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234 signals for Criminal · Niger

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria27d ago

https://saharareporters.com/2026/06/05/nigerian-corps-nscdc-busts-illegal-detention-camp-lagos-rescues-24-victims-arrests-four

3.5/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the death sentence for a Delta State kidnapper, Chelynor Halim, ending his legal challenge. Read more on this lan Read More: https://punchng.com/delta-kidnapper-to-die-by-hanging/

3.5/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger27d ago

The suspects were arrested during a stop and search operation along the expressway on Wednesday. The post Police nab two suspected cultists, recover weapons in Oyo appeared first on Peoples Gazette Nigeria .

3.5/10·Peoples Gazette Nigeria·Oyo, Oyo State

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria29d ago

The Oyo State House of Assembly has firmly rejected calls for negotiations with the gunmen responsible for the mass abduction of teachers and schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area, insisting that security agencies must intensify rescue operations to secure the victims’ freedom. The position was adopted on Wednesday during plenary after lawmakers deliberated on a […] The post Oyo Assembly rules out ransom talks, demands stronger security push over school kidnap crisis appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.5/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger36d ago

Police operatives attached to the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, have arrested three members of a criminal syndicate stealing motorcycles across Lagos and Ogun States. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh disclosed this in a statement issued by the Zone spokesman, DSP Gbenga Afolayan on Wednesday in […] The post Police arrests three members of criminal syndicate in Lagos appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.5/10·Ripples Nigeria·Lagos, Lagos

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria42d ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested seven suspects for illegal blasting activities in Ondo State. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Akure. Aidamenbor said the suspects were arrested by operatives attached to the command’s mines and steel unit in […] The post NSCDC arrests 7 for illegal blasting in Ondo appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.5/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger43d ago

Armed gunmen abducted two staff members from a cocoa institute in Ibadan's Idi-Ayunre area on 19 May evening. Nigerian police have since arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping.

3.5/10·Premium Times Nigeria·Ibadan, Oyo

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger43d ago

Nearly 400 inmates have been released from Nigerian prisons in Lagos over a three-year period from 2023 to 2025, according to custodian centre records.

3.5/10·Business Day Nigeria·Lagos, Lagos

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇲🇽Mexico 🇳🇪Niger43d ago

Nigeria's anti-drug agency has dismantled a major drug trafficking syndicate involving Nigerian and Mexican operatives, according to agency statements.

3.5/10·Seattle Times

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger45d ago

Gunmen kidnapped at least 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo, killing one teacher and wounding security officers with explosive devices, local authorities said on Monday. Read more (05/18/2026 - 21:29)

3.5/10·Folha de S.Paulo·Oyo, Oyo State

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger54d ago

Nigerian police arrested two suspects and recovered ammunition in Kwara State after thwarting a planned attack. The suspects are expected to face charges upon completion of the investigation.

3.5/10·Peoples Gazette Nigeria·Kwara, Kwara

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CriminalCrisis🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria55d ago

The 25-year-old cried out for help during an Instagram Live session around midnight on Saturday, appearing emotional and distressed. The post Police arrest BBNaija star Ilebaye’s father over alleged assault appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.5/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger+112h ago

Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls. But the suitor was an AI deepfake, making her yet another victim of an online romance scam. The case illustrates how fraudsters posing as the real-life crown prince of Dubai ensnare victims by cultivating online relationships before swindling them out of money, with researchers tracing some of the scams to crime syndicates in Nigeria.

3.1/10·Al-Monitor·Dubai, Dubai

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria18h ago

Nigeria Customs Service generated ₦3.35 trillion in revenue and seized ₦24.3 billion worth of drugs between January and May 2026, an official announced. Read More: https://punchng.com/customs-generated-%e2%82%a63-35tn-seized-%e2%82%a624-3bn-worth-of-drugs-in-five-months-official/

3.1/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeriayesterday

A Nigerian student in the US faces deportation and 27 months in prison for illegal firearm possession and shooting during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-based-nigerian-faces-deportation-for-shooting-during-dispute-with-ex-girlfriend/

3.1/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Nigeryesterday

At least 36 children and a staff member are missing after being kidnapped by gunmen from a school in Nigeria's northeast, the third such mass school abduction since May in Africa's most populous country.

3.1/10·MyJoyOnline (Ghana — additional)

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Nigeryesterday

Dans l'État de Borno, dans le nord-est du Nigeria, des hommes armés ont procédé lundi 29 juin à un nouveau kidnapping de masse dans une école secondaire. Les assaillants ont emmené les lycéens qui étudiaient dans l'établissement secondaire de la ville de Lassa, dans le district d'Askira-Uba lundi matin. Trois personnes, dont un soldat, ont été tuées, selon les autorités.

3.1/10·RFI Afrique (French)

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CriminalUpdateNGA 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeriayesterday

https://theeagleonline.com.ng/customs-uncovers-plot-to-smuggle-unregistered-drugs-into-nigeria-with-fake-nafdac-registration/

3.1/10·GDELT 2.0 Master Files

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria2d ago

New NCoS statistics reveal 1,271 Nigerians are serving non-custodial sentences like community service, probation, and parole, aimed at decongesting prisons Read More: https://punchng.com/1271-nigerians-serving-non-custodial-sentences-nationwide-ncos/

3.1/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d ago

Gunmen burst into a secondary school in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state and abducted students as ‌they were sitting exams on Monday morning, police said, the latest mass kidnapping in an insecure region.

3.1/10·Joy FM Online (Ghana)

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d ago

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. The post Police rescue kidnap victim in Imo forest appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.1/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria4d ago

By Cynthia Alo Nigeria could soon begin producing veterinary hormonal drugs locally, as Chromedix Pharmaceuticals Limited has approached the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development (FMLD) with a proposal to build the country’s first manufacturing facility for such products. This comes five months after the ministry raised alarm over the persistent circulation of substandard and falsified veterinary drugs […] The post Nigeria eyes local vet drug manufacturing appeared first on Vanguard News .

3.1/10·Vanguard Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria4d ago

https://saharareporters.com/2026/06/28/falana-urges-nigerias-attorney-general-stop-police-treating-criticism-leaders-crime

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger4d ago

The governor said initiatives by the Inspector General, Ogun and Lagos police commands have restored public confidence and made both states hostile to criminals The post Operation Kosaye: Abiodun hails IGP Disu, Police for crushing kidnappers appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.1/10·Premium Times Nigeria·Lagos, Lagos

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CriminalUpdate🇨🇦Canada 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria5d ago

https://saharareporters.com/2026/06/28/nigerias-anti-narcotics-agency-intercepts-n123billion-drug-consignment-lagos-port

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