CRIME
Court Okays Suit Seeking Matawalle’s Prosecution Over Alleged Involvement With Banditry
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, okayed a suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to investigate the alleged link between the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle and the operation of bandits in Zamfara State. Cited as 1st to 3rd defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1434/2024, which was brought before the court by a...
Alleged Fraud: Witness Reveals How He Delivered $15.8m Cash To Ex-Gov Suswam In Abuja Residence
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated before the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, how in 2014, he converted the sum of ₦3.1bn wired to him by Suswam as governor, and delivered its equivalent of $15.8m in cash to him at...
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...
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...
2 Million Security Personnel Not Enough To Protect 200 Million Nigerians — COAS
The Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, yesterday, said it is unrealistic for two million security personnel to protect a population of over 200 million Nigerians. Gen. Lagbaja made this remark during the 2024 distinguished personality lecture in Ilorin, Kwara State. The COAS, who was represented by the Chief of Army Training, Sanni Mohammed highlighted the military’s heavy reliance on...
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...
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...
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,...
Rivers CP Deployed To FCT As Delta Police Boss Resumes In Port Harcourt
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has redeployed Police Commissioner Tunji Disu from the Rivers State Police Command to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command. The IGP moved the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Abaniwonda Olufemi, to the Rivers State Police Command while the FCT CP, Peter Opara, was moved to the Delta State Police Command. In a statement...
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...
