Crime & City Diary
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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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Court jails Heritage Bank account officer over N21.8m fraud
A Lagos State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba has sentenced an Account Officer with Heritage Bank Plc, Eniola Omosanyin, to seven years imprisonment over an alleged N21.8 million fraud. Chief Magistrate Yetunde Balogun convicted and jailed Omosanyin after she found him guilty of two out of the seven-count charges of conspiracy, fraud and stealing of cheques brought against him…
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Greenville LNG notorious for breaching contracts risks another multimillion-dollar lawsuit
Dissatisfied with the judgement, on January 27, 2021, IEC filed a petition to vacate the Award in New York state court but the court rejected IEC’s arguments. “In short, due to the strong deference owed to the decisions of arbitrators, the Court is compelled to reject IEC’s arguments and confirm the Award,” the court ruled. *Poor Ethics/Underhand Business Practices* It…
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500 APC members attacked in Osun, campaign vehicles, billboards destroyed, party alerts IGP
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Monday raised the alarm on the state of insecurity in the state, following massive attacks on its members by political thugs. The party alleged that over 500 of its members have been attacked in the last 24 hours and a number of properties had been destroyed…
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Family threatens man over refusal to allow son worship deity in Ibadan
One Mr. Adewole Oluwatosin Samson has officially file a report to Nigeria Police over threatended received from his family members for not allowing his only son, Adewole Irewole Jayden to worship a deity in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The police report reads, “One Adewole Oluwatosin Samson ‘M’ of 1 Agbelekale Road, Meiran, Lagos state married to Adewole Abose Joy and…
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Pandemonium in Osun as political thugs attempt takeover of motor parks
…Adeleke warns against violence By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Pandemonium broke out in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Monday, less than 24 hours after the inauguration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as political thugs attempted to take over of motor parks. The crisis started on Sunday as two policemen were allegedly injured when some of the hoodlums attacked three motor parks in…
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2023 general elections: IGP orders CPs to activate ICCES, fortify INEC facilities
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba on Sunday ordered all Commissioners of Police (CP) in charge of State Police Commands to promptly activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) so as to engage all stakeholders in evolving strategies for mitigating threats to the 2023 general elections process within their various areas of responsibility. The Force Public Relations…
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PDP thugs attack Amotekun Corps at Adeleke’s inauguration, injure 5
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Five members of the Western Security Outfit (Amotekun Corps) were injured during the swearing-in ceremony of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Sunday. Men of the Amotekun corps had joined other security agencies at the open field of the Osogbo Township stadium, venue of the swearing in to maintain law and order. The suspected thugs, after…
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