CRIME
Six Sentenced To Prison For Internet Fraud, Impersonation In Kwara
Six individuals have been convicted and sentenced for fraud-related offences by Justices Haleema Saleeman and Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed this in a statement on its official X handle, @officialEFCC, on Saturday. The convicts include Akingbehin Temitope Oluwaseyi, Ajayi Elijah Olaoluwa, Samson Babatunde Ilesanmi, Quadri Olamilekan Lamidi, Kolawole Kehinde...
14 Children Rescued As Police Nab 3 Alleged Traffickers
Three members of a syndicate, including a 62-year-old woman named Sabira Izuorah and a couple named Isiaka Lukman and Abosede Lukman, have reportedly been arrested by the Ondo State police. They are accused of engaging in child trafficking and theft. Mr. Wilfred Afolabi, state commissioner of police (CP), made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. He said that the...
NDLEA Foils Cocaine Smuggling, Arrests Nursing Student In Kano [PHOTOS]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted an attempt by a 26-year-old nursing student, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, to smuggle 76 wraps of cocaine to India. Uzodinma, a 200-level student of nursing at Noida International University, Uttar Pradesh, India, was apprehended at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, hours before her scheduled flight. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi...
UDUTH Accountant Sentenced Over N60m Fraud
An accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto, Lukumanu Sani Waziri, has been found guilty by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission of embezzling more than N60 million using the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System. Waziri was found guilty of corruption and abuse of office after using unauthorised access to GIFMIS to divert public...
Ex-FirstBank CEO Onasanya Refutes Fraud Allegations
Dr. Bisi Onasanya, a former Group Managing Director of FirstBank, has denied alleged involvement in a commercial loan transaction that took place at the bank twelve years ago. Onasanya refuted the allegation in a statement signed by his communication advisor, Mr. Michael Oshunuyi, on Sunday, wherein he described the claims as baseless and an attempt to tarnish the reputation of...
Gunmen In Church Garments Assassinate Pastor During Sunday Service In Ogun
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins shot and killed the Shepherd-in-charge of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) in Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday. The victim, identified as Yomi Adetula, was attacked while preaching inside his church, the Hebrew Celestial Church, located at the Odo Eran area of Old Baggage Road, Idiroko. The incident occurred...
Delta Police Nab Two Over Murder Of 10-Year-Old Girl
Two suspects have been taken into custody by the Delta State Police Command in relation to the murder of a 10-year-old girl. This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday by the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, via his account on X (formerly Twitter). Accompanying a video of the suspects’ interrogation, Edafe wrote: “The boyfriend of...
FCT Police Nab Gang Leader For Killing Rival In Dispute Over Woman
Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Nishi, is a notorious gang leader who has been arrested by the FCT Police Command along with his associates for the murder of Ibrahim Danfulani due to a contentious marriage proposal. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, on Monday, the incident, which occurred on November 27, 2024, was triggered by...
Six Motorcycle Thieves Detained By NSCDC In Kano
Six motorcycle thieves who specialize in viciously assaulting and stealing motorcycles from gullible members of the public in Kano State have been taken into custody by Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps operations. The suspects were apprehended in the Gurin Gawa and Bechi areas of Kumbotso Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer for the state command of...
Sokoto Police Foil Criminal Conspiracy, Arrest Theft Suspects
Maishanu Auwal and two other individuals have been arrested by the Sokoto State Police Command in relation to theft and criminal conspiracy in the state capital. The arrest was disclosed in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Ahmad Rufai, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, the case began on January 17, 2025, when Ladan...
