Crime & City Diary
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Obasanjo’s brother in-law, John Abebe jailed for seven years for forgery, money laundering
After almost five years of trial that witnessed many twists and turns, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has finally secured the conviction and sentencing of John Warimeme Abebe to seven years imprisonment for forgery before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, February 17, 2023. Abebe was arraigned on July 26,…
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IGP leads senior officers to range, inspects Police animals on course
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, on Saturday, led senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force to a range practice at Deidei, Abuja. The IGP, who has mandated that every Police personnel be adequately trained on various weapons for improved efficiency and marksmanship, displayed his skills on various types of rifles and weapons during the range practice which…
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Two cousin arrested for murder, armed robbery
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo (34) and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun (31) for rubbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle, killed him and dump his corpse at a riverbank in Ijebu-ode. The suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen attached to Obalende Divisional Headquarters, Ijebu Ode,…
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Businessman bags 12 months’ jail term for buying mineral without license
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced a businessman, Kingsley Ogala, to 12 months’ imprisonment without option of fine for purchasing minerals without lawful authority. Ogala and one Isah Musa were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission {EFCC), on a 3-count charge of possession of 30 tonnes…
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General Overseer, theology student arrested over Dubai-bound meth, skunk
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested the founder and General Overseer of Seraphic and Sabbath Assembly, Lagos, High Priest Nnodu Azuka Kenrick; a student of Emmanuel College of Theology, Samanta, Ibadan, Udezuka Udoka and their freight agent, Oyoyo Mary Obasi over attempt to export methamphetamine and skunk consignments concealed in kegs of palm oil through…
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Why we killed ex-CBN staff, wife, son-Suspects
The prime suspect in the murder of the ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff, Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife Bukola and son, Oreoluwa, Lekan Adekanbi, said the trio were killed because the husband did not increase his salary. The suspect made the confession to the Ogun State Police Command during an investigation after his arrest along with his accomplices – Ahmed…
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Bolanle Raheem: ASP Vandi couldn’t account for two bullets, witness tells court
Drambi Vandi, the policeman who shot and killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, last Christmas could not account for two out of the 25 bullets issued to him on the day of the incident. A police armourer, Adamu Shuaibu, a prosecution witness, gave the testimony on Wednesday at the resumed trial of Mr Vandi at the Lagos High Court sitting…
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EFCC arrests convicted Senator Nwaoboshi for commencement of prison term
The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run months after the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division convicted and sentenced him to 7 years imprisonment for money laundering, is finally in prison custody. The lawmaker who was intercepted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at a hospital in…
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Naira Redesign: ICPC busts Sterling Bank, Discovers N258m
As part of ongoing efforts at ensuring that commercial banks comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) directive on the distribution of the redesigned Naira note, operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) last week Friday, discovered the sum of N258million stashed in the vault at the head office of Sterling Bank in Abuja.…
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Ekweremadu promised organ donor £7,000, court told
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife plotted to bring a street trader to the UK to harvest one of his organs for their ill daughter, a court has heard. Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu, their 25-year-old daughter Sonia and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta allegedly conspired to exploit the 21-year-old man for his kidney. Prosecutors claim the street…
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