Crimes in Nigeria
In-depth stories and reports on major crimes, notorious criminals, financial fraud, organized crime networks, and justice in Nigeria.
Dele Giwa’s Last Investigation and the Gloria Okon Mystery
On the morning of Sunday, 19 October 1986, Dele Giwa was at his home on Talabi Street, Ikeja, Lagos.He was not expecting death.He was...
They Said 200 Bodies Were Buried at Maharaji Village. Police Dug for Them and Found Nothing
The story was horrifying: hundreds of people were said to have been killed and buried around Maharaji Village, the spiritual settlement of Sat Guru...
Guru Maharaji Was Reported Dead. Then He Appeared and Said He Was Beyond Death
On Friday, April 27, 2018, an extraordinary story began circulating on social media in Nigeria.Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, the founder and spiritual leader of...
The School That Closed Before Ochanya’s Tragedy Began: How a Rural Education Crisis Changed Her Life
Long before Ochanya Ogbanje became a name associated with a national conversation about child protection, there was a much quieter problem in her village.In...
Five Months for Five Years: Why Ochanya’s Aunt Was the Only Person Convicted
A 13-year-old girl died after years of alleged sexual abuse. Her alleged abusers faced prosecution. One disappeared. Another was acquitted. And the person who...
2019: The Hotel Camera That Finally Put a Face to Port Harcourt’s Killer
By September 2019, the investigation into the deaths of women in Port Harcourt hotels had reached a frustrating stage.There were bodies.There were hotel rooms.There...
The White Cloth That Turned a String of Murders Into One Case
Before the police knew his name, they knew his pattern.Young women were entering hotels in and around Port Harcourt. Some would never walk out...
Why the Ekweremadu Kidney Transplant Was Stopped Before the Operation
In February 2022, a young Nigerian man walked into the Royal Free Hospital in London as a prospective kidney donor.The hospital had been told...
2022: How a Nigerian Senator, His Wife and a Doctor Became Entangled in a UK Organ Trafficking Case
By the time the story reached a British courtroom, Sonia Ekweremadu's illness had become central to everything that followed.Sonia, the daughter of former Nigerian...
The Esther Johnson Murder Case: How a 1953 Love Affair Became a National Story
A love affair ended with a pair of scissors, a dead British railway employee and a young Nigerian woman facing the gallows.But the Esther...