Justice Ibrahim Kala of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday reserved ruling until Feb. 6, on a bail application by a businessman, Lanre Smith, charged with 26,000 dollars fraud. Kala gave the date after hearing arguments from defence and prosecution counsel on the bail application. The...
Crime News
The Police on Friday arraigned one Olayiwola Aliu at an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly being in possession of police uniforms and toy guns. The 30-year old, whose residential address was not provided, has been charged with illegal possession of police uniforms and toy guns. The...
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira notes at a social event in Lagos. Her conviction and sentencing was reported...
The Akwa Ibom Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested six persons in connection with alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products and impersonation. Its Commandant, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, who addressed a news conference on Wednesday in Uyo, said that the suspects were arrested...
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced one Richard Saviour to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his wife’s niece and infecting her with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The victim (name withheld) was aged 14. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during the trial the State Counsel,...
An officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kazeem Yusuf, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court that N4.6 billion was allegedly diverted to finance the 2015 gubernatorial election in Sokoto State. Yusuf said this while testifying as the second prosecution witness (PW2) in the trial...
A 62-year-old woman, Yemisi Olukemi, who allegedly pushed an Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) staff off a ladder, while on an electricity pole, on Tuesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant, whose residential address was not given, is being tried on a...
The Nigeria Navy has handed over 11 artisans arrested on suspicion of planning to construct an illegal refinery to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Port Harcourt on Monday. The Base Operations Officer of Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder Port Harcourt, Cdr. Sa’id Kabir, handed...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the attempted kidnap of a 100 level student of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) within the school premises. The Command’s spokesman, DSP. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin. “The DPO Tanke received...
Police in Osun on Sunday confirmed Saturday’s killing of one Dr Richard Adeoriokin, a United States of America-based Nigerian lecturer at Ejigbo. Spokesperson of the police in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated in Osogbo that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the murder. “Police in Osun...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Ekene Theophilus at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for ingesting 60 big wraps of cocaine. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Lagos airport on Tuesday 23rd January recovered a total of twelve (12) cartons of tramadol 225mg containing five hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred (599,900) pills weighing 385.40kg from an overstayed cargo at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G) Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the handover of a suspect, arrested in Kaduna State over kidnapping in Bwari area of Abuja, to the Department of Force Intelligence (DFI) Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a suspected kingpin of child trafficking and labour syndicate, after three months of intelligence gathering. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said the syndicate usually brought under-aged...
Police Command in Lagos State has identified the officer captured on video demanding bribe from a motorist as ASP Luka Bashayi. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Saturday. He said that the erring officer had been identified and...
Police in Abia State have arrested three suspects who impersonated as EFCC operatives to rob students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, (MOUAU) Umudike at gunpoint. Police spokesperson in the state, ASP Maureen Chinaka, stated in Umuahia on Saturday that police got information on Tuesday that a four-man gang...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Godwin Emezue. Prof. Emezue was kidnapped on Saturday morning in the presence of his wife while purchasing fuel at a petrol station in Umuekwu Amachara, Umuahia South LGA...
Gunmen have kidnapped Alhaji Akeem Akintola, the Oyo State Chairman, Tipper, Lorry and Quarry Park Management System (PMS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akintola, popularly known as KUSO, was kidnapped.on Saturday at his residence at Ajiboye area, Omi Apata, Ibadan. A source, who did...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Lagos State Chairman.of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Philip Aivoji. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Mr. Aivoji was abducted on Thursday, Jan. 25 at about 6.00 p.m. on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while returning from a...
An Abeokuta Magistrates Court on Friday, sentenced a teenager, Adeola Saheed, for attempting to rape a 35- year old woman The defendant, 19, who resides at Brewery area in Abeokuta, is facing a three count charge of conspiracy, indecent assault and attempt to rape. The magistrates, Mrs O.O...