26 February 2026 · Ado Ekiti
Scam/fraud in Ekiti
OpenWatch has recorded 27 reported scam/fraud incidents in Ekiti State, 1 of them in the last 12 months. That is 5% of every incident recorded in the state, and ranks it 22 of 24 among the states where scam/fraud is reported often enough to profile.
Incidents · 12 mo
1
Fatalities · 12 mo
0
Incidents · all-time
27
Fatalities · all-time
0
Latest reported scam/fraud in Ekiti
7 November 2023 · Agbado-Ekiti
Eight suspects were arrested in Ekiti State for fraud and cult-related activities, including defrauding a man of N1 million and stealing from their landlady. They were also implicated in a conspiracy to murder.
10 October 2023 · Ilawe-Ekiti
Three women and 16 other suspects were arrested for defrauding a filling station owner of N7.9 million in Ilawe-Ekiti. The suspects confessed to the crime during interrogation.
28 September 2023
A man was arrested in Ekiti State for allegedly selling two ladies, including a minor, for prostitution in Mali. The arrest is part of ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking in the state.
21 July 2023 · Ido Osi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps paraded 12 suspects arrested for processing illicit drugs in a forest area between Awo Ekiti and Igede Ekiti. Items recovered included drugs and motorbikes.
17 November 2022 · Ikere
Five suspected fraudsters were arrested in Ikere-Ekiti for defrauding a farmer of over N2.5 million. The suspects were apprehended in their shrine where they used deceptive practices to scam victims.
9 September 2022 · Ado Ekiti
Amotekun corps arrested 19 individuals in Ado Ekiti for alleged burglary and fraud against citizens. Items such as generating sets and water pumping machines were recovered from the suspects.
7 September 2022
Four suspects were arrested by Amotekun in Ekiti State for stealing electricity cables and dealing with fake currency. One of the suspects is an ex-convict who was previously imprisoned for similar offenses.
10 August 2022 · Ado-Ekiti
A fake doctor defrauded over 25 POS operators in Ado-Ekiti by sending them fake alerts and collecting cash. Two suspects have been arrested by the NSCDC for their involvement in the fraud.
15 July 2022
Four individuals were arrested in Ekiti State for attempting to traffic two minors to Libya. The suspects had formed a cartel and were caught before they could hand over the victims to agents for sale as slaves.
Other threats in Ekiti
About these figures
Counts cover incidents classified as scam/fraud in Ekiti State, drawn from OpenWatch’s incident record, excluding retracted reports and duplicates merged into an earlier report. Figures update hourly. Last recorded: 26 February 2026.
Reported numbers are a floor, not a census. Incidents in remote areas are routinely under-reported, and classification follows how an event was described in reporting, so a low count is not a guarantee of safety. See the full Ekiti risk profile for every threat type, or the methodology for how incidents are collected and classified.
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