NAPTIP convicts 624, rescues 21181
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NAPTIP convicts 624, rescues 21181

The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has convicted a total of 624 human trafficking offenders out of 9278 arrested since inception. NAPTIP’s Director, Training and Manpower Development, Mr Arinze Orakwue, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ consultation workshop on countering trafficking in persons in Anambra State organized by the agency in collaboration

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Customs Seizes Rs303 Million Fake, Smuggled Cigarettes
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Customs Seizes Rs303 Million Fake, Smuggled Cigarettes

…Customs officials recovered the smuggled and fake cigarettes in various parts of Khyber Pakhunkhwa PESHAWAR: Director General Customs Intelligence and Investigation Faiz Ahmad Chadhar on Friday told media that during the past ten days they have foiled bids and seized smuggled and fake cigarettes worth Rs 303 milloon being smuggled from Afghanistan and Iran. Brienfing

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Cybercrime: Woodberry forfeits $8m, luxury cars, pleads guilty
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Cybercrime: Woodberry forfeits $8m, luxury cars, pleads guilty

…Woodberry was arrested in Dubai alongside Ramon Hushpuppi Abbas in 2020 Less than a year after forfeiting 151.8 Bitcoin to the American government, Hushpuppi’s associate, Olalekan Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, will forfeit another $8 million to the US government after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Woodberry agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds

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Crime: FBI tells court how Nigerian citizen defrauded US university
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Crime: FBI tells court how Nigerian citizen defrauded US university

…the FBI agent said the university became a victim of spoofing, a form of cybercrime attack The agent of Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), Mr Ayotunde Solademi, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how one Kolawole Erinle involved in a cybercrime allegedly defrauded Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences in the United States

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Man remanded for slitting lover's throat, attempting to bury her alive in Anambra
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Man remanded for slitting lover’s throat, attempting to bury her alive in Anambra

…the suspect attempted to cut the lady’s throat after digging a four fit grave at the back of his compound to bury her with her kids A 25-year old mother of two have survived an attempt by her lover to use her for alleged money rituals in Umuona village, Isuofia, Aguata Local Government Area  of Anambra

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Student docked in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a company to the tune of N900, 000
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Student docked in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a company to the tune of N900, 000

…The prosecutor told the court that the student committed the crime between July 10, 2021 and October 31, 2021 A twenty four year-old student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Busayo Ayedun has been brought before a Yaba Magistrate Court for allegedly defrauding a company, CD Care Limited, of goods and cash worth over N900,000

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Police parade Ex-DSS officer, others over Abia Bullion Van robbery 
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Police parade Ex-DSS officer, others over Abia Bullion Van robbery 

A dismissed officer of the Department of State Services, DSS, Prosper Israel was on Monday paraded by the Abia State Police Command. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that Prosper along with his younger brother and eight other suspects were arrested for robbing a billion van. The ex-DSS officer, his younger brother, Chinwendu Israel, along with the

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