A number of high-profile Nigerians including ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi have on Monday been named in the biggest leak of secret offshore financial data of the world's rich and powerful people by Pandora Papers, revealing hidden deals and assets. The Pandora papers investigation was carried out by about 600 journalists from media firms including The Guardian, BBC, Premium Times, and The Washington Post after the 11.9 million documents from 14 financial companies across the world were leaked.

Dr. Hafsat Ganduje, the wife of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a land fraud and bribery case brought forward by her son Abdulazeez. Hafsat was arrested on Monday evening and was still at EFCC headquarters as of 6 am on Tuesday. Hafsat was invited by the EFCC following reporting of the case but she declined to honour the invitation which necessitated the arrest. She was said to have traveled to the UK at the time to attend the graduation ceremony of her son. Abdulazeez was said to have reported his mother to the commission for corruptly using family power and status for personal enrichment. According to the report, Abdulazeez in his petition had mentioned that he was approached by a property developer to help facilitate the acquisition of some plots of land in Kano with some hundreds of thousands of US dollars and at least 35 million Naira as “facilitation commission.”

Unknown gunmen on Sunday attacked Nnewi in Anambra State and set ablaze the offices of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and Department of State Service (DSS), leaving two people dead. Also, the hoodlums set ablaze the country home of a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe.

The Nigerian Army disclosed that on Monday it would commence 3 military exercises to tackle all forms of criminality nationwide. The exercises have been code-named Golden Dawn, Still Water and Enduring Peace.

The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested a notorious bandit commander Bello Ruga, who was in charge of four forests in Zamfara state. The forests include those in Gummi, Gidan Bita, Malankare, and Kagara forest in Gummi LGA of the state. Ayuba Elkanah, commissioner of Police in Zamfara disclosed the above on Saturday while parading the suspected crime kingpin alongside 21 other suspected bandits and their collaborators in Gusau. He said five other bandits were neutralized during a raid in Gummi LGA of the state. “On October 1, 2021, police tactical operatives on anti-banditry operation around Gummi axis, acted on intelligence report, stormed Gidan Bita, Malakar and Kagara forest, and arrested one notorious bandits’ commander, Bello Rugga,” the statement reads. “The suspect who happens to be a commander to a wanted bandits gang leader, popularly known as Turji. “Rugga was in charge of Gummi, Gidan Bita, Malanjara and Kagara forest in Gummi LGA of the state. “He has coordinated series of attacks in the area that led to the unwarranted killings of innocent people and kidnapping of many others for ransom.”

Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.), who was abducted on Monday in the Ajah area of Lagos State, has regained his freedom after spending six days in the hands of his captors. The retired General was released in the early hours of Saturday October, 2. The spokesman for the Police in Lagos State, Adekunle Ajisebutu, also confirmed the development. “I can confirm that he has been released,” he said. It could be recalled that Smith, who is currently the Chairman of Double Wealth Ventures Limited, a dredging and engineering firm, was supervising work on a site in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Monday when masked gunmen invaded the place and shot into the air to scare away people.