Tag: arrested, India, Nigerian, visa
Nigerian arrested for attempting to enter India without visa
A Nigerian woman named Oje Comfort Chinaza has been arrested by immigration officials at the border separating Nepal and India for trying to enter India without valid...
15 Nigerians arrested in Malaysia for fraud
Malaysian police have arrested 15 Nigerians in one fell swoop on suspicions of being engaged in the business of swindling people. Of the 15, three are women. The...
Nigerian footballer arrested in India with hard drugs
A 40-year Nigerian footballer identified as Ikenna has been arrested by the authorities in India for being in possession of 10 grams of crystal meth and 18 grams of...
Teenager arrested for stealing N153,000 phone in Apapa
A 19-year-old teenager, Richard Okpeke, was on Friday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing phones worth N153,000 in Apapa. Okpeke is...
Customs officer arrested for shooting motorist in Badagry
The Police on Wednesday arrested a Customs officer for shooting a motorist at Iya-Afin checking point, Badagry. The yet-to-be-identified Customs officer allegedly shot...
Naval officer, twin brothers arrested for robbery
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Oyo State Police Command has arrested a Lance Corporal with the Nigerian Navy, Jimoh Adesoye, 28, twin brothers and 12 other...
Navy seeks legislation to prosecute arrested criminals
By Godspower Edoza The Nigerian Navy has appealed to the National Assembly to initiate Laws that would enable the Navy to prosecute arrested criminals, instead of...
Bunkering vessel arrested in Singapore
By Jite Eriabie The 4,000 dwt bunkering tanker UE Star has been detained in Singapore waters, Supreme Court of Singapore’s data shows. The 2014-built ship, owned...
Over 3,000 migrants arrested in Libya smuggling hub
A force allied with Libya’s unity government in the people-smuggling hub of Sabratha has detained more than 3,000 migrants, a security official said on Saturday. “We...
9 policemen arrested for extortion in Lagos
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Imohimi Edgal, said on Thursday that nine policemen, one traffic warden and two others have been arrested for extorting money...
22 Bangladeshis, Nigerians arrested by Navy for ‘illegal’ ship-to-ship transfer
Security operatives attached to the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory in Calabar, Cross River State on Saturday, said six Bangladesh nationals and 16 Nigerians had been...
Court adjourns suit on detention of 16 Chinese arrested for illegal mining
The Plateau High Court IV on Thursday adjourned to September 14 the hearing of a case challenging the arrest and detention of 16 Chinese nationals and 12 others. A...
