Crime

Lagos Govt Releases Details Of Three Sex Offenders

– The three offenders The Lagos State Government has published the details of three adult males convicted for different sexual offences in the state. In a tweet on Monday, the State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency identified the sex offenders as Idowu Daniel, Moses Olawale and Akin Isaac. Their identities were made known via the official Twitter handle of the state Domestic and Sexual Violence… []

Ekweremadus: Reps Pleads Clemency Ahead May 5th Judgment

– Ike Ekweremadu and wife House of Representatives has pleaded with the Central Criminal Court and the government of the UK to temper justice with mercy in sentencing former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu and Dr. Obinna Obeta who have been found guilty of organ harvesting. The appeal came on the heels of motion titled, “Motion on the Need… []

NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Hidden In Imported Car

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, at the Tincan port in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Babafemi said the drugs weighing 63 kilogrammes were concealed in a used Toyota Corolla car imported from Canada. He said the… []

Bebex Latest: Lagos CP Orders Accused Prosecution, Case Adjourns Till May 15

– Ebube Eddy aka Bebex A Lagos-based spare parts dealer, Ebube Eddy, aka Bebex, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, for allegedly assaulting a housewife, Omolara James. 37-year-old Eddy was arraigned on three counts before the Magistrate, Mrs O. A. Odubayo, alongside 27-year-old Ali Musa. The police prosecutor, C. Olagbayi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence… []

Amotekun Corps Arrests Herbalist Who Buried Two Children Without Wife’s Knowledge

– The suspect, Ogunfadeke Adeg­benga One Ogunfadeke Adeg­benga., 45 year old herbalist and fa­ther of six stated that he did not inform his wife of the children’s death because she never checked on them since she left the marriage some ten years ago. The Ogun State born suspect also said he could not locate where the two deceased children were buried because he only asked… []

Police Arrests 17-year-Old For Allegedly Defiling Two Minors In Kano

  Kano State Commissioner of Police,Mr Mamman Dauda has confirmed the arrest of a 17-year-old boy for allegedly defiling two minors. This was confirmed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. ”The police on April 2, at about 3 p.m received a distress call that the suspect allegedly lured a seven and six-year-old into his room in Badawa Layout Quarters,… []

Businessman, 68, Docked Over Alleged N115m Fraud

A 68-year-old businessman, Nelson Gwede, on Monday appeared before a Wuse Zone 2, Abuja Magistrates’ Court charged with defrauding one Agwu Ogbonna of the sum of N115 million. Ngwede, a resident of Chika, Airport Road, Abuja, is facing a two-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and cheating. The two crimes contravene the provisions of sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code, according… []

EFCC Arrests Cleric, 27 Others Over ‘Yahoo’ Business In Ilorin

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin zonal office have arrested 28 persons suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. The arrest, which was effected at Mandate Area, Ilorin followed actionable intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. Preliminary investigation revealed the identity of the arrested suspects to include a cleric, twin brothers, 6 students… []

NDLEA Arrests Drug Dealer With 300grams Raw Cocaine, 200grams Phenacetin Conceal In Packs Of Air Freshener

– Onyeze Obiora with the drugs concealed in packs of air freshener. A drug dealer, Onyeze Obiora from Enugu, Nigeria has been busted at the SAHCO export shed at the Lagos airport, while attempting to smuggle Cocaine and phenacetin concealed in packs of air freshener, to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Vigilant operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested Obiora on 20 March, 2023…. []

43-year-old Man Arrested For Impregnating Own 19-year-old Daughter In Ogun

– The accused, Abiodun Oladapo Ogun Police Command have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old biological daughter and asking her to claim her boyfriend impregnated her The suspect, one Abiodun Oladapo was arrested following a complain lodged at Mowe divisional headquarters by one Oluwatoyin Idowu, who reported that her son Michael Idowu was wrongly accused of impregnating the victim and that she… []

