Nigeria

Nine Nigerians arrested in US for $3.5m fraud

Nine Nigerians have been arrested in the United States over allegations of fraud. Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Spero, Special Agent in Charge of the Tampa, Florida, Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), announced this in a statement. The suspects […]

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Abuja Residents Decry High Rate Of ‘One Chance’ Vehicles

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the increasing rate of ‘one chance’ criminal activities in the city centres. One chance is a type of robbery in which the victim is robbed while on board a moving commercial vehicle; mostly unpainted taxis. Some of the victims said that those who enter commercial vehicles

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N-Power: Fraudsters Jailed For Impersonation, Identity Theft

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced Sata Owugha Clinton and Bolounmubofa Blessing Soroh to one-year imprisonment for impersonation and using the identity of a petitioner to enroll in the  N-Power Social Welfare Scheme. The duo got into trouble when they used the name and identity of Lovedy Chiamaka Uzor to enroll in

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5 suspects arrested as gangs clash in Aguda

Zubairu Muazu, Lagos Commissioner of Police Some of the policemen attached to the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspects in connection with the gang-clash that occurred at Aguda near Surulere between Sunday and Monday. The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, said in a press statement on Monday that the suspects

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How Safe theFingerprint Biometrics Systems Are? By Ahmad Nadeem Syed

My team member,looking very upset, came to tell me that he had just found three mobile connections registered in his name, whereas, he actually owned only one. Both of his disowned number was activated on same date in two cities over 100 Km apart and away from his native city. Smiling, I asked did he

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Hong Kong customs arrest Nigerian woman with cocaine hidden in her body

A customs officer displays some of the drugs found in the suspect. Photo: Felix Wong Custom officers at Hong Kong International Airport recovered more than half of a kilogram of cocaine from an African traveller who had allegedly hidden the drug in her body. The 37-year old Nigerian arrived in the city on a flight

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Fraud Background Checks For Churches & Other Religious Institutions.

Religious houses rely on the support and assistance of a wide variety of people besides their own leaders and administrative staff, such as volunteers, organizers, and others, who have access to youth, elderly, and other individuals who take part in activities organized or supported by their religious houses. For years, GFF has supported churches and

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A policewoman identified as Omolara Sunday has reportedly been caught on video fighting with a pregnant woman in Lagos.

Posting the incident on Instagram, Nigerian rapper, Ruggedman claimed that the police officer Omolara Sunday is from Alagolo Police Station, in Ipaja-Ayobo, Lagos, opposite Igbogila Health Centre. In the video he published on the social media platform, the policewoman is seen fighting with a lady identified as Cecelia Adeniji inside a car. According to Ruggedman,

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WinningAgainst SIM box Fraud By Ahmad Nadeem Syed CEO Business Assurance Services

By-pass fraud in mobile telecom sector is a major challenge and wide spread all around the world, particularly in countries having higher interconnect rates. The motives behind this fraud are; earning money, money laundering and fund generation for terrorist activities. By-pass fraud is committed using various methods such as SIM box, transit service, domestic interconnect

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Police sack nine officers over recruitment fraud

The Police Service Commission on Tuesday announced the dismissal of nine senior officers from service over gross misconduct stemming from the 2011 recruitment exercise. The police regulatory body also said six officers were demoted for official wrongdoings. All the disciplinary measured took immediate effect, according to a statement by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani. Those dismissed

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