CRIME
DSS Arraign Corps Member For Impersonation
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arraigned a 26-year-old corps member, Oluwatosin Medaiyese before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged impersonation. The charge presented by the prosecution counsel read, “That you Oluwatosin Medaiyese “M” on or before 30th January 2020 at Osogbo did falsely represent yourself as Hon. Justice Aliyu Jimoh to Emmanuel Attah Southwest...
Police arrest seven as cultists raid police station to free member
Suspected members of the Vikings confraternity have allegedly invaded the office of the Operation Safe Delta, a formation of the Delta State Police Command at Issele-Asagba, the state capital. Southern City News gathered that the cult members stormed the police formation over the arrest of a member, who they allegedly attempted to escape from police detention. Sources told our correspondent that...
Alleged Fraud: More Troubles For Shehu Sani As EFCC Presents 2 Witnesses Against Him
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, presented two witnesses before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja against the former senator, representing Kaduna North Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani. In a statement signed by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, Tony Orilade and made available to ABN TV, the...
Alleged Fraud: More Troubles For Shehu Sani As EFCC Presents 2 Witnesses Against Him
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, presented two witnesses before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja against the former senator, representing Kaduna North Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani. In a statement signed by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, Tony Orilade and made available to ABN TV, the...
Mama Boko Haram, 3 others in Prison Custody Over Alleged N42m Fraud
The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil (Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura, Price Lawal Shoyade and Mallam Adamu Sani before Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri on a-two count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to...
Two Customs Officers Die In Car Crash While Chasing Suspected Rice Smugglers
Two Customs officials have reportedly died in a ghastly auto crash while pursuing suspected rice smugglers along the East-West Road linking Eket and Oron local government areas, Akwa Ibom state. Customs officials on Sunday evening were reportedly chasing a Sienna bus with registration number APP 784 FM suspected to be laden with bags of smuggled rice. Eyewitnesses said the Customs Hilux...
Court Finds Olisa Metuh Guilty Of Laundering N400m
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, on the money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Trial Justice Okon Abang also found Metuh’s firm, Destra Investment Ltd, guilty of illegally receiving N400million from the Office of the National Security...
Court Finds Olisa Metuh Guilty Of Laundering N400m
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, on the money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him. Trial Justice Okon Abang also found Metuh’s firm, Destra Investment Ltd, guilty of illegally receiving N400million from the Office of the National Security...
‘How Boko Haram Threw Child Into Burning Vehicle’ – Marwa (retd)
Brig Gen Buba Marwa (retd.), Ex-military governor of Lagos State, says he was informed that Boko Haram fighters threw a child into a burning vehicle during their attack on Auno, Borno State, two weeks ago. The hoodlums reportedly burnt to death at least 30 people. Marwa, who is the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, said this...
Remo Stars defender, Kazeem Tiyamiyu ‘Kaka’ killed by hit-and-run driver, not SARS – Police
The Ogun State Police Command says the footballer that was killed on Saturday was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver and not by a policeman as widely reported. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abeokuta. Reports on Saturday alleged that an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery...
