Crime & City Diary
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5 dead, 9 injured in Ebonyi ghastly motor accident
At least five persons have been burnt to death and nine others injured following a ghastly motor accident involving a 16-seater mass transit bus along Abakaiki-Enugu Expressway in Ebonyi State. The incident occurred at the popular G-hostel axis of the busy and strategic interstate road. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Command in Ebonyi confirmed the incident to journalists…
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Court sentences Canadian to 11 years imprisonment for importing illicit drug into Nigeria
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday 23rd October 2024 convicted and sentenced a Canadian, Adrienne Munju, 41, to 11 years imprisonment for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria. Munju’s conviction followed her arraignment on two counts charge before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos…
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Seven ex-governors, ministers top EFCC’s high-profile prosecutions for 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ramped up its fight against corruption, with seven former governors and ministers topping the list of those under prosecution in 2024. Hours after the agency re-arraigned former Kwara State Governor, Abdul-Fatah Ahmed, over an alleged N5.78 billion fraud, it was revealed that he is just one of many high-profile figures facing the…
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Court orders release of Tigran Gambaryan from Prison after FG drops charge
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the release of Mr Tigran Gambaryan, the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, from Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, R. U. Adagba, informed the court of the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw the charge against Gambaryan. Adagba,…
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Cybercrime portends grave dangers to entire world- Olukoyede
..as commission unveils Cybercrime Rapid Response Service Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has said that cybercrime portends grave dangers to the entire world. Speaking when the EFCC unveils Cybercrime Rapid Response Service in Abuja, Olukoyede said “The menace of cybercrime, like most economic and financial crimes, is a burning challenge that we cannot…
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28-year-old arrested for theft, selling stolen goods in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 28-year-old gang leader, Musbau Saheed Ganiyu, has been arrested by the Osun Amotekun Corps for masterminding a series of shop break-ins, phone snatchings, and thefts. Addressing journalists at the state headquarters of the corps in Osogbo, the commander, Dr. Omoyele Adekunle, explained that Ganiyu’s operation involved posing as a customer to deceive shop owners. He…
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EFCC recovers over N400bn from looters, fraudsters in one year
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N400 billion in various currencies from from looters and fraudsters in the last one year. The feat was achieved under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede, the current Chairman of the Commission. It is one of the largest recoveries from the agency within a period of one year in history of…
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EFCC records 3,455 convictions in one year
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the leadership of the current Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has recorded huge success as it secured 3,455 convictions in one year. It would be recalled that Olukoyede assumed office October 19th, 2023. The agency’s scorecard showed that 3,455 convictions were recorded within the last one year of Olukoyede’s reign as the EFCC boss,…
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Court fixes Dec 3 for commencement of ex-Kwara Gov’s trial
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court has fixed December 3, 2024, for the commencement of the trial of the immediate past governor of Kwara Abdulfatah Ahmed over a 15-count charge bordering on the alleged diversion of N3 billion public fund. The former governor, who was re-arraigned from the Federal High Court, Ilorin, is being charged with diverting…
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NDLEA responds to allegations by Senator Ashiru, cites personal vendetta as motive
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismissed allegations of corruption and compromise made by Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (Kwara South), labeling the claims as a personal vendetta rather than a reflection of the agency’s performance or integrity. During a press briefing held at its national headquarters in Abuja, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, addressed the…
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