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Aug

2024

Court Jails 24 Internet Fraudsters

Court Jails 24 Internet Fraudsters Justice G. O. Imadegbelo of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, has sentenced 24 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The fraudsters were prosecuted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Benin Zone. This was made known in a post via the EFCC’s X handle on Friday, August 2. The post reads:”The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 24 internet fraudsters to various jail terms by Justice G. O. Imadegbelo of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin…

Aug

2024

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Hunger Protest Turns Violent In Delta, LGA Chairman Escapes Lynching

Crime, News Flash

Hunger Protest Turns Violent In Delta, LG Chairman Escapes Lynching A previously peaceful hunger protest in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, turned violent on Friday as Policemen stationed at the Otovwodo axis of the East-West road allegedly shot and injured a yet-to-be identified protester. The incident triggered other protesters to burn tyres and pelt local government officials with sachet water. For the second day running, protesters converged at the popular Otovwodo junction, causing traffic gridlock on the East-West Road. Travelers from Benin to Port Harcourt and other parts of the Eastern region were stranded for several…

Aug

2024

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Rioters Destroyed Police Stations, Murdered An Officer – IGP

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Rioters Destroyed Police Stations, Murdered An Officer – IGP Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has reacted to the protests which held across the nation, on Thursday, saying a policeman was murdered. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday night, Egbetokun said some officers also sustained injuries during the protest while some stations destroyed. Egbetokun, who described Thursday’s action as mass uprising, said his men have been placed on red alert. “Police stations have been destroyed. There have been attempts to take over government houses.” “In places like FCT, Kaduna, Kano and Gombe, among others, we recorded incidents of…

Aug

2024

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Bomb Scare In Lagos On Eve Of Nationwide Protest

Crime, News Flash, Security

Bomb Scare In Lagos On Eve Of Nationwide Protest An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered at the fence of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony way, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday. The object was discovered on the eve of the planned nationwide protest against the hardship in the land. The 10 days protest would start from August 1 to and end 10 August 10, 2024, according to the organisers. Our Correspondent gathered that the IED was allegedly dropped by a yet to identified person who drove to the spot in a…

Aug

2024

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Traditional Ruler Of Yoruba Village In US Allegedly Stabbed To Death By His Sister

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Traditional Ruler Of Yoruba Village In US ‘Stabbed To Dêath By His Sister’ Adegbolu Adefunmi, leader of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the USA, has been allegedly stabbed to death by his sister. The incident reportedly happened during a heated argument. The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said they received a report of a stabbing at the Oyotunji African village on Monday around 2:54pm. The South Carolina authorities said the victim, who is the monarch, was rushed to the hospital by the county emergency medical services. He was said to have died as a result of the…

Jul

2024

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3 Injured As Hoodlums Attack Palliative – Laden Bus

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3 !njured As H00dlums Att@ck Palliative-ladened Bus H00dlums numbering over 100 have att@cked a bus, loaded with palliatives, belonging to Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council. Journalists, upon receiving information from the Director of Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA), Rev. James Anam, as beneficiaries of the present phase of distribution, hurriedly moved to the government warehouse and successfully conveyed the food items from Barracks Road, Calabar. The palliative-ladened vehicle, en route to the NUJ Secretariat, was att@cked, about an hour ago, with hoodlums raining hales of stones on the slowly moving vehicle, carting away food…

Jul

2024

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DSS Arrest Governor’s Aide For Allegedly Diverting Federal Rice Palliative

Crime, FGN, News Flash

DSS Arrests Governor’s Aide For Allegedly Diverting Federal Rice Palliative The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has arrested Governor Dikko Radda’s Special Adviser on Infrastructure, Alhaji Nasir Lawal, alongside some state government officials and traders involved in the diversion of the federal government’s rice palliative meant for vulnerable persons in Katsina State. Earlier, the DSS officials had impounded 2,000 bags of rice stocked in stores at the Central Market in Katsina. The consignment was traced to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, while other officials were being interrogated by the DSS over the source…

Jul

2024

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Police Uncovers Mortuary Where AK-47 Riffles, Other Weapons Are Stored

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Police Bust Mortuary Where AK-47 R¡fles, Other Wêåpøns Are Stored The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State Command, has said that its operatives busted an armoury in a private mortuary located in the Ekeya of Okobo Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Waheed Ayilara, who made this known during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Ikot Akpabio, on Monday, said the discovery followed the arrest of a kidnapping syndicate. According to Ayilara, the syndicate was led by a wanted kidnapper, Ubong Effiong Archibong, also known as “Condiment,” who is allegedly responsible…

Jul

2024

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EFCC Arrests 10 Suspected Illegal Miners In Oyo

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EFCC Arrests 10 Suspected Illegal Miners In Oyo (See Names) Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arrested ten suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The suspects are Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq, and Olufimihan Eniola. A statement on Monday by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said the suspects were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. He added that the suspects would be arraigned in court after an investigation into the matter. Oyewale said, “Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of…

Jul

2024

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Robbers Invade Apartments, Rape Students

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R0bbers Invade Apartments, R@pe Students No fewer than two first-year female students of Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, were allegedly raped by suspected robbers on Monday. PUNCH Online learnt that around 12:30 am, suspected armed robbers invaded the students’ apartments, forcibly taking the survivors’ personal belongings. A source at the school, requesting anonymity for fear of victimisation, disclosed that the suspects, armed with guns, forced the students to surrender their phones and other belongings before leading them to an uncompleted building where they took turns raping them. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Omolola…