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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,...
Crime and justice