CRIME
Sadiya Finally Arrives EFCC Headquarters Over Alleged N37.1bn ‘Fraud’
Sadiya Umar-Farouk, the former minister of social development, disaster management, and humanitarian affairs, has arrived at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters over alleged fraud. The ex-minister would be interrogated regarding an ongoing investigation into the N37,170,855,753.44 that was purportedly laundered during her time in office through a contractor named James Okwete. It was confirmed that Umar-Farouk finally honoured the...
Kidnappers Demand N50m Ransom To Release 70-Year-Old RCCG Elder
Hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 70-year-old piggery farmer and elder with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ijebu Igbo, headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government, Pa Adeife Ifelaja. Pa Adeife was kidnapped at his residence in Ijebu-Igbo, on the night of December 31, 2023 while preparing to go for the crossover service. A source in the town...
Unknown Gunmen Assassinate Ogun Chief
Popular traditional chief in Ogun state, Adeyinka Folarin, the Baasegun of the Itunsokun village in the state, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen. He was shot at his Sagamu residence around 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, by gunmen suspected to be cultists. The tragic incident was confirmed by two traditional rulers seeking acknowledgment. One of the traditional rulers said: “The...
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder In Niger
Tunde Tayo, a resident of Angwan Roka, Maitumbi in Minna, has been sentenced to death by hanging for his involvement in the gruesome murder of a commercial motorcyclist in Niger State. The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed Adishetu, delivered the verdict on Wednesday after a meticulous two-hour-long trial at Minna High Court 4. Tayo was found guilty on two counts of...
EFCC Probes Eight Suspected Oil Thieves In Rivers
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of eight suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of EFCC on Thursday. According to the statement, the investigation follows the handover of the oil thieves to the...
Army Arrest Two Soldiers Torturing Civilian In Rivers
The Nigeria Army has confirmed the arrest of two soldiers seen in a viral video torturing a half-naked man in a room in Port Harcourt. In the video went viral on Tuesday, the soldiers were seen using belts to torture the man. It generated a lot of reactions among Nigerians, who called for the arrest and prosecution of the soldiers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma,...
Amotekun Arrests 30-Year-Old Man For Defiling Minor In Osun
A 30-year-old man, Dada Isiaka, has been arrested by operatives of Amotekun in Osun State for the alleged defilement of a 9-year-old girl. The arrest of Isiaka who was nabbed in Ada on Tuesday was made known by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi while addressing journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. According to the Adewinmbi, Isiaka was arrested...
Enugu Police Declare Man Wanted For Attempted Kidnapping, Assassination
The Enugu State Police Command has declares one Eze Okwuchukwu wanted for his alleged involvement in an attempted kidnapping and assassination. According to the police, Okwuchukwu is wanted in connection with a case of conspiracy related to attempted kidnapping and assassination. The suspect, a 42-year-old native of Ukpo in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, according to the police notice,...
Gunmen Abduct 23 In FCT Community
Gunmen said to number around 40 stormed the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT in the early hours of Thursday and abducted 23 people. Kawu shares boundaries with two states: Niger and Kaduna. The Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who is the deputy speaker in the council, said the gunmen arrived around the community on Wednesday from...
EFCC Revives Abia, Kano, Rivers, Other 10 Ex-govs’ N772bn Fraud Cases
…reopens cases against Theodore Orji, Fayose, Kwankwaso, Nnamani, Lamido, Sylva, and others •Diezani, other ex-ministers listed as agency vows not to spare politically exposed persons The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened money laundering cases against 13 former governors and some former ministers, with the amounts involved running into over N853.8bn. According to PUNCH the amount at stake in the...
