The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has recovered several gadgets and exotic cars from 20 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in the state. The arrest and recovery, which were effected between March 5 and 11, 2020 at Republic/Bricks Estates and Premier layout respectively, was sequel to intelligence reports and surveillance … Read more
A 22-year-old man, Sunday Ogaji, who allegedly raped a she-goat, on Friday appeared in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Ogaji, whose address was not given with “unnatural offence”. The prosecution counsel, Sgt. Olubu Apata told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 4 at about 2. 30 p.m at Basiri … Read more
Some members of staff and security guards of Spring School, Mukandasi Street, Okota, Lagos have been summoned and are undergoing interrogations over the defilement of a 4-year-old girl. According to Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network (ACVPN), the minor was allegedly defiled in the school premises. Recounting how the incident occurred, the mother of … Read more
Students of Federal College of Education have allegedly shot a Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Obudu division in northern Cross River State, Mr Gabriel Amawu, dead. The incident took place on Tuesday night when students said to be from the College in conjunction with village hoodlums went to rescue some students arrested and … Read more
A 25-year-old undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt has been remanded in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre, for impersonation and obtaining money by false pretense following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The UNIPORT undergraduate, Sunday Noble, was remanded on the orders of Justice E. A Obile of the Federal … Read more
The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Obudu division in northern Cross River, Mr. Gabriel Amawu has been shot dead, family confirmed to CrossRiver Watch. Mr. Amawu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police also hails from that local government, which is also the origin of the Governor of Cross River State, Benedict Ayade. He was … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a banker with the Polaris Bank, Babatunde Keshinro, for allegedly forging a customer’s cheque and stealing the sum of N22.3m. Keshinro was arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on nine counts bordering on stealing, forgery and fraudulent accounting. Keshinro, according to … Read more
Two men, Kazeem Ekundayo, Waliu Majiyagbe, who allegedly obtained the sum of N2million, under false pretext of selling land, were On Monday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Igbosere. Ekundayo, 43 and Majiyagbe, 42, whose residential addresses were not given, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, fraud, and stealing, preferred against them … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a 30-year-old Oladimeji Olusegun Ogunfolaju, owner of Lakers Hotel and Lake County Entertainment in Lagos, and 79 others for allegedly involving in internet fraud. The hotel, alleged to be a haven for Internet fraudsters, is being guarded by armed security men from three security … Read more
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a teenager, Olakunle Kasali, who allegedly belonged to an unlawful society. Kasali, 18, appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court alongside one Stephen Friday, 30, over alleged membership of Eiye and KK confraternities. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, are facing a three-count charge. They, however, pleaded not … Read more
Olugbenga Falai a banker on Friday testified as the sixth prosecution witness in the N2.2bn fraud trial of former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose Both defendants have entered a no-guilty plea to the N2.2bn fraud charges pressed against them by the anti-graft agency. Recall Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Fayose, alongside a firm, Spotless … Read more
A teacher, Oladotun Ayedun, 44, has been charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining N620,000 from two people under the pretext of procuring Canadian and Spanish visas for them. ASP Raji Akeem, the prosecutor told the court that the offences were committed on July 30, 2017 at Adepegba St., Abule Egba, Lagos. … Read more
A Zenith bank staff identified as Johnson Abidakun on Thursday testified in the resumed trial of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on allegation of N2.2bn fraud. Abidakun, who worked as Head of Operations at the Ado Ekiti Branch of Zenith Bank told Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke how N200m was moved from Fayose’s home sometime on … Read more
33-year old apprentice has been stabbed to death at Satellite Town in Lagos due to minor misunderstanding over N500. The deceased, Afeez Oluwole was allegedly stabbed to death by one Kazeem Mustapha. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, said in a statement on Sunday that the incident occurred on 25 February at about 12:20pm. … Read more
An official of the Ondo State Ministry of Natural Resources identified as Mayomi Faponle has been arrested by the police for reportedly killing a motorcyclist, Deji Busayo. The forest guard who knocked down the deceased with his car on February 23, 2020 at Adegbola Junction area of Akure, dumped Busayo’s corpse in the bush afterwards. … Read more
A prosecution witness, Dr. Musa A. Musa, on Thursday, February 27, 2020, narrated before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja how Shamshudeen Bala, son of the former FCT minister and now Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, made payments for three units of four-bedroom semi-detached duplexes, located in Apo and Guzape areas of … Read more
………….Warns Social Media Influencers On Spread Of Fake News The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a blogger, Mr. Dikeocha Chukwuebuka, who published a picture of a crowded open cell in his Twitter handle @TheRealDayne, claiming that it is that of Port Harcourt office of the EFCC. … Read more
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba has sentenced one Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years imprisonment without an option of fine for defrauding one Izabela Glogowska to the tune of ( €55,000) Fifty-Five Thousand Euros under the pretext of paying it into her Perfect Money online account. Tombrown had pleaded not guilty … Read more
A 38-year-old man, Festus Abiona has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Festus is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations over his alleged involvement in internet fraud. The EFCC revealed on Monday that the suspect was apprehended by its Ilorin Zonal Office. The EFCC, is a statement issued by its … Read more
Police Public Relations Officer, Katsina State,Mr Gambo Isah, claims the pressure has actually detained an adolescent homemaker that apparently stabbed her husband to death while he was oversleeping Katsina State. Gambo Isah divulged this on Tuesday while rundown press reporters at the Command Headquarters inKatsina He clarified that the 17-year-old suspect, Rabi Rabi’ u, dedicated … Read more