The Nigeria Police rescue of two Colombian women in Lagos has highlighted how international intelligence sharing can help uncover human trafficking in Lagos, with the victims found within hours of an alert from Colombia. The women, identified as Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were allegedly lured to Nigeria under false pretences…
The VeryDarkMan kidney harvesting allegations have moved from social media claims to a police investigation, with four suspects arrested over an alleged kidney harvesting in Nigeria network. The suspects include two nephrologists linked to Wellington Hospital in Abuja, alongside two alleged recruiters. Police say the case involves vulnerable young people who were allegedly lured into…
Police officers rescued two pregnant women and four children from an Ogun baby factory in Mowe, while discovering that a newborn delivered days earlier could not be accounted for. The Ogun State Police Command said six suspects were arrested during the August 24 operation, which followed intelligence about suspected human trafficking and illegal adoption activities…
Nigeria’s drug problem is becoming harder to ignore. In just a few days, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced a series of major operations involving cocaine, cannabis, opioids and other illicit substances across the country. The cases involve a social media influencer, a businessman who allegedly sold his legitimate business to finance…
A long-running dispute over an allegedly missing twin in Abuja has resurfaced after social media activist VeryDarkMan shared a video drawing renewed attention to the family’s claims against a medical doctor and his maternity clinic. The case dates back to 2022, when Mrs Eunice Bright-Ekwok said she received scans indicating that she was expecting twins…
Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has reportedly joined operatives of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad (STS) in an early morning operation that led to the rescue of a seven-day-old baby and the bust of an alleged baby factory in Karshi, Abuja. According to videos and updates shared…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared alleged drug kingpin Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna, popularly known as “Odogwu,” and three of his associates wanted over their alleged involvement in operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Imo State. The agency also secured a court order freezing ₦9.84 billion linked to the suspects and obtained interim…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 4,143.5 kilograms of cannabis indica with a Duty Paid Value of approximately ₦26.5 billion, concealed inside a container carrying imported used vehicles at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizure was made during a joint operation with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following…
