Crimes in Nigeria
In-depth stories and reports on major crimes, notorious criminals, financial fraud, organized crime networks, and justice in Nigeria.
James Ibori UK Conviction Case
James Ibori’s story does not begin in a courtroom. It begins in the machinery of Nigerian state politics, where he served as Governor of...
When Security Fails, Kidnappers Learn Where the State Is Weak
Mass kidnapping has become one of the clearest signs of Nigeria’s security breakdown. It is not a single crisis caused by one group, one...
Banditry in Northern Nigeria Is a System of Violence, Not Just Crime
Banditry in northern Nigeria is not ordinary theft, and it is not a single movement with one clear ideology. It is a broad term...
Banditry, Terrorism and Insurgency Are Not the Same
Nigeria is living through a security crisis that is often described in one breath, banditry, terrorism and insurgency. In public conversation, these words are...
Boko Haram, Borno, and the Kanuri Question
Boko Haram is a jihadist insurgency that emerged in Borno State and became deeply rooted in the wider Lake Chad Basin. Its story reflects...
David Oluwale’s Death in Leeds and the Trial That Exposed Police Brutality in Britain
In 1969, the body of David Oluwale was pulled from the River Aire in Leeds. At first, his death passed almost unnoticed, recorded simply...
Five Political Murders That Changed Nigeria and Still Raise Questions
Some killings disappear into old headlines. Others stay alive in public memory because they reveal something deeper about a country’s political life. In Nigeria,...
Simbiat Abiola’s Life Before June 12
Nigeria remembers Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola through the unfinished promise of June 12, 1993, the election widely regarded as one of the most...
Usifo Ataga’s Death and the Ongoing Trial of Chidinma Ojukwu
In June 2021, the death of Michael Usifo Ataga, chief executive of Super TV, shook Lagos and drew nationwide attention. What began as a...
How Oil Wealth Fueled Conflict in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
Oil was first discovered in commercial quantity at Oloibiri, in present-day Bayelsa State, in 1956. By 1958, Nigeria began exporting crude petroleum, transforming the...