Crime

Court Remands Adeleke’s Friend For Alleged Terrorism, Murder

Court Remands Adeleke’s Friend For Alleged Terrorism, Murder

Court Remands Adeleke’s Ally For Alleged Terrorism, Murder Olalekan Oyeyemi, an associate of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been remanded in the Correctional Facility for alleged terrorism and murder. Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir’, is a member of the Disciplinary Committee for Osun State Public Transportation System. He was arraigned at the Federal High Court in Osogbo on ten counts of terrorism and murder. Police Prosecutor Umar Rabiu said Oyeyemi committed the offences on February 27, August 22 and November 28, 2022, in Osogbo, the state capital. He said ‘Oyeyemi conspired to wit Act of terrorism by being armed…
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EFCC Arrests 45 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Lagos

EFCC Arrests 45 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Lagos

EFCC Arrests 45 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Lagos Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 45 suspected internet fraudsters in the Ikorodu area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the agency’s official X handle on Wednesday. The statement read, “They were arrested on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Ikorodu, Lagos, following intelligence on the activities of an Organised Cybercrime Syndicate Network, OCSN, operating in that axis of the state. “Items recovered from them at the point of arrest include exotic vehicles, sophisticated mobile devices, and laptops. “They…
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Senate Suspends Abdul Ningi Over Budget Padding

Senate Suspends Abdul Ningi Over Budget Padding

Senate Suspends Abdul Ningi Over Budget Padding Claim The senate has suspended Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded by N3trn. The matter was debated in line with the standing order of the senate during plenary on Tuesday. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim from Ondo state has moved a motion for Senator Abdul Ningi from Bauchi state to be suspended from the red chambers for 12 months. The All Progressives Congress (APC) senator moved the motion after a rowdy session in the Senate. Senator Ibrahim had earlier asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,…
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Four Suspected Cultist Arrested Inside Hotel Ceiling

Four Suspected Cultist Arrested Inside Hotel Ceiling

Four Suspected Cultists Arrested Inside Hotel Ceiling Four suspected cultists who were hiding inside the ceiling of a hotel in Asaba have been arrested. Russian hotties wanna dateJohn Wick: Chapter 4Don’t miss your chance with me!Spin to win $500!Operatives of the CP-DECOY Squad of the state command, while acting on credible intelligence about cultist activities, stormed the hotel at Federal College Junction, Asaba. The suspects, all male residents of Asaba, Delta State, include 28-year-old Chigozie Edwin, a native of Akpuoga Village in the Ujodo council area of Enugu State; James Prince Chukwuebuka, a 20-year-old native of Effiom Village in the…
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Fresh Kaduna Attack: Bandits Kidnap 60 Residents

Fresh Kaduna Attack: Bandits Kidnap 60 Residents

Bandits Kidnap 60 Residents In Fresh Kaduna Attack At least 60 persons have been reportedly kidnapped by bandits at Buba village in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred early Tuesday , while the villagers were asleep. The police authorities have not confirmed the attack but the Councilor representing the ward, Abubakar Buda, told Channels Television that the bandits stormed the community in large numbers, and immediately moved from house to house to kidnap the residents, shooting sporadically. He said that the intervention of the military prevented the bandits from taking away more people, noting that…
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U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Finance Founder Money Laundering Charges

U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Finance Founder Money Laundering Charges

U.S. Court Gives Fresh Orders To Binance Founder Over Money Laundering A U.S. district court has ordered that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao must surrender his Canadian passport and notify the court before travelling within the country. This comes after U.S. District Judge, Honorable Richard A. Jones restricted the bond conditions of Binance founder. The court ordered the businessman to surrender all valid and expired passports. The documents are to be transferred to a person his lawyers will hire, who will accompany the Binance founder on all trips where a passport may be needed. He must also notify the relevant authorities…
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Wuse Abuja Unrest : Police Arrest Officer For Shooting Escape Convict

Wuse Abuja Unrest : Police Arrest Officer For Shooting Escape Convict

Wuse Unrest: Police Arrest Officer For Shooting Escapee Convict The FCT Police Command has said it has arrested the Correctional Officer, CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji, who shot one Ibrahim Rahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village Mabushi, resulting in the civil unrest and mob action at Wuse Market on Tuesday. Recall that the said Ibrahim Yahaya haven been convicted by an FCT mobile court, was being taken to prisin when he jumped off the vehicle and tried to escape before he was shot. A statement by the FCT Police Command said, “The suspect (Correctional Officer) is presently in police custody as investigation…
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Abia: Police Arrest Community Leader Over Vandalisation Of Palm Oil Plantation Equipment

Abia: Police Arrest Community Leader Over Vandalisation Of Palm Oil Plantation Equipment

ABIA: Police Arrest Community Leader Over Vandalisation Of Palm Oil Plantation Equipment The Zone 9 Command of Nigeria Police Force in Umuahia has confirmed the arrest of the President General of Okon Aku Ohafia, Ohafia LGA, Mecha Ume, for allegedly vandalising equipment at an oil plantation located in Okon Aku. Mecha and another community member were arrested on Saturday after some suspects, who were earlier arrested in connection with the incident last Wednesday, linked them to the crime.
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Bandits Demand N40 Trillion, 150 Bikes To Release 16 Kaduna Residents

Bandits Demand N40 Trillion, 150 Bikes To Release 16 Kaduna Residents

Bandits Demand N40 Trillion, 150 Bikes To Release 16 Kaduna Residents Bandits in Kaduna are demanding the sum of N40 trillion and other items as ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area of the state. According to a community leader, John Yusuf, the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles. Yusuf said the bandits attacked twice within a week abducting residents of the community. “The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people…
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6 Feared Killed  As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi

6 Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi

Six Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi Suspected Gunmen have again attacked a police Station, Friday around Ebiya bridge along hilltop area in the Abakaliki metropolis. Sources in the area say, six police men were brutally killed in the violent attack. Two girls suspected to be civilians were said to have equally been killed during the attack. The attack of police operatives in the Ebiya bridge police station is not new as a similar incident happened November 17, 2023, where two police officers on patrol were murdered by suspected Gunmen. The Police in Ebonyi State is yet…
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