Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja. The arrests took place on Tuesday at the NAHCON …

Three Nigerians have been sentenced to prison terms for their involvement in an international mail and wire fraud scheme that targeted elderly individuals in the United States. The U.S. Attorney …

Operatives from the C4i Intelligence Unit of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested two suspected online fraudsters, Michael Onyedikachi and Akachukwu Benedict, for defrauding a Canada-based Nigerian, Sandra Austin, …

A Nigerian professor, Ignatius Uduk, who served as the returning officer for the 2019 general election in Essien Udim State Constituency, Akwa Ibom, is facing arrest after failing to appear …

In a recent crackdown on internet fraud, Nigerian authorities have apprehended 13 students from Usmanu Danfodio University, located in the northwestern city of Sokoto. This is part of a broader …

Federal authorities in South Carolina have arrested 24-year-old Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal of Osun State, Nigeria, in connection with a sextortion scam that tragically led to the suicide of Gavin Guffey, …

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kenya have arrested Stephen Mugambi Colbert, a man accused of orchestrating a sophisticated fraud scheme that swindled a Nigerian national out …

The United States announced on Friday that it would return $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria, stemming from a lengthy corruption investigation into former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced the arrest of 37 internet fraud suspects in Anambra State, following a tragic incident in which one of its officers, Aminu Sahabi …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended Bariu Aliu, a traditional chief priest at the Igunuko shrine in the Alpha Beach area of Ajah, Lekki, Lagos State, for …