crime

THE Police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 49-year-old car dealer, Ibrahim Yakubu, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged fraud. The defendant, whose address is not given, is standing trial on two-count charge of fraud and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp …

    THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Rufus John Isip, a self-proclaimed forex broker, for an alleged investment scam totaling over ₦2 billion. Isip appeared before Justice C. S. Onah at the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson …

GUNMEN have killed two travellers and abducted five others on Ifon/Owo Road in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. A man, who did not want his name mentioned in the community, disclosed that the vehicle was coming from the South-Eastern part of the country with the passengers heading to …

  THE Police Command in Lagos State has demoted a police Inspector to a Sergeant for trying to extort money from a drone operator. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the demotion to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. “The disciplinary process of the police officer that …

GUNMEN have abducted an officer of the Nigerian Navy and seven others in Ibaka Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Reports said that the naval officer and others were kidnapped by the gunmen at the Classic Point Hotel in Ibaka, where they went for relaxation, on Monday, July 15, …

THE Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Monday arraigned four persons before Federal High Court, Enugu for allegedly vandalizing electricity cables. The accused persons were Moses Timothy, Geoffrey Lawrence, Augustine Abila, and Caleb Kamiru. They were arraigned on two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and alleged vandalism of underground …

Anambra CP Nnaghe Itam parades some suspected criminals in Awka THE Police Command in Anambra has arrested 200 suspected criminals and made some recoveries in the last two months, the Commissioner, Mr Nnaghe Itam, has said. He further stated that during the period, the command’s operatives recovered about 1,644 ammunition. …

THE Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of Dr Emmanuel Barki, the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said the Rector was kidnapped with others on their way to Ugbokolo, after an official trip to Makurdi. Also …

A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, popularly called ‘mkpuru mmiri’ has been taken down by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the leader of the syndicate, 42-year-old Joachin Chikaodi Mbonu and his associate in his …

A 30-year-old man, Ikechukwu Micheal, was on Monday, arraigned before an FCT High Court, Zuba, Abuja, over alleged rape of a 17-year old girl. Michael who resides at Angwan Cement, Life Camp, is being charged with rape. The Prosecuting Counsel, Umoh Inah, told the court that the defendant committed the …