A Nigerian man and a woman are in federal custody after being accused of abducting a federal agent in Minnesota, United States.
Oluwadamilola Bamigboye, 24, and Rekeya Frazier, 23, allegedly trapped the federal agent in a car on Wednesday and dropped him off at the New Hope Police Department.
Bamigboye, and Frazier, each face one count of assaulting a Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent in connection with the incident.
According to an FBI affidavit, HSI agents were surveilling an apartment parking lot in Plymouth in search of Bamigboye, who had allegedly overstayed a student visa.
The three agents — two in plain clothes and another wearing a vest that said “POLICE” and “HSI” — approached Bamigboye when they saw him get out of a Jeep SUV driven by Frazier. The affidavit claims the agents displayed their badges and identified themselves as law enforcement
Bamigboye, who had moved to the back seat of the Jeep, asked what kind of law enforcement they were, and when they answered that they wanted to talk about his immigration status, he allegedly told Frazier to get back in the car and drive.
One agent got into the front passenger’s seat in an attempt to stop Frazier from driving off, and another got into the backseat to pull Bamigboye from the Jeep, the filing states.
Bamigboye pushed one agent out of the backseat, and Frazier put the car in drive. The vehicle’s motion caused the passenger’s side door to close, trapping the second agent inside.
“The agent told Frazier to stop the car, warning her “she was making a very bad decision and making the situation worse.”
The agent allegedly fought to shift the Jeep into park while it was still moving, and Frazier told the agent she might crash the car if he didn’t stop and said they were taking him to the police department.
According to the complaint, the agent, who “is on temporary detail for an operation,” was unfamiliar with the Twin Cities and feared he “was being abducted” because he “had no idea where they were going.”
In the backseat, Bamigboye called 911, and the agent yelled to tell the dispatcher who he was.
In a statement, the Plymouth Police Department said Bamigboye told dispatch they were taking the agent to the Plymouth police station, but they ended up going to New Hope instead.
While the car was still moving, the agent pulled out his gun and told Frazier to stop, but she kept driving.
HSI agents in a Ford Explorer had followed the Jeep from the apartments in Plymouth, “at one point inadvertently hitting it from behind in the snow.”
Once at the New Hope Police Department, HSI agents parked in front of the Jeep “to pin it in,” but Bamigboye hopped out and ran to a nearby Hy-Vee, where he was eventually arrested, the affidavit states. Police eventually arrested Frazier after she initially refused to leave her car.
Bamigboye agreed to speak with law enforcement about what happened. He denied that any agents had presented their badges or credentials and admitted to trying to push an agent out of the car and telling Frazier to drive awa
UK police said Tuesday they arrested a 14-year-old schoolgirl in the northwestern English city of Manchester after two students and a staff member were wounded in a school stabbing.
The girl was arrested on suspicion of assault and was in custody for questioning, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
Three people were injured — a 14-year-old schoolgirl, a 14-year-old schoolboy and a 27-year-old man who is a member of staff — with what were believed to be stab wounds.
“All were taken to hospital; however, injuries are thankfully not believed to be serious, and all are stable at this time,” police said following the incident at the Co-op Academy north of central Manchester.
The school decided to go into lockdown following the attack, as emergency vehicles surrounded the building, the Manchester Evening News reported.
“Officers will remain at the school and within the area to provide a visible presence and community reassurance,” police chief inspector Jon Shilvock said.
The UK government is trying to clamp down on youth knife crime and the sale of banned knives and machetes, including on online platforms.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged in February over the suspected stabbing of two boys at a London school.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) Kwara State Command, has arrested a 34-year-old man, Akinola Tosin, for allegedly defrauding a Point-of-Sale (PoS) operator using a fake bank transfer alert while also impersonating a member of the Nigerian Army.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC 1 Ayoola Michael, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday, June 8, 2026 said the suspect was apprehended following a complaint from a POS operator in the state.
According to the statement, the suspect allegedly obtained N40,600 from the operator after presenting a fake debit alert as proof of payment.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect collected the sum of Forty Thousand Six Hundred Naira (#40,600) after presenting a fake debit alert to the POS operator, deceiving the victim into believing a successful transfer had been made,” the statement read.
“Further investigations revealed that the suspect had been impersonating a member of the Nigerian Army using a fake military identity card bearing his name, alongside military-related paraphernalia, which he allegedly used to gain public trust and facilitate his criminal activities.
“The suspect also confessed to previous fraudulent activities involving multiple victims, while further investigation uncovered a suspected accomplice, identified as one Feranmi Idoko Godwin, who is currently at large.
“Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspect and conclude investigations.
“Items recovered from the suspect include, 2 Opay ATM cards, 2 UBA ATM cards, 2 First Bank ATM cards, 1 PalmPay ATM card and 1 National Identity Card.
“The suspect will be prosecuted in accordance with the law upon the conclusion of investigations.
“The NSCDC Kwara State Commandant, Commandant Abbas Ndah Mohammed, reaffirmed the Corps’ unwavering commitment to combating crime and other forms of criminality, while urging members of the public to remain vigilant and verify electronic transactions before releasing cash, goods or other valuables.”
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, for an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand, Five Hundred Naira Only).
The couple were arraigned before Justice Abubakar Usman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on a six-count charge bordering of obtaining money by false pretence and retention of proceeds of crime contrary to Section 17(a) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.
Taiwo and Omotola were arrested when a widow, Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, a proprietor of a private school in Delta State, petitioned the EFCC alleging that the first defendant, Taiwo, approached her to finance a road construction contract purportedly awarded to him by the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC).
Kenechukwu further alleged that a total sum of N1,980,000,000.00 (One Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty Million Naira Only) was paid into Taiwo’s account domiciled with Access Bank Plc.
Investigation further revealed that the couple invested the proceeds of the illicit activities in the acquisition of two properties in Ado-Ekiti, namely: Town Tavern Lounge, located at No. 1, Ikere Road, off Florence Court School, Ado-Ekiti, and a four-bedroom bungalow located on Florence Court, Irewolede Estate, Ado-Ekiti
The Commission had on Monday, May 25, 2026 secured the interim attachment of the two properties.
Count 2 of the charge reads:
“That you, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and Awolegan Omolola Omotola, sometime between January 2024 and November 2025, in Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, with intent to defraud, obtained the sum of N1,098,961,500.00 (One Billion, Ninety-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Sixty-One Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) from one Anazia Colina Kenechukwu, which was paid to you through Olorunbukunmi Taiwo’s account number 0027303340 domiciled with Access Bank Plc, by falsely representing that same would be used to execute a road construction contract awarded to you by the Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), a pretence you knew to be false, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
When the charges were read to them The defendants pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them.
Following their pleas, counsel to the EFCC, Sesan Ola, prayed the court to fix a date for trial and order the remand of the defendants.
Justice Usman adjourned the matter until Thursday, June 11, 2026, for hearing of the bail application, and commencement of trial. The judge also ordered the remand of the defendants in the EFCC holding facility.
