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234 signals for Criminal · Niger

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria6d ago

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/06/27/joint-lagos-ogun-security-raid-frees-five-abductees-leads-to-arrests-of-four-kidnap-suspects/

4.1/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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CriminalUpdate🇨🇦Canada 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria8d ago

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Nigerians living abroad and ensuring justice for victims of crimes in foreign countries following the conviction and sentencing of a man for the killing of two Nigerians in Canada. The post NiDCOM vows justice for Nigerians abroad after Canada murder conviction appeared first on Vanguard News .

4.1/10·Vanguard Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger8d ago

Football club Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. The former Newcastle United and Burnley shot-stopper has joined Spurs on a permanent deal, and will serve as backup to first-choice goalkeeper Kinski at the North London club. READ ALSO: NDLEA bursts another multi-billion naira meth lab, drugs in Oyo forest, arrests Mexican, […] The post Keeper Martin Dubravka joins Tottenham Hotspur appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria·Oyo, Oyo State

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CriminalCrisis🇬🇭Ghana 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria+19d ago

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 186 suspects, including 96 Nigerians and four Togolese nationals, in a major intelligence-led operation targeting organised crime in the Ashanti Region.

4.1/10·Joy News Ghana (myjoyonline)

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria10d ago

https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2026/06/22/kogi-varsity-student-arrested-over-alleged-plan-to-initiate-colleague-into-cult-gang/

4.1/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger11d ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men for allegedly supplying and selling illicit drugs to secondary school students in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were picked up in separate operations by operatives of the agency. According to a statement […] The post NDLEA arrests 2 grandpas supplying drugs to secondary school students appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria·Umuahia, Abia State

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria13d ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a Nigerian-American over an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud involving more than $320,000 (about ₦434.9 million). The agency said this in a statement on its website by its Media and Publicity unit on Friday. It said that the suspect was arrested by operatives of the EFCC […] The post EFCC arrests Nigerian-American for alleged N434m car purchase fraud appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇨🇲Cameroon 🇳🇪Niger+214d ago

A 22-year-old Cameroonian woman had reported to the police that she was kidnapped after travelling to Nigeria to meet a 39-year-old Chadian man she had been dating online. The post Lagos police arrest 26 foreigners over false kidnap claim appeared first on Vanguard News .

4.1/10·Vanguard Nigeria·Lagos, Lagos

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇳🇪Niger14d ago

https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/18/niger-police-arrest-two-over-suleja-murder-seven-others-for-robbery-receiving-stolen-property/

4.1/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria15d ago

Nigerian security forces successfully rescued 22 kidnap victims and arrested numerous suspects in intensified operations across the North-West and North-Ce Read More: https://punchng.com/troops-police-rescue-22-kidnap-victims-in-nwest-ncentral-operations/

4.1/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger15d ago

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that about two weeks ago, an armed gang attacked and robbed people at a shopping complex at the Okpulo Umuobo Junction near Aba. The post DIG orders swift security measures against violent crimes in Aba appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

4.1/10·Premium Times Nigeria·Aba, Abia State

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria18d ago

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has announced the arrest of 97 suspects linked to various criminal activities across the state during a two-week security operation. The suspects were apprehended for offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery and burglary to vehicle theft and violations of the state’s anti-open grazing law, according […] The post Ondo Amotekun sweeps across state, arrests 97 over kidnapping, robbery, grazing offences appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇮🇳India 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria19d ago

Mumbai police apprehended a Nigerian national, Eze Samuel Nweze, in Worli with 203 grams of cocaine worth over Rs 2 crore. He was allegedly residing illegally and was caught attempting to flee after being spotted by a patrol team. He admitted to supplying drugs.

4.1/10·Times of India·Mumbai, Maharashtra

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria23d ago

Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) investigators arrested the alleged head of a Nigerian drug network in a dramatic late-night operation during which the suspect attempted to ram his way through a police blockade Tuesday night. 

4.1/10·Bangkok Post (Thailand)

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria27d ago

Police operatives in Ogun have arrested seven suspects for various crimes in the state. The suspects were arrested in various parts of the state for alleged armed robbery, housebreaking, stealing, conspiracy, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The spokesman for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement […] The post Police arrests 7 suspected armed robbers, others in Ogun appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria35d ago

The suspects allegedly abducted two children, aged 5 and 10, on their way to school in Ore, Odigbo LGA. The post Police arrest five suspected kidnappers in Ondo, recover ransom proceeds appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

4.1/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇲🇹MT 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria+136d ago

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre, NPF-NCCC, have arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in a romance scam that reportedly defrauded a Malta-based victim of more than N18 million. The post Police arrest mother, daughter over alleged N18m romance scam appeared first on Vanguard News .

4.1/10·Vanguard Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria37d ago

Nemesis caught up with three suspected kidnappers in Edo State as they were arrested after one of their victims identified them in a market in Jattu market, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. A team of security operatives were despatched to pick them up following the tip off. The suspects were arrested […] The post Police nab 3 suspected kidnappers identified by victim in market appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger40d ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 38 drug suspects with various quantities of illicit substances in Kano State. The NDLEA spokesman in the state, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Kano.

4.1/10·Ripples Nigeria·Kano, Kano State

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria48d ago

“The N830,000 ransom collected from the victim’s family was also recovered,” the police said. The post Police arrest suspected kidnapper in Abia appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

4.1/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger55d ago

Bandits killed one villager and abducted another in a fresh attack in Kwara State, Nigeria. State police have promised to release additional details about the incident.

4.0/10·Peoples Gazette Nigeria·Kwara State, Kwara

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria6d ago

https://www.opinionnigeria.com/when-rumour-kills-the-mob-murder-of-malama-ummulkhairi-an-nigerias-crisis-of-justice-by-naomi-thlama-maiva/

3.9/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria7d ago

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men in connection with the brutal killing of former Ogun State Television (OGTV) broadcaster, Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo, following what investigators described as a painstaking intelligence-driven operation. The breakthrough was announced on Thursday by the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, during […] The post Three arrested as police unravel killing of former OGTV presenter, security guard in Ogun appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.9/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇱🇾Libya 🇳🇪Niger9d ago

Au Niger, le mouvement rebelle FPL (Front patriotique de libération, NDLR) a annoncé lundi 22 juin 2026 la libération de son chef, Mahmoud Sallah, détenu en Libye depuis son arrestation par l'armée nationale libyenne de Khalifa Haftar. Le FPL, connu pour ses sabotages du pipeline qui transporte le pétrole nigérien vers le Bénin, réclame la libération du président nigérien renversé en 2023 Mohamed Bazoum. Un temps proches de Khalifa Haftar, les autorités nigériennes se sont récemment rapprochées du gouvernement de Tripoli.

3.9/10·RFI Français·Tripoli, Tripoli

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria10d ago

"The successful interception of the arms consignment is a clear demonstration that the Government remains several steps ahead of those seeking to threaten the peace of the State," the Kogi government says. The post Kogi intercepts illegal arms, arrests suspects appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.9/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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