The 1.8 tons of cocaine recovered from a warehouse in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Sept 19 by the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has been torched. The anti-narcotic agency had, on Sept. 19, stormed a warehouse in a well-coordinated and intelligence-led operation that lasted two days and seized the hard drugs from Read More…
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Badagry Police Community Relations Committee fights youth restiveness, cultism
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in the Badagry community of Lagos State on Monday has said that it is prepared to intercept youth restiveness, cultism and other social vices in the area. Mr. Jogbe Emmanuel, the committee’s Chairman mentioned that plans to hold a one-day summit aimed at curbing the unease had been concluded by Read More…
Police charge 3 employees for theft of N6m from Sweet Sensation Ikeja
Three saleswomen, from Sweet Sensation restaurant, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly stealing six million Naira from the restaurant. The defendants, Oluwatosin Owa, cashier; Esther Ogoke, frontline officer; and Juliet Madueke, also a frontline officer are aged 26, 35 and 25 respectively, and reside in Magodo, Alagbado and Berger areas of Lagos Read More…
Police arraigns 28-year-old man for theft of generator, TV set
Oluwafemi Ogunleye, a 28-year-old man, has been arraigned by the police in Lagos State on Monday at a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for theft. Oluwafemi, whose address is unknown, is facing a one-count charge of stealing. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty. ASP Clement Okuoimose, the prosecutor, informed the court that the defendant had committed the Read More…
Woman accused of sexually assaulting year-old baby has been discharged and acquitted
Veronica Vincent, a daycare owner who was accused of sexually assaulting a year-old baby girl in her care, was on Tuesday, discharged and acquitted by an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Veronica was charged with a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo said that as there had been no blood Read More…
Man bags 15 years for defiling 12-year-old girl
Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…
Gbajabiamila wants stiffest penalty for crude oil theft, says it’s treason
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday that crude oil theft in Nigeria, which is blamed for throttling output and exports, is tantamount to treason that should be punished by the stiffest possible penalty. Oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day in August, figures from NNPC show. Gbajabiamila said Read More…
Child Trafficking: Police reunites 5-month-old baby with mother in Ebonyi
Ola Echegbu, a 20-year-old mother was reunited with her five-month-old-son with the aid of the Ebonyi Police Command on Monday. SP Chris Anyanwu, the command’s Spokesman, revealed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday. Anyanwu claims that the baby, who had been sold for half-a-million naira, was rescued by the command Read More…
Ikorodu warehouse busted, NDLEA seizes N194bn worth of crack cocaine
A warehouse in a secluded estate in Ikorodu area of Lagos State was raided by men of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and over N194 billion worth of crack cocaine was seized. Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of cocaine that can Read More…
Brother-in-law bags 2 years for using forged document to stand as surety
Emmanuel Koroma, who used a fake document to stand as surety for his brother-in-law, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo sentenced the convict to two years in prison, following his guilty plea to nine counts bordering on forgery, use of false document and Read More…