Category: Crime and Judiciary

Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) do everything within his power to produce five former senior police officers for prosecution . Halilu issued the order on Tuesday after prosecution counsel Rimamsomte Ezekiel expressed disappointment over the former officers’ absence in court in spite of being...

Ten people have been charged with three counts each of attempted murder of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson announces attempted murder charges against the individuals involved in a coordinated attack on ICE officers in Alvarado, Texas: “It was a planned ambush...

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been accused of having ties tocriminal gangs and of meddling in police investigations into politically motivated murders. These explosive allegations were made by KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at a press briefing on Sunday. He said Mr Mchunu was receiving financial support from an allegedly corrupt businessman to fund his...

Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme Court trial in Victoria state returned a verdict after six days of deliberations, following a nine-week trial that gripped Australia. Patterson faces life in prison and will be...

One of Sweden’s most wanted gang leaders, Ismail Abdo, has been arrested in Turkey, the Swedish prosecutor’s office said on Friday. The dual Swedish-Turkish national has an extensive list of drug-related charges against him according to the global police agency, Interpol. The 35-year-old, nicknamed The Strawberry, is a well-known leader of the Rumba crime gang...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has today, Friday, July 4, 2025, arraigned a Lagos businesswoman, Adekemi Folorunsho, before the State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on charges of alleged $700,000 fraud and N190 million theft. Folorunsho was docked alongside three alleged accomplices, who are currently at large, facing three counts bordering on obtaining...

An Oklahoma pediatrician was accused of murder after, authorities said, she staged her daughter’s accidental death at a vacation rental in suburban Miami, court records obtained Thursday show. Dr. Neha Gupta, 36, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in Oklahoma City and is awaiting extradition to Florida in the June 27 death of her daughter, the...

The Gombe State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 35-year-old man, Usman Kawu, for alleged criminal conspiracy and possession of counterfeit foreign currency. Kawu was apprehended by officers from the Lawanti Airport Division during a surveillance operation on Monday, June 30, 2025. Kawu was found with ten suspected fake $100 bills, totaling $1,000,...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Directorate, have recorded a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, apprehending 18 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “yahoo boys,” during a raid on Prime Garden Hotel in Atun-Iju, Idi-Iroko Road, Ogun State. The arrest was made possible by credible intelligence linking them...