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president Tinubu meets FBI calls for stronger collaboration to fight cybercrime and terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2024 0

President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger collaboration between Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the fight against cybercrime, terrorism, and other related crimes. The FBI is the domestic intelligence and security

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FBI to Release 2,500 Documents on President Tinubu from October

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2023 0

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will release approximately 2,500 documents relating to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, according to a court filing. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the documents are being released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Aaron Greenspan, who runs PlainSite, a website that pushes

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Fugitive wanted by the FBI since 1977 has been apprehended

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

After more than 40 years on the run and living under an alias, a prison escapee was apprehended Wednesday in New Mexico, the FBI said. Luis Archuleta, 77, was wanted on a 1977 federal arrest warrant on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution/confinement, according to an FBI news release. READ ALSO: Global COVID-19 […]

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FBI wanted female internet fraudster, ‘Jay Jay’ bags 2 –year-jail term

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

 Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal HIgh Court sitting in Warri Delta state has sentenced Joan Uruvbu (alias Jay Jay), who is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) in the United States to two years imprisonment for conspiracy and fraud. The Benin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had […]

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Cyber-crime: FBI visits EFCC, commends Magu over collaboration

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2020 0

*As EFCC boss bags FBI award of excellence Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on Tuesday received an award of excellence from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for his unique role in the joint field operation with the FBI, codenamed: ‘Operation Rewired’ aimed at tackling the menace of cyber-crime. […]

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EFCC arrests another FBI suspect wanted for $2.5m internet fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin zonal office has arrested a 38-year-old man, Festus Abiona, who was indicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) over his alleged involvement in internet fraud. Abiona has been on the wanted list of the commission for more than eight months over the alleged fraud case before luck ran out on him

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1934: An FBI Agent Is Killed in a Gangster Raid

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

George “Baby Face” Nelson killed Special Agent W. Carter Baum during an FBI raid in northern Wisconsin. Nelson was holed up with notorious bank robber John Dillinger’s gang at the Little Bohemia resort but didn’t follow the planned escape route. As he was stealing a car to escape, he blasted several agents with two handguns. […]