Crime & City Diary
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Bulletproof ‘juju’ fails as Abuja herbalist shoots self in the stomach
A herbalist, Ismail Usman, has been left with life-threatening injuries after shooting himself in the stomach with a shot gun “in a misguided attempt to test the effectiveness of a self-made ‘bulletproof’ charm”, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said. A press release by the Police Public Relations Officer for the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, stated as follows: “On…
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Court sets Dec. 13 for Yahaya Bello’s N80.2bn arraignment
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for December 13, 2024, over alleged money laundering charges amounting to N80.2 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite, presiding over the matter on Friday, November 29, directed the court registrar to issue a hearing notice to Bello’s legal team ahead of the arraignment. The…
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Female corps member reportedly assaulted by teachers in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was reportedly assaulted by teachers at Government Day Junior Secondary School in the Kulende area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred because the corps member failed to greet them properly. Eyewitnesses claim the corps member, whose name has been withheld, had visited…
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Terrorism: Court acquits 50 persons alleged to be IPOB members
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged and acquitted no fewer than 50 persons alleged to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of allegations bordering on terrorism. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the Nigerian Police Force failed, in its entirety, to established a prima facie case against the 50 defendants, including…
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NSCDC arrests 24-year-old for railway vandalism in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has apprehended a 24-year-old man, Olalekan Kehinde, a resident of the Abidogun area in Ota-Efun, Osogbo, for allegedly vandalizing a railway track in Osun State. According to the State Commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, the suspect…
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8 bodies recovered as Boat carrying over 200 passengers capsizes in Niger State
A devastating boat accident occurred in the early hours of Friday along the Dambo-Ebuchi sections of River Niger, resulting in the loss of multiple lives. According to eyewitnesses, the boat, which belonged to one Musa Dangana, was carrying over 200 passengers, including market women and farm labourers, en route to the Katcha weekly market in Niger State. Tragically, it capsized,…
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N82bn alleged fraud: Why Yahaya Bello did not appear in court on Thursday
Sources have revealed why the trial of ex-governor Yahaya Bello scheduled for Thursday was stalled. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to bring the former governor of Kogi State before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, delaying the scheduled arraignment. But the reason for this remains unknown. After being remanded on a 16-count allegation worth N110.4…
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Abia NSCDC nabs two for allegedly operating illegal refinery
The Nigerian Security and civil defense corps, NSCDC, Abia State command has arrested two suspects operating an illegal refinery with large quantities of crude oil suspected to be tapped from a vandalized nearby pipeline. The Abia State Commandant of NSCDC, Akinsola Aderemi, who led a crack squad to Isiala Ihie in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of the State, explained that…
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BREAKING: Yahaya Bello to be arraigned again for alleged N80.2bn fraud
Ex-governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello will be charged before the Federal High Court in Abuja this morning. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will charge Bello with 19 counts, including suspected N80.2 billion fraud, before trial judge Emeka Nwite. Recall that on April 17, Justice Nwite issued an arrest warrant for the former governor because he had repeatedly…
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ICPC re-arraigns Professor, two organisations over alleged certificate racketeering
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has re-arraigned Prof David Iornem and two organisations on amended charges involving certificate racketeering and money laundering. Iornem was accused of defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians by offering fraudulent admissions and certificates through Island Open University Inc. and Commonwealth University Inc., which are also named as co-defendants in the case. Although the trial…
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