The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the attack on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Mr. Olajide Adediran aboard his campaign train on Sunday. This was revealed on Monday by its spokesperson, Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin, on his verified Twitter account. “It is imperative to clarify that the party notified the Divisional Police Read More…
Crime
Clearing agent arraigned for alleged N5.5m fraud
Chinweike Mbaewe, a 35-year-old agent who was charged on four counts for allegedly receiving N5.5 million under the pretence of clearing a container of goods, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday. The defendant was accused of theft, inciting a disturbance, issuing a fake check, and acquiring money under false pretences. Read More…
Terror alert: DSS warns Nigerians to adopt safety measures
In light of the security alert issued by the US Embassy on a potential terror assault on Abuja, the Department of State Services (DSS) has urged Nigerians to take the appropriate safety measures and exercise caution. The DSS’s public relations officer, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He Read More…
Thieving Frenzy and Debt Slavery
At the rate Nigeria’s patrimony is being pillaged by known and unknown but well connected rats, the Guinness Book of Records will have to be updated to recognise our frog leap to primacy in thievery. Imagine, the Antwerp diamond heist used to be considered one of the largest robberies in history in which loose diamonds, Read More…
39-year-old woman jailed for alleged N8.9 million fraud
Deborah Tella, who is 39 years old, was charged at an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Friday. She is accused of stealing N8.9 million from her employer’s business. The defendant was prosecuted for fraud and theft. She worked as an administrative support officer for a company and lived at 8, Akinwunmi Street, Egbe, Ikotun in Lagos Read More…
Estate agent charged for bilking clients of N4m
Olasukanmi Adebanjo, a 40-year-old estate agent, was charged on Friday in a Lagos courtroom for allegedly defrauding two people looking for housing out of N4 million. Adebanjo, who resides in Magodo Phase II, Lagos, was accused of fraud and theft by the police. He entered a not-guilty plea to the charge. According to the prosecutor, Read More…
Welder charged for alleged iron rod fraud
Sabiru Akinlabi, a 40-year-old welder, was charged with theft and fraud involving N346,000 worth of iron rods on Thursday at an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State. Akinlabi, who lives in the Iyana-Church neighbourhood of Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State, is charged with two offences. But he entered a not-guilty plea. Insp. Donjor Perezi, the prosecutor, Read More…
3 charged of stealing CCECC property in Lagos
Three men, Ajibola Sulaimon, Thankgod John, and Sodiq Awesu, were charged by the Lagos police on Wednesday with theft and malicious destruction. Before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court are Sulaimon, 35, John, 41, and Awesu, 23. However, they pleaded innocent before Magistrate L. J. K. Layeni. According to the prosecutor, Dr. Simon Uche, the crimes were Read More…
27-year-old man tries to rape a 54-year-old woman
Ebong Ime, a 27-year-old male, was arraigned in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday for allegedly making an attempt to rape a 54-year-old woman in her apartment. Ime, whose address was omitted, is slated to stand trial on three counts, including attempted rape, property damage, and sexual assault. Ime committed the crimes Read More…
How former First Marina Trust employees reportedly scammed clients of N1.3 billion
On Monday, two former employees of First Marina Trust Ltd. testified in a Federal High Court in Lagos about how they copied the emails of a number of customers and stole more than N1.3 billion from them. Adeyemi Oluwaseun and Suleiman Yusuf’s trial has been resumed, and Mr. Anthony Onyeoghane, a witness for the Economic Read More…









