Illegal Mining: 18 Suspects Arrested With 13 Truckloads Of Minerals
Operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 18 suspects over illegal mining operations in Kwara State. The operatives also recovered 13 truckloads of assorted solid minerals, including lithium, marble stone, white…
Osun NSCDC nabs mason for burglary, theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defoence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command has apprehended 24-year-old mason, Adedapo Ayobami, for burglary and theft. The Osun NSCDC State Commandant, Michael Adaralewa in a statement issued by the Command spokesperson, Adeleke Kehinde on Wednesday…
Ekiti man arrested for raping four-year-old girl
The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has apprehended one Afolabi Ojo for allegedly raping a four-year-old pupil. Leadership reports that the mother of the young girl reported the incident at the NSCDC Command in…
EFCC probes NSCDC officials over alleged N7.5bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently delving into the activities of ten senior officials from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) concerning a suspected N7.5 billion fraud. Additionally, the anti-graft agency has summoned ten contractors…
NSCDC in Anambra Arrests Eight Illegal Private Guards, Seizes Weapons
In a concerted effort to maintain security and combat illegal activities in Anambra State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intensified its operations against unlicensed private security guards. During a recent crackdown in Awka, the NSCDC arrested…
Osun teenager bags three years jail for stealing water taps
A teenager, Abiodun Adewuyi, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by an Osun Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ede for the theft of water taps. 18-year-old Adewusi was apprehended by operatives of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security…
IG warns of govs’ excesses as FG insists on state police
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has voiced opposition to the proposal for state police, cautioning against potential abuse by governors for political or personal interests, which could compromise human rights and national security. Egbetokun made this assertion during the…
Popular NSCDC officer ‘oga at the top’ promoted to deputy CG
An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps , Shem Obafiaye, who became popular because of the ‘Oga At The Top’ phrase in 2013, has attained the rank of Deputy Commandant General. A decade after the Channels Television…