Members of the Nigeria Police Force have been battling to calm rising tension over the death of two teenagers in Okekwu village, near Ogbogbo in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The teenage girls identified as Ajuma Simon, 17, and Omojo Shuaibu, 18, were said to have been killed …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday arrested two alleged drug traffickers during an awareness walk against trafficking along Ihama Road in Benin City, the Edo capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were apprehended while participants marched through major streets of Benin to …
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A 35-year-old businessman, Shehu Saleh, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja for allegedly defrauding a business partner. The defendant, who resides in Karu Village, Abuja, is being tried for criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty. The …
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THE Police Command in Niger, says it has arrested a 10-man syndicate in Minna suspected to specialised in international human trafficking. The syndicate is believe to be acting as travel agents under false pretence and trafficking of unsuspecting victims to different countries. This is contained in a statement by its …
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AN Ota Magistrates ‘Court, Ogun, on Wednesday sentenced a 38-year-old Muslim prophet, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for fraudulently collecting N2.2 million under false pretence from a woman. Azeez, whose address was not provided, had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-charge of fraud and obtaining money under …
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A Magistrates Court sitting in the Ota area of Ogun State has sentenced a 38-year-old Islamic cleric, Azeez Aboderin, to two years in prison for fraudulently collecting N2.2 million under false pretence from a woman. The Islamic cleric had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of fraud and …
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The Niger State Police Command has successfully reunited 35 kidnap victims — comprising 16 women and 19 children — with their families after weeks in captivity. The victims were rescued while being relocated by their abductors from Birnin-Gwari and intercepted across various locations in Niger State. Commissioner of Police, Adamu …
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OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 11 suspected illegal miners for engaging in mining activities without requisite licences. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Oyewale said they were arrested on Thursday, at Emem-Asuk …
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THREE men, Chidiebere Eugene, Promise Okechukwu and Ugochukwu Maduabuchi, were on Monday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing fuel pumps worth N9.3 million. The defendants – Eugene, 22; Okechukwu, 30; and Maduabuchi, 22 – whose addresses were not provided, are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and …
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THE Police on Monday arraigned Mr Ogar Olofu, before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Wuse, Abuja, for allegedly cheating one Ogor Matthew of N2million over non-existent job. The police charged the defendant with criminal breach of trust, cheating, misappropriation and intimidation. The prosecuting counsel, Emmanuel Nnamani said that the complainant, Matthew …
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