Crimes
Latest Crime News, Police Investigations and Court Updates
Public safety and the rule of law are essential to every society. The Crimes section of Naija Daily News delivers accurate and responsible reporting on criminal investigations, law enforcement, court proceedings, and security developments across Nigeria.
Our coverage includes police operations, anti-corruption investigations, cybercrime, kidnapping, terrorism, financial crimes, organised crime, public safety issues, and major criminal cases before the courts. We are committed to factual reporting that prioritises accuracy, fairness, and context while avoiding unnecessary sensationalism.
- Jun 2025June 22, 2025
Police nab suspected illegal firearms technician, six others in Enugu
By Deborah Nnamdi The Enugu State Police Command has apprehended a 39-year-old suspected illegal…
- June 22, 2025
NDLEA nabs woman with 2.2kg cocaine en route India for alleged Surgery
By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old…
- June 22, 2025
EFCC arrests Benue Governor’s Aide over alleged sextortion, cyberbullying
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
- June 20, 2025
EFCC arraigns medical doctor for alleged N39m visa scam in Rivers
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Dr. Nekabari…
- June 20, 2025
“I Killed 6-year-old Boy, after Inhaling Crystal Meth” – a Murderer’s Story
“I killed 6-year-old boy (Muhammadu Bilah) after I took ice (hard drug)” those were…
- June 20, 2025
Teenager, one other nabbed for alleged drug trafficking
By Deborah Nnamdi Police operatives in Ondo State have apprehended two individuals, one of…
- June 19, 2025
Police bust kidnappers hideout in Ondo, discover underground pit
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have discovered a suspected…
- June 19, 2025
EFCC arrests seven suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended seven individuals…
- June 18, 2025
$17M Scam: Five Nigerians jailed 159 years in U.S. for defrauding over 100 victims
By Deborah Nnamdi A U.S. federal court has sentenced five Nigerian nationals to a…
- June 18, 2025
EFCC nabs ex-Plateau Speaker, 14 others for laundering, seizing N2.5bn official vehicles
By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken into custody…







