Category: Crime
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EFCC Arrests Three for Suspected Naira Mutilation in Benin
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, have arrested three persons for suspected naira mutilation and abuse. The suspects were arrested following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in Naira abuse. The suspects are: Stanley Ogbolu, 35, Odiaka Sorwu 42, and Kelvin Anyakwu, 42 They were arrested in Asaba,…
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Teenager nabbed for stealing LED lights on Third Mainland Bridge
On Friday, officers from the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) apprehended an individual suspected of vandalism on the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge. The suspect was found removing 10 LED road stud lights. According to a statement on the Lagos State government’s official X handle, the 18-year-old suspect was caught in the act around…
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Man lands in jail for molesting 78yr-old woman
Lawal Moshood has been handed a 14-year prison sentence for the sexual assault of a 78-year-old woman, who has since passed away, according to reports. The verdict was delivered by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Friday, June 7. Moshood was found guilty of the amended charge…
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Security guard docked for allegedly stealing school’s solar lamp, footballs
A 40-year-old security guard, David Michael, appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday, accused of stealing solar lamps and footballs from Onireke High School. Michael, who worked at the school and did not provide an address, faced charges of theft but pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor Philip Amusan informed the court…
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Ogun Man stabs motorcyclist for having affair with wife
Ibrahim Ogunrinde, a 46-year-old farmer and butcher, has been detained by the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation, and Safety Corps (So-Safe Corps) for allegedly stabbing a motorcyclist named Kosu Daniel. According to a statement from Corps spokesperson Moruf Yusuf, the arrest took place on Thursday around 2:30 pm. Ogunrinde, who resides in Adu Town,…
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Former LG chairman, five others jailed in Osun for arson
A former local government chairman, Tajudeen Babatunde has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for conspiracy, malicious damage, and arson. Babatunde who had served in previous capacity as a caretaker chairman of Iwo West local council development authority was sentenced by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Iwo on Thursday. He was sentenced alongside…
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Man lands in court for stealing cocoa, maize worth N492,000
A 28-year old man, Toheeb Alabi, was on Thursday, arraigned before an Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing cocoa and maize worth N492,000. Alabi, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of forceful entering and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp Folarunmi Adeshina told the court that the defendant committed the offence…
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Courts send 36 ‘yahoo boys’ to jail in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of thirty-six (36) internet fraudsters to various jail terms before Justices Uche Agomoh and E.U. Akpan of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State; Ladiran Akintola, K.B. Olawoyin, Bayo Taiwo and O.S. Adeyemi of the Oyo…
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‘We demand autopsy for slain Ajayi Crowther varsity student’- Niger Delta Youths
‘We demand autopsy for slain Ajayi Crowther varsity student’- Niger Delta Youths The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students and some youth leaders of the Niger Delta Front have demanded an autopsy to unravel the cause of death of a Mechanical Engineering student of Ajayi Crowther University, Alex Timileyin. Starnews NG reports that…
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Security guard, 24 others remanded for alleged murder of Ajayi Crowther varsity student
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan has remanded a security guard from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, along with 24 others, in connection with the alleged murder of a student at the institution. The security guard, Femi Oladoye, and the other defendants are facing charges of conspiracy and murder. Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi did not take…