Gardaí Carry Out Raids on Nigerian Organised Crime Gang Operating in Ireland - 25/02/2026

Gardaí have found gang affiliation clothing and memorabilia as part of searches against the international Black Axe fraud and money laundering gang.The Black Axe gang operates as a mafia-style organisation which originated in Nigeria and has an estimated 30,000 members across dozens of countries worldwide, including having members here in Ireland.The homes of 11 senior gang members, also known as the Neo Black Movement (NBM), were raided.Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times, Conor Lally, joined us on The Agenda this morning to tell us more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.