Crime & City Diary
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Senator Bassey jailed 42 years for money laundering
Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East at the National Assembly, Senator Albert Bassey, has been sentenced to 42 years imprisonment by Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The court on Thursday, found him guilty of six-count of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Senator Bassey was prosecuted by…
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Alleged N260m fraud: Court sends ex-Gusau Varsity VC, Prof Garba to 35 years in prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday secured the conviction of Professor Magaji Garba, a former Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Gusau, as Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja, found guilty of a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery and sentenced him to 35 years jail…
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FRSC records 535 deaths from road crashes in Osun, Oyo, Ondo in 2022
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Commander, Osun Zone, Mr. Uakhemen Ujeanerem, on Thursday said 535 persons lost their lives as a result of road traffic crashes in the zone from January to October. Ujeamerem, the zonal commander in charge of Osun, Oyo and Ondo Ssates, disclosed this in an interview in Osogbo. The commander, however, said that the deaths…
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‘Yahoo boy’ in police net for killing undergraduate girlfriend in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 27 years old ‘yahoo boy’, Obeta John for allegedly killing his girlfriend, one Idowu Buhari, an HND1 Mass Communication student of Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade. The state Police Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday, the suspect was arrested following a distress call…
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LASTMA arrests two suspected kidnappers, rescue female
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), have apprehended two suspected abductors and rescued a female victim inside their car around the Presbyterian Church, Yaba, Lagos. This was announced in a statement issued by the General Manager of Agency, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, on Wednesday in Lagos. Oreagba said that the two suspected abductors were arrested by LASTMA team…
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Ogun, Oyo to deploy drones on Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, says Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday said plans have been concluded to deploy drones and adequate security operatives along Lagos -Ibadan Expressway to address kidnapping and other crimes on the busiest road in the country. Abiodun, who stated this when he hosted the management of the Leadership Newspapers in his office, said the plan is in collaboration with…
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Native doctor machetes co-tenant to death while sleeping
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A native doctor, Idowu Talabi has been arrested by men of the Ogun state Police Command for killing his 30 years old co-tenant, Isau Oluwatobiloba. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state’s Police Public Relatiions Officer (PPRO) in Abeokuta, the state capital on Tuesday. Oyeyemi explained that the suspect was arrested…
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Police reacts to contempt ruling, says IGP will never disregard court order
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba never disregarded any court order. The Police through a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, was reacting to reports that the IGP had been sentenced to three months in prison for contempt of court. According to Adejobi, the IGP was never aware of…
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Convicted ‘yahoo boy’ forfeits N24.3m, 3 exotic cars to FG
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of a 30-year-old man, Yusuf Yusuf Olarewaju, a native of Erin-Ile in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State over offences bordering on internet fraud. Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, found…
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Court sends IGP to 3 months prison sentence for contempt
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has been sentenced to three months in prison for disobeying a court order. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sentenced the IGP to prison on Tuesday. Justice Olajuwon issued the order following a suit filed by a former police officer, Patrick Okoli who claimed he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the…
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