Men In Court For Stealing Lagos Chief’s N39.3m Property

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned four suspects for breaking into the palace of a chief, Shefiu Olamiji, and stealing property worth over N39.3m on the premises of the building at Okegun village, in the Ibeju Lekki area of the state. The suspects, Rafiu Taibu, 51, Semiu Ogunkoya, 39, Kazeem Ogunkoya, 46, Akeem Adeboyega, and others at large, were arraigned on four counts bordering… []

EFCC Arraigns Ex-Accountant, Administrator Of Adamawa-German Medical Centre Over Alleged N51.1m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Administrator and former Accountant of the Adamawa state German Medical Centre, Hajiya Fadimatu Sani Yakubu and Ibrahim Sani Husseini before High Court Yola over alleged misappropriation of Fifty-one million, one hundred and sixty-eight thousand, three and sixty-eight Naira (N51,168,368.00). In a suit with case no. HC/ADST/118/C/2022 the duo were arraigned for Ten (10) count… []

$1.3million Fraud: EFCC Launches Manhunt For Kano APC Senatorial Candidate

The trial of Kano Central senatorial candidate under the ruling All Progressives Congress, AbdulKareem AbdulSalam Zaura, popularly called A.A Zaura.by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was adjourned due to his absence and the anti graft agency has launched a manhunt for the lawmaker. EFCC Counsel, Ahmad Rogha disclosed this to newsmen on Monday at the resumption of the criminal trial of $1.3million slammed on… []

Alleged N260m Fraud: How Ex- University VC Bagged 35 Years Imprisonment

-Prof. Magaji Garba The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday secured the conviction of Professor Magaji Garba, a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University Gusau, who Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja, found guilty of a five count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. Professor Garba was sentenced to a 35-year jail… []

Gunmen Attack Police Checkpoint In Anambra

Anambra State was on fire on Tuesday following the attack on a police checkpoint by gunmen. Some people are feared dead while others are reportedly injured. The incident happened at about 10.30am between the Ihiala-Uli axis in Ihiala local government area. The attack forced drivers and commuters to run for dear lives as the gunmen shot non-stop We gathered that all the security operatives removed… []

Three Months After Sentence, Ex–Convict, Others Bag Jail Terms in Ibadan For Cybercrime

One Warith Ademola Hassan, a serving cybercrime convict who was sentenced to six months community service by Justice Bayo Taiwo of the State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday, July 29, 2022 has been jailed again for cyber-related activities in Oyo State. Barely three months into six months community service term, Warith was arrested again and prosecuted by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the… []

Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Businessmen Accused Of Stealing N19m Cosmetics

Justice Olubunmi a bike of a file of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to arrest three businessmen accused of stealing 245 cartons of cosmetics worth N19 million. Fadipe ordered that the defendants: Tunde Yusuf, Adebayo Dayo and Michael Obisiji, be produced before the court. She ordered the arrest of the three suspects following their absence to… []

Alleged $1.3m Fraud: Lawyer Claims Kano APC Senatorial Candidate, Zaura Is Sick, Can’t Stand Trial

Counsel to the senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Kano Central district, Alhaji Abdulkareem AbdulSalam Zaura has said he “is not physically fit to stand trial.” Zaura was to be in court on Monday over an alleged  $1.3 million fraud. His counsel, IG Waru,  said this at the Federal High Court in Kano. Alhaji Zaura’s absence sparked a debate between EFCC lawyers… []

Identify Of Young Woman Brutally Murdered Alongside Chop Boii In Abuja Revealed

One of the four persons brutally murdered in Abuja has been identified as Blessing Kona Udie, a 400-level Microbiology student of the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS. The undergraduate and three others including a musician Chop Boii, were hacked to death by unknown assailants in a residence in Gwarimpa area of Abuja, the nation’s capital on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. Blessing was said to… []

JUST IN: Suspended Lagos traditional ruler Bags 15-year Jail Term

Deposed Baale of Shangisha in the Magodo area of Lagos, Mutiu Ogundare on Tuesday has been sentenced to a 15-year jail term by an Ikeja High Court The traditional ruler was charged with faking his kidnapping and breaching of peace. Recall that the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on July 13, 2022, suspended the Baale over a kidnap incident. After five years, Justice Hakeem… []