Others nabbed at Lagos Airport A 90-year-old retired soldier, Usman Adamu, has been arrested for supplying narcotics to bandits by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Mailalle, Sabon Birni, in Sokoto The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. At the Read More…
Crime
Lagos police arrest serial narcotic poisoner-robber
Detectives of the Surulere Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested one Ifeanyi Odieze Ezenagu ‘m’ aged 34 for allegedly robbing six women of their belongings. According to a statement issued by police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect robbed the women of their 3 iPhones 12, 2 iPhones 11 Pro Max, 1 Read More…
300 Lagosians arrested in July
According to the Lagos Police Command, no fewer than 300 persons were arrested for various crimes ranging from armed robbery, rape, defilement and cultism in the month of July. This is contained in a statement posted on Friday on the official Twitter handle of the Lagos State Government signed by the Commissioner of Police, CP Read More…
Lagos-based bank loses N206m to fraudsters
A middle-aged Richy Omonefe Orida, has been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate court, for alleged conspiracy and fraud of N206 million. According to the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos which arraigned Orida before Chief Magistrate A. O. Erinle (Mrs.), the money belonged to Baobab Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited. Prosecution counsel Henry Obiaze alleged Read More…
Broadcaster’s trial for ‘sharing’ pupils’ sex tape begins Sept 28
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has fixed September 28, 2022, to commence the trial of Uche Igwe, a broadcaster, accused of sharing the viral sex tape involving pupils of Chrisland School The Lagos State Government re-arraigned the on-air-personality (OAP) on Tuesday before the court. In May, the 40-year-old was arraigned on a two-count Read More…
Certificate forgery: Court declines to bar ICPC from prosecuting Bauchi Rep
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to restrain the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the ICPC or any prosecutorial agency from charging Hon. Mohammed Garba-Gololo with alleged certificate forgery.Garba-Gololo is the legislator representing Gamawa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State in the House of Representatives,Justice Taiwo Taiwo in a judgment delivered on July 25, Read More…
Reps ticket: Herbalists dupe Ekiti politician of N24m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday said it had arrested two self-proclaimed spiritualists for defrauding an aspiring House of Representatives member in Ekiti State of N24,071,000. It said the men, Alfa Abiodun Ibrahim and Wale Adifala, alongside one Ifawole Ajibola (aka Baba Kalifa currently on the run), obtained the money under the pretext Read More…
Alleged Oyingbo stockfish thief arraigned
The police on Friday arraigned a trader, Olalekan Oloku, at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a bag of stockfish valued at N120,000. Oloku, 32, appeared on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, ASP Freddy Asu, told the court that the defendant committed Read More…
Perjury: Court permits suit seeking Tinubu’s trial
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, fixed November 1 to commence hearing on a suit seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, to initiate a perjury case against the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The court, in a ruling that Read More…
Police arrest five at fake CAC registration centre
The Police in Lagos have busted a fake Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration centre in Ikeja and arrested five suspects. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) raided the fake CAC centre and arrested five suspects Read More…