CRIME
EFCC Operatives Surround Kogi Govt Lodge In Search Of Yahaya Bello
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro, on Wednesday night in an attempt to forcefully arrest former Governor Yahaya Bello. A statement issued by Bello’s Director of Media, Ohiare Michael, said EFCC operatives were shooting sporadically. Michael, while condemning the attack, urged Nigerians to hold EFCC responsible if anything happens to...
Woman Sells Newborn Twins In Abia, Traffickers Nabbed In Lagos
Two women, Ujunwa Una and Chinelo Igbechionwu, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly taking part in the selling of newborn twin girls in the state. The women were arrested by officers from the Ojodu Division while on patrol at Berger bus stop, following a tip-off from concerned citizens. According to Police Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin,...
NDLEA Nabs 80-Year-Old Grandpa With Drugs
An 80-year-old grandfather, Aremu Shojobi, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency with 14 kilogrammes of cannabis. According to the agency, Shojobi confessed to selling illicit drugs for the past 25 years. A statement on Sunday from the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, stated that the suspect obtained the drugs from Benin Republic. Babafemi said, “Operatives of the...
EFCC Chair Olukoyede Orders Investigation Into Alleged N15m Bribe Paid By Bobrisky
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede on Tuesday, ordered an immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, in a viral video circulating across the country. In the video posted by Martins Vincent Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky alleged that some unnamed...
Presidential Guard Commander, Sports Minister Apprehended For Attempted Coup
The Commander of the Benin Presidential Guard and three others have been arrested for an attempted coup d’etat against President Patrice Talon. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Benin prosecutors said the two others involved in plotting the coup are a former sports minister and a businessman with close ties to Talon. Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at Benin’s court for financial...
Court Sentences 2018 Five Offa Robbers To Death
Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. According to the judge, the offences are punishable by death. The incident happened in April 2018. Delivering the judgement which lasted three and half hours, the judge said all evidence...
Woman Arrested In Nasarawa For Stealing Baby During Naming Ceremony
The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested one Khadija Aliyu for allegedly stealing a seven-day-old baby girl during a naming ceremony in the Keffi area of the state. This is just as the command also arrested an ex-convict, Hussaini Mohammed, for allegedly stealing motorcycles in the same area. In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Rahman Nansel,...
EFCC Arraigns Ex-Taraba Governor Ishaku, Perm Sec For Alleged N27b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 30, 2024, arraigned former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Both are being prosecuted on a 15-count...
Ex-Taraba Governor Ishaku Granted N150m Bail In N27bn Fraud Case
Former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku was on Thursday admitted to bail in the sum of N150 million by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in the alleged N27 billion fraud charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The former governor was granted the bail by Justice Sylvanus Oriji with two sureties in the same amount. One of...
Sen. Kalu Saddened, Says Killing Of Abia Couple Barbaric, Unacceptable, Calls For Probe
Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization, Dr. Orji Kalu has condemned in strong terms the gruesome killing of a couple , Mr Jacob and Mrs Comfort Udo by unknown assailants in Etiti Ulo, Bende Local Government Area of Abia state. The former Governor who described the act as barbaric, evil and totally unacceptable, urged security agencies to commence a robust investigation...
