OLALEKAN Jacob Ponle, known as Mr Woodberry, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He also agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of wire fraud as well as luxury cars and watches to the foreign government. Woodberry, a known associate of the now-imprisoned internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, better known as …
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The Corps Commander of the Western Nigeria Security Agency, Amotekun Osun, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi has announced that the security outfit has commenced search for a kidnapped herdman, Muhammad Jubril. Jubril, aged 30, was abducted at about 1:40am on Wednesday from his Ago-Igbira Fulani settlement in Ila-Orangun, Osun State by …
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THE police in Bauchi on Wednesday disclosed that operatives of its Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Sunday raided a criminal hideout and arrested nine suspected Sara-Suka (thugs) involved in the luring and killing of 23-year-old Abbas Jibrin, alias Timo, last year in the state capital. The Public Relations Officer of …
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THE Police in Ogun State have arrested two members of an armed robbery gang based in Lagos State. They were reportedly arrested for terrorising Ijebu-Ode and its environs in Ogun State in recent times. The suspects were identified by the Ogun police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, as Muyiwa Adebola and Lukman …
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A Zuba Magistrate Court in Abuja on Tuesday refused to grant bail to one Obiajulu Uja, who protested against the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while onboard an Ibom Air Abuja-Lagos bound flight. Uja, who was debarked from the plane and handed over to the police, had filed an application …
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A Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba has ordered the remand of five persons who were allegedly involved in kidnapping, murder and armed robbery in the state. The defendants include Lateef Kazeem, Eric Adetola, Sanusi Momoh, Samuel Anuoluwapo and Adamson Olayinka. It was gathered that the defendants were arrested …
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THE Ondo State Police Command on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure, the state capital. Tope was killed in a mob attack in the Ijoka Area of Akure on Monday after his Toyota Camry car allegedly crushed …
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THE Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Agbarho, the Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Sylvester Efeurhobo. THE Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder …
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A mob have lynched a 35-year-old man, OlorunFemi Tope, after he reportedly crushed four persons to death in an accident at ljoka area of Akure, the Ondo state capital, on Monday. The victim was alleged to be an internet fraudster by the mob. His parents, who reportedly rushed to the …
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THREE men, Olayinka Idowu, 39; Caleb Saviour, 45; and Andrew Ogoh, 36, were on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ogba area of Lagos State on charges of abduction and assault. The defendants allegedly abducted a policeman, Inspector Shola Akindeko, to an unknown destination and assaulted him. …
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