Crime Africa
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US blocks Nigerian’s cryptocurrency fraud, imposes $50,000 fine
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office successfully thwarted an attempt by Bimbo Toyin Akinyemi, a Nigerian national, to defraud a Kansas…
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Nigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion scam targeting teenagers
Two brothers from Nigeria who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six…
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Police arrest ‘BBL doctor’ over lady’s death
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested Dr. Idara Bassey in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during…
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Fake CV lands top ‘engineer’ in jail for 15 years
The man who had been chief engineer at South Africa’s state-owned passenger rail company has been sentenced to 15 years…
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 37 in Nigeria attack
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set…
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Man sentenced for impersonating singer Flavour to defraud fan of $53,000
The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced one Courage Ikpaka to two years imprisonment for duping a United States…
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DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to…
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Ten Nigerian protesters charged with treason
Ten people who took part in last month’s protests across Nigeria have been charged with treason and other serious offences…
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Canadian police arrest Nigerian woman over online threat
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the police in Canada have arrested a woman in connection with an alleged online threat targeting…
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Self-proclaimed healer found with 24 human skulls in Uganda
A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face…
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