Category: Crime
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ONDO POLICEMEN SPRINT FOR THEIR LIVES AS ROBBERS ATTACK EMPTY BULLION VAN
ONDO POLICEMEN SPRINT FOR THEIR LIVES AS ROBBERS ATTACK EMPTY BULLION VAN Alanza Giwa, Abuja A group of policemen escorting a bullion van reportedly fled into the bush when a gang of robbers attacked the vehicle in Ondo state. It was learnt that the robbers succeeded in attacking the bullion van belonging to a commercial…
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BABA IJESHA PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO RAPE ALLEGATION IN COURT
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexually assaulting a minor. Baba Ijesha, who wore a white hooded jacket and a mask and was chained to another criminal suspect as he arrived before a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos…
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15 KIDNAP VICTIMS ESCAPE FROM ZAMFARA FOREST AS DRUNKEN GUARD SLEEPS OFF
Not less than 15 persons recently abducted by bandits in Tegina town of Niger State on Sunday escaped from their captors’ den in Zamfara State. The 15 were among the adults abducted together with 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamic School more than two weeks ago but were said to be separated from the…
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Three Arrested For Producing Fake Dollars In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three men for alleged conspiracy and currency counterfeiting. The anti-graft agency disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 that Sylvannus Ireka Ifechukwu, Patrick Chima Ibiam, and Ajimijere Mathias Adegbenro were arrested by the Police in April. The trio allegedly…
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Bank PHB ex-MD Atuche Jailed 12 Years For N25.7bn Fraud
A former Managing Director of defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for N25.7bn fraud in the bank, Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. The bank’s former Chief Financial Officer, Ugo Anyanwu, was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for stealing and conspiracy to steal, while…
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Angry Ibadan Youths Dump Dead Body At Gov Makinde’s Office After Violent Clash
There was pandemonium around Iwo Road area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Wednesday evening as some park managers allegedly clashed with some cell phone retailers, leading to killing of one person. According to a witness, one of the cell phone dealers had challenged the park managers, who are also members of the proscribed National…
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Baba Ijesha Denied Bail, Case Transferred To High Court
The Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, declined granting the bail application brought before it by embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The embattled actor was taken to court in a black maria vehicle of the Rapid Response Squad. Baba Ijesha has been in police custody since April 22,…
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EFCC ORDES BANKS TO REGULATE MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has ordered banks operating across the country to implore strict mechanisms in order to regulate and monitor activities of Mobile Money/Point of Sale Operators. The Head of the Gombe Zonal Office, Babashani Sanda, gave the charge on Thursday while receiving the Controller of Central Bank of Nigeria in Gombe…
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FG SET TO SELL SEIZED LOOTER’S ASSET
The Federal Government has commenced the bidding process for the sale of recovered and forfeited assets from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and the Inter-ministerial Committee set up by the government to handle sales of the assets under the Ministry…
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18 year old girl set boyfriend ablaze
An 18-year-old girl (name withheld), has been apprehended by the Police after she allegedly set her boyfriend ablaze after a quarrel in the Wadata area of Makurdi, Benue State. An eyewitness disclosed that the teenage girl carried out the dastardly act, yesterday, at about 2 am when the victim was fast asleep. According to him,…