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142 signals for Criminal · Niger · Update

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger60d ago

Burkina Faso applied coercive pressure in Niamey [6 sources]

6.5/10·GDELT Events Historical·Niamey

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🇳🇬Nigeria

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that the growing drug trade, driven by synthetic substances, evolving trafficking routes and organised criminal networks, was fuelling insecurity in Nigeria. The post Drug trade fuelling insecurity in Nigeria – UNODC appeared first on Vanguard News .

4.7/10·Vanguard Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger6d ago

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have bursted another transnational drug syndicate following the discovery and dismantling of a fortified, industrial-scale clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operated by a Nigerian-Mexican cartel deep within the forest of Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State. The breakthrough comes barely four weeks after the Agency […] The post NDLEA bursts another multi-billion naira meth lab, drugs in Oyo forest, arrests Mexican, others appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

4.7/10·Ripples Nigeria·Oyo, Oyo State

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger11d ago

NDLEA is aggressively targeting the financial assets of drug cartels in Nigeria, moving beyond arrests to dismantle their economic foundations, says Marwa. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-targeting-drug-cartels-financial-empires-marwa/

4.7/10·The Punch Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇮🇳India 🇳🇬Nigeria 🇸🇱Sierra Leone+240d ago

Customs records indicate millions of dollars in high-strength synthetic opioids are being shipped monthly from India to Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana, suggesting an established trafficking network across South Asian and West African routes.

4.5/10·Japan Times

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger43d ago

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the killing of one of the teachers and the arrest of six suspected kidnappers at colleges in the state. Makinde stated this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Suleimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan on Monday.

4.5/10·Ripples Nigeria·Ibadan, Oyo State

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CriminalUpdate🇪🇸Spain 🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger45d ago

Spain's Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has convicted a man of repeatedly raping his wife's minor daughter over five years, after bringing the child to Spain from Nigeria under false promises through a marriage of convenience scheme.

4.5/10·El País (Spanish)·Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger40d ago

Nigeria's drug enforcement agency uncovered what it described as the country's largest methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Ogun State's Ijebu area, resulting in the arrest of three Mexican nationals and several Nigerians involved in the operation.

4.2/10·Premium Times Nigeria·Ijebu, Ogun

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇮Nicaragua 🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d 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 🇳🇬Nigeria6d 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 🇳🇪Niger6d 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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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇨🇲Cameroon 🇳🇪Niger+211d 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 🇳🇪Niger11d 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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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria33d 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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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria45d 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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CriminalUpdate🇱🇾Libya 🇳🇪Niger6d 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 🇳🇬Nigeria8d 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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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria19d ago

The upper chamber held that the power to authorise such a threat rests solely with the presiding officer of the Senate, in line with its rules and constitutional provisions. The post ‘Missing’ N210trn: Senate overrules panel, withdraws arrest threat against Ex-NNPC MD, Mele Kyari appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.9/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria39d ago

Justice Adedapo Adeniji of the Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife on Friday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Agboola Taiwo, to death by hanging for murder. Taiwo was convicted for killing a 62-year-old woman, Jadesola Olubayo, on October 11, 2023, at a palm oil processing site near the Amula River in Olokemeji Village, Ifetedo, in […] The post Man sentenced to death for murder in Osun appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.9/10·Ripples Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Nigeryesterday

By Wole Mosadomi Minna — A Minna Senior Magistrate Court No. 4 has sentenced four men to a total of 95 years imprisonment after finding them guilty of gang-raping and impregnating a 13-year-old girl. The convicts are Salisu Shehu Baura, Lawali Shaibu, Haruna Musa Saidu and Bello, all of Kontagora town in Niger State.

3.7/10·Vanguard Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d ago

The convicts, Salisu Baura, Lawali Sha’ibu, Haruna Sa’idu, and Bello (surname not provided), all of Kontagora town in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State, were convicted on charges of joint act and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child. The post Four bag 95 years in prison for gang-raping, impregnating 13-year-old in Niger State appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.7/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d ago

Edo remains one of the Nigerian states most severely impacted by cultism, kidnapping, and related crimes. The post Insecurity: Edo sets up special court for cultism, kidnapping cases appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.7/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria3d ago

The NHRC made the call in a statement commemorating this year's International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The NHRC made the call in a statement commemorating this year's International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The post NHRC demands urgent action against drug abuse among Nigerian youths appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.7/10·Premium Times Nigeria

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇪Niger 🇳🇬Nigeria5d ago

The developments raise fresh concerns about attempts by transnational drug cartels to establish South-west Nigeria as a synthetic drug manufacturing hub. The post NDLEA uncovers another industrial-scale meth factory in Oyo forest appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

3.7/10·Premium Times Nigeria·Oyo, Oyo State

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CriminalUpdate🇳🇬Nigeria 🇳🇪Niger8d ago

Human rights activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre by the Federal High Court in Abuja following developments in his ongoing cybercrime and defamation trial. The order was issued on Monday by Justice Mohammed Umar, who directed that Sowore remain in custody pending the […] The post Sowore sent to Kuje Prison as court rejects bias allegation in cybercrime trial appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

3.7/10·Ripples Nigeria·Abuja, FCT

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