Crime

Ex-Wife Arrests Man Over N15m Fraud Allegation

– File photo of a criminal in handcuffs By Adeola Idris  One Lucky James has denied allegation of N15 million fraud levelled against him by his ex-wife, Tega Amanda amongst other weither allegations. Amanda had claimed that James defrauded her of about N15million after she had withdrawn a criminal charge previously instituted against him at the magistrates court in Lagos. But reacting, James denied the… []

Fake Lawyer Remanded For Luring Woman Into Marriage

By Bunmi Onakan  A 43-year-old fake lawyer, Samuel Idu, who allegedly lured a woman into fake marriage and duped her of N5.4 million has been remanded in Minna Federal Correctional Centre. Idu was arraigned by operatives of the Special Investigation and Intelligence Bureau (SIIB) of the Niger State Police Command on a four-count charge of criminal breach of trust, cheating, arrangement for self-kidnapping and false… []

Gunmen Abduct CAC Choir Members In Ondo

– File photo of Gunmen By Bunmi Onakan  Gunmen have kidnapped some members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Igan in Akure, Ondo state capital. We gathered that the victims were travelling for a burial programme when the attackers struck on the notorious Ifon road in the Ose Local Council Area of the state, on Friday evening. A source confirmed the incident to reporters… []

Sordid: Son Narrates How Wife Killed Husband With Pestle While Sleeping

– The deceased, and wife By Bunmi Onakan  One Ibukun Solomon, a secondary school student has narrated how his mother killed his father with a pestle after a minor disagreement in Ondo in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Ibukun, 12 said his mother, Tayelolu, used a pestle to kill his 65-year-old father, Felix Solomon, while sleeping after a domestic argument between them…. []

19-year Old Boy Bags 12 months Imprisonment For Internet Fraud

– A file photo of a gavel By Bunmi Onakan  A 19-year old boy simply identified as Peterson Enoch has been sentenced to 12 months Imprisonment by a Kaduna High Court judge, Justice Dairus Khobo, on Thursday over offences bordering on internet fraud. The convict, a resident of Millennium City, Kaduna, was dragged before the court by the state Zonal Command of the Economic and… []

FBI Agent Testifies, EFCC Tenders Documents Against Mompha Over Alleged Money Laundering

– Mompha  By Agency News Two documents in evidence were tendered against social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with six billion Naira money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday. The documents were tendered through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Mr Ayotunde Solademi, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. The documents are a report by the FBI… []

FBI Releases Names Of Six ‘Cyber’s Most Wanted’ In Nigeria

– FBI Operatives By Adeola Idris  Names of six Nigerians most wanted notorious cyber criminals have been released by United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the agency designating them as wanted and as international flight risks. The suspects are Felix Osilama Okpoh, Alex Afolabi Ogunsakin, Micheal Olorunyomi, Richard Izuchukwu Uzhi, Nnamdi Orson Benson, and Abiola Ayorinde Kayode. The FBI called them “cyber’s most… []

Yahoo Boy Bags One-year Imprisonment Over N6m Scam

– A file photo of EFCC logo By Bunmi Onakan  An internet fraudster, Ukoh Michael Odeh, yesterday bagged one year imprisonment on one count charge of fraud brought against him by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Odeh stood trial before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. He had got into trouble when the Command… []

Police Parades Fake Commissioner Of Police, 12 Others In Lagos

By Bunmi Onakan  One Nwagu Emmanuel was arrested for parading himself as a commissioner of police. To make his claim authentic, he also had a fake ID card as a commissioner of police. “He actually came into the police headquarters and was about to request the release of a hardened criminal who was in custody. The Police Command in Lagos State confirmed the arrest of… []

NSCDC Arrests Pastor Over Alleged N1.6m Visa Scam

– File photo of NSCDC during patrol By Ademola Idris  An Ondo State based acclaimed man of God, Michael Ogundepo has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, over alleged visa scam. In a statement on Monday in Akure, DSC Aidamenbor Daniel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), said the suspect obtained N1.67 million to procure visa for… []

