The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the federation, Abubakar Malami has hinted at the possibility to extradite the erstwhile cop, DCP, Abba Kyari to the United States to face the allegation leveled against him. Kyari was indicted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over a fraud case of $1.1 million perpetrated by, Abass Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppy, and four others in the United Arabs Emirates.

A Federal High Court in Abuja on 28th February 2022 has declined to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. The application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)'s prayers to detain Kyari for additional fourteen (14) days to allow it to conclude investigation on the drug saga as revealed by Justice Inyang Ekwo.

Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, has been sentenced alongside two others, Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu to life imprisonment.

There was palpable tension on Thursday afternoon as armed robbers carried out coordinated attacks on some commercial banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday reduced the jail term of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, to five years. Lawan was the Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee responsible for probing the multi-million naira petrol subsidy fraud in 2012. He was accused of soliciting a bribe of $3 million from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola to exclude Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited (Otedola’s former company) from the list of oil companies allegedly involved in the petrol subsidy fraud.

 The Federal High Court in Abuja through Justice Zainab Abubakar has granted the request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) the go-ahead for further detention of fourteen (14) days, alongside the two alleged couriers named involved in the case. This order was issued in the nation's capital on 22nd February 2022 after listening to the Director, Prosecution and Legal Services (NDLEA), Joseph Sunday who moved an ex-parte application to the effect.