The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ekiti State Command, has arrested a wanted Boko Haram member, Isiah Jafaru, aka Nabida, suspected to have fled from the Northeast after a persistent onslaught from the Nigeria Army. The suspect was…
NSCDC role in security system irreplaceable, says ex-corps official
A retired Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Paul Ayeni, has described the call for the merger of NSCDC with other security agency as “unwarranted”. Ayeni told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta…
Court remands 2 over theft of motorcycle
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has remanded two men, John Simon and Yusuf Nikie in a correctional facility after they pleaded guilty to stealing a motorcycle. The Magistrate, Michael Bawa, however, reserved sentence until May 2. Simon and…
Man granted bail over fraud, Labourer jailed for robbery, 2 arrested for conveying expired drugs and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos bizman granted N30m bail over alleged N10m fraud (Punch) A Federal High Court sitting in…
NSCDC arrests 3, recovers 450 railway sleepers in Yobe
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Yobe State Command, has impounded one trailer truck conveying no fewer than 450 stolen railway sleepers and arrested three suspected vandals. Parading the suspects to newsmen in Damaturu, the State Commandant of the…
NSCDC destroys four illegal oil refining sites
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said its men destroyed four illegal oil refining sites in Cawthome Channel One in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The corps said suspected oil thieves had vandalised facilities including pipes belonging…
Ex-convict jailed for fraud, Driver stabs LASTMA official and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos court jails ex-convict for defrauding US varsity of $1.4m (Punch) An Ikeja Special Offences Court…
Civil Defence deploys 2,550 operatives for Easter in Lagos
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 2,550 operatives for Easter duties. The Commandant, Mr Ishaq Alfadarai, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the operatives would provide…
Cultist nabbed for robbery, suspects arraigned for electoral offences and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Suspected cultist nabbed for robbery in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a…
Man arraigned for robbery, Hoodlums attack motorists and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. 24-year-old arraigned for robbery, cultism (Punch) A 24-year-old man, Ekeng Effiong, was on Monday remanded at…