Member Machetes Pastor To Death In Sapele

Graphic picture of a machete  By Bunmi Onakan  One Pastor Greg Sagie who oversees a pentecostal church in Sapele has been killed in his home by a suspected church member, who attacked him with a machete on Thursday. The pastor, who was in his 60s, was resting in his bedroom at the pipeline area of MTN Road, around noon., when the assailant barged into his… []

Ogun Residents Nab Suspect Stealing N779,000 Worth Electric Cable

– Nigeria Police logo By Ademola Idris  The residents of Ojo Street in the Aregbe area of Abeokuta South, Ogun State, have nabbed one Oduwole Abayomi vandalising an electric cable worth N779,000 on August 22, 2023. The 32-year-old suspect was said to have entered a compound belonging to Adeyemi Olukayode and vandalised some newly installed electric cables in the house. While the suspect was carrying… []

Ex-Sterling Bank’s Staff Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing N2m

— Sterling Bank logo — By Bunmi Onakan  A former staffer of Sterling Bank Plc, William Owoeye, 34 has been arrested by the police at the Lion Building Division, Lagos Island, Southwest, Nigeria and charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N2m from his employer’s account. Police alleged that Owoeye perpetrated the fraud by using the name of a customer… []

Police Arrest Suspect Over Attack On Apostle Suleiman, Others At Large

– Apostle Suleiman, the car attacked — By Ademola Idris The Police on Thursday said they have arrested a suspect over the Oct. 21, 2022 attack on the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the General Overseer, Omega Fire Ministeries along Benin-Auchi road. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this at a media briefing in Abuja. Adejobi said the suspect was a member… []

Church Dissociates Self From Two Staff Members Allegedly Arrested By NDLEA

— File photo of NDLEA staff — Bunmi Onakan A Warri based church, Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministry has dissociated itself from all the allegations leveled against two of its staff by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The ministry in a statement issued in Warri, Delta State, yesterday said it was not part of any conduct towards the aim and objectives of the mission…. []

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest, 3 Others In Ebonyi

— File photo of gunmen  — By Muyiwa Akinola Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic Priest of Abakaliki Diocese, Ebonyi State, Rev. Father Joseph Azubuike in the state. The Catholic Priest was kidnapped on Monday, alongside three other persons. In a statement issued by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Father Mathew Opoke, the victim was kidnapped on his way to St. Charles Parish, Mgbaleze… []

Hushpuppi’s Associate, Mr. Woodberry Bags Eight Years Imprisonment; Deportation to Nigeria

— Mr. Woodberry — By Bunmi Onakan Nigerian-born Olalekan Jacob Ponle was sentenced after being convicted on one count of fraud in Chicago. Seven other counts were dismissed following a plea bargain in April for his coordination of a multimillion-dollar fraud. Mr Ponle was sentenced on July 11 by Judge Robert Gettleman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in… []

We Force Our Victims To Sleep With Us At Gun Point After Robbing Them- Female Armed Robbers Confess 

– The suspects, Philomena Ebe and Justina Edison Two female suspects Philomena Ebe and Justina Edison have been apprehended by Rivers State Police Command for causing havoc in the Omokuru area of Rivers State. The suspects, were caught at their hideout following a distress call received by the police regarding their criminal activities. According to the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, the arrest was… []

Police Arrests Lagos Businessman Fond Of Circulating Nude Pictures Of Ex- Lovers To Extort Money 

– Amara Kennedy – By Ademola Idris A 44-year-old businessman, Amara Kennedy has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for circulating nude photos of his former lovers. Kennedy was arrested on Friday in the Oshodi area of the state after one of his victims, Kester, agreed to meet him under the pretext of resolving their disagreement. Our correspondent had reported in a special… []

Police Officer Dismissed Over  Alleged Stealing Of A Day Old Baby

  – CP Idowu Owohunwa, Lagos State Commissioner of Police  – By Ademola Idris  One Inspector Samuel Ukpabio has been dismissed by the Police Command in Lagos State over alleged baby theft. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the dismissal on Thursday on his verified Twitter handle. He said the recommendation of Ukpabio ’s dismissal was approved on Thursday. “The recommendation for the dismissal… []