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This list of persons arrested in phone-hacking scandal is a chronological listing of individuals arrested in conjunction with the illegal acquisition of confidential information by employees and other agents of news media companies referred to as the "phone hacking scandal." [1] Dates indicate approximately when each arrest was made. The police ...
Obinwanne Okeke (born November 9, 1987) also known as Invictus Obi is a Nigerian entrepreneur and convicted fraudster who is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence in the United States for internet fraud that caused $11M losses to his victims. [1]
Nigeria’s central bank chief has been arrested hours after being suspended from office by the country’s new president, authorities said Saturday. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank ...
A Nigerian man was arrested in Texas 11 months after he was indicted in connection with an alleged romance fraud scheme that netted more than $3.3 million.
Nigeria signed the Extradition Treaty with the United States on December 22, 1931 and entered into force on June 24, 1935. Since then Nigeria has extradited several persons to the United States for various reasons ranging from drug, advance fee fraud, and terrorism related offenses. On August 28, 2013 a court in Nigeria on the request of the U ...
By Camillus Eboh. ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Wednesday granted bail to former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is charged with procurement fraud and has been in detention ...
1 August–ongoing – End Bad Governance protests: Eleven people are killed, and one journalist is arrested as nationwide protests occur amidst a cost-of-living crisis and rising costs, which Nigerians blame on President Bola Tinubu's new reforms. [32] A curfew is declared in Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina States in response to the violence. [33]
Crime in Nigeria is investigated by the Nigerian Police. Nigeria is considered to be a country with a high level of crime, ranking 19th among the least peaceful countries in the world. [1] During the first half of 2022, almost 6,000 people were killed by jihadists, kidnappers, bandits or the Nigerian army. [2]