more than 1.3 million opioid pills and about 6,000kg of cannabis, valued at over ₦3.4 billion (about $2.56 million at roughly ₦1,330 to $1). The operations covered Lagos, Edo, Niger, Delta, Abuja, Gombe, Imo and Ondo. The biggest haul was 1,200 parcels of Canadian Lou...
Crime and justice
A 52-year-old South African man has been arrested at OR Tambo International Airport after arriving on a flight from Accra, Ghana. Police said a search of his luggage uncovered substances suspected to be heroin, estimated to be worth about R2 million, along with bullet-like objects. The arrest bri...
Crime and justice
NDLEA Warns Nigerians Against Accepting Unknown Cargoes From Abroad The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged Nigerians to exercise caution when receiving packages and cargo consignments from relatives and friends overseas. The warning follows concerns over the alleged concealmen...
Crime and justice
A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Cross River State Police Command for allegedly performing an unauthorised hernia surgery on a 60-year-old patient in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area. The suspect, identified as Otu Bassey, was reportedly operating at a private clinic when the inciden...
Crime and justice
Six Nigerian nationals have been extradited from South Africa to the United States to face federal charges linked to alleged internet-based fraud schemes, including romance scams. The suspects were extradited to Gulfport, Mississippi, where they are expected to face a nine-count federal indictmen...
Crime and justice
Nigerian police have taken custody of a fugitive wanted over the abduction and killing of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer and her daughter, after Ghanaian authorities arrested him and handed him over through Interpol. Victor Benjamin Fajemirokun was transferred to officers of Interpol’...
Crime and justice
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says two men have been extradited to the United States to face charges over alleged online sexual exploitation and sextortion of two teenage boys. Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were extradited on Wednesday, August 26,...
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