Crime

Gunmen kill Akure Anglican Church bursar

April 4, 2019 8:13 pm

A bursar attached to the Akure Anglican Diocese Secretariat, Alagbaka, Akure, has been reportedly killed.

The deceased, identified as Gabriel Abiodun, was shot dead yesterday by gunmen suspected to be robbers, who were said to have trailed him after leaving a new generation bank at Alagbaka.

An eyewitness, who was on the scene, said Abiodun was trailed from the bank by the three gunmen to the church where they rained bullets on him.

He said: “The man (bursar) had just returned from one of the new generation banks to withdraw N500,000, which we learnt was probably meant for retirees.

“The …

Gunmen kidnap policeman, others in Edo

March 27, 2019 10:25 am

A police officer simply identified as DSP Godwin and four other persons have been abducted by gunmen at Ubiaja, headquarters of Esan South East local government area.

DSP Godwin was travelling to Asaba when the vehicle he was travelling in was stopped by the gunmen who were on the road apparently for kidnapping.

Police sources said DSP Godwin and others were taken into the bush.

The source said a Pastor who was travelled along the same route was shot and is receiving treatment in a hospital.

It was gathered that the police have mobilised tactical team to forest reserves around …

EFCC investigates MTN’s listing on stock exchange

EFCC arrests six `Yahoo’ boys, recovers exotic cars

March 26, 2019 8:41 pm

OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Ibadan Zonal Office have arrested six `Yahoo’ boys and recovered five different models of exotic cars and  laptops.

The Acting Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade, who broke the news yesterday in Abuja Tuesday, said other items recovered from the suspects include mobile phones and documents containing false information.

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IGP orders probe of slain NSCDC staff

March 23, 2019 11:43 am

Acting Inspector-General of Police IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered speedy investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an Assistant Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ogar Jumbo.

The slain officer was allegedly beaten and killed by policemen in Nyanya area of Abuja during the week.

The Police chief also assured that there will be no cover up in the investigation.

The Police, in a statement in Abuja by the Force Spokesman, ACP Frank Mba assured the families of the deceased that everything humanly possible will be done to ensure justice prevails in the case.

The …

The leaders of Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, yesterday ordered killer Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest or face consequences.

Herdsmen shot Enugu council secretary dead

March 21, 2019 12:11 pm

Secretary of the Uzo Uwani local council in Enugu state was on Wednesday allegedly shot dead by herdsmen around Olo town in Ezeagu local council of the state.

The late secretary identified as Nnamdi Ogueche was said to have gone for a peace talk between communities and the herdsmen that have been terrorising parts of Uzo-Uwani local government area in the recent past.

It was gathered the council secretary was in company of three others in a vehicle, who were returning from the peace meeting when the alleged herdsmen attacked their vehicle.

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Cyber crime in South East becoming alarming, says EFCC

EFCC arraigns suspected visa racketeer

March 18, 2019 2:28 pm

A suspected visas racketeer, Yomi Samson, was on Monday, arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdumalik of the Federal High Court 2, Ibadan, on a three-count charge bordering on possession of fake documents, obtaining money under false pretence and misleading an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

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Mafia don Frank Cali’s murder reminds US the mob still live

March 17, 2019 10:51 pm

Cigar-chomping Mafia bosses in dapper suits once dominated perceptions of organized crime in the United States. While the dons are less flamboyant now and shun the spotlight, their work continues in the shadows, experts say.

The killing of Gambino family boss Frank Cali brought back memories of mobsters getting whacked in brazen hits that stunned the nation decades ago. Cali was found gunned down Wednesday night outside his home in New York, leading to initial speculation on whether the killing was related to a Mafia feud.
The last time a Mafia boss was assassinated in the city was 34 years
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Metuh hires new Lawyer to defend alleged ₦400m fraud case

March 13, 2019 10:31 am

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has engaged a new lawyer, Abel Oziokor, to continue with his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he is standing trial on alleged N400 million fraud and money laundering charges.

Oziokor’s appointment comes shortly after Metuh had debriefed his former counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), who had been in charge of the case since 2015, when the trial started.

Metuh and his company, Dextra Investment Ltd., are being prosecuted by the federal government over alleged money laundering and illegal receipt of funds from the office of
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Paul Manafort sentenced to nearly four years in prison

March 8, 2019 12:09 pm

Lobbyist and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort learned on Thursday that he will serve almost four years in prison — far short of what had been expected and recommended — for financial fraud convictions obtained by special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigated Manafort’s alleged collusion with the Russian government in 2016.

The crimes, though serious among white-collar offenses, did not relate directly to Manafort’s work as Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman.
Reacting to Manafort’s sentencing, President Donald Trump tweeted Friday morning, taking the judge’s remarks slightly out of context, that the judge in the Manafort case and Manafort’s defense
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Notorious criminal, Ariyo, 4 others to die by hanging

March 7, 2019 12:03 pm

An Ilorin High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state capital has sentenced a notorious criminal, Olatunji Ibrahim Ariyo, and four others to death by hanging.

Ariyo, who is popular in the state capital, Ilorin, for his nefarious activities, was sentenced along side, Ganiyu Sulyman Yaro, Timothy Oyebanji, Lukman Olateju Sanda and Akeem Olayinka (deceased).

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R. Kelly in jail for failing to pay $161,000 to ex-wife

March 7, 2019 2:18 am

Singer R. Kelly has been taken into custody for failure to pay $161,000 in child support and was jailed Wednesday evening, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago.

Supporters are working to get Kelly, 52, out of jail by next Wednesday, publicist Darrell Johnson told reporters at the Richard J. Daley Center.
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EFCC reveals Air Force ex-chief, who siphoned ₦12 billion

March 7, 2019 1:27 am

An investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Tosin Owobo, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Lagos how a former Chief of Accounts in the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun (rtd), used his companies to siphon N12 billion from the force’s intelligence account domiciled with a new generation bank.

Adigun is the second defendant in a N22.8 billion fraud charge preferred against erstwhile Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd).

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