Crimes
Alleged N700bn fraud: EFCC docks ex-Akwa Ibom Gov, Udom
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have apprehended former Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel in connection with a N700 billion fraud allegation. The arrest took place on Tuesday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, after the former governor was invited for questioning. Emmanuel,…
Read More »17 years after NDLEA nabs wanted drug kingpin
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a wanted 59-year-old international drug baron, Ogbonnaya Jeff. He was apprehended at his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos after 17 years of evading authorities. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer…
Read More »Man kills wife over Ramadan meal in Bauchi
A 50-year-old husband, Alhaji Nuru Isah, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command, for allegedly beating his 24-year-old wife to death over the cooking of the Ramadan meal. Sources said the Alhaji Isah, a businessman, allegedly flogged his wife to death during an argument over fruits and other…
Read More »NDLEA nabs Angolan, Nigerian with 3kg of cocaine in Kano, Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, officials have arrested an Angolan businessman, Mbala Dajou Abuba, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano, with 1.8kg of cocaine. Abuba was reportedly smuggling the significantly large quantity of cocaine to Istanbul, Turkey, when luck ran out on him. It…
Read More »Death sentence for man who killed, burnt wife, brother-in-law
A Lagos court has sentenced Benjamin Ogudoro to death for murdering his wife, Chinyere Ogudoro, and her brother, Ifeanyi, by setting them on fire while they slept. Police and court records of the incident showed that it occurred in 2022 at their residence in Abule-Ado, Lagos State, just hours after…
Read More »Indian bags 10yr jail term for N816m fraud
An Indian national, Chandra Singh, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for procurement fraud totaling N816,361,386.75. The conviction followed a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with Justice I.O. Ijelu presiding over the proceedings. Singh had…
Read More »7yo boy murder: Pastor, alleged accomplice in police net
By Didimoko A. Didimoko A 45-year-old pastor, Ijebor Simon, and his alleged accomplice, 23-year-old Destiny Okojabhole, have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command in connection with the alleged of a seven-year-old boy. The child, identified as Evans Okojabhole, had earlier been declared missing before his dismembered remains were…
Read More »Herders, produce thieves kill 24 in Edo
Violent clashes have led to the death of no fewer than 24 persons in various parts of Edo State. The first set of deaths occurred at the Gbelemotin community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state, when farmers and produce thieves clashed. In Okpekpe community, Etsako LGA of…
Read More »Cybercrime: 16 Chinese remanded in prison custody
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the detention of 16 additional Chinese nationals at the state’s correctional facility concerning a fraud case brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC announced this development in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects are part…
Read More »18yo mother throws newborn baby from hotel window in Paris
By Deborah Nnamdi A newborn baby died in Paris Monday after his 18-year-old American mother threw him out a hotel window, umbilical cord still attached, French prosecutors and a police source said. She threw the infant from the second-floor window of a hotel in the 20th arrondissement in eastern Paris,…
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