Category: Crime

Altine Abdullahi, mother of two, on Tuesday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Kofar Fada Zaria for allegedly converting her home to a brothel. The police charged Abdullahi and Mohammed Yasir with conspiracy, adultery and abduction, contrary to the provisions of sections 59, 230 and 368 of the Penal Code Law. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Abdullahi Sarki, informed the court that the police has concluded investigation into the matter and ready to continue with the case. However, Magistrate Zainab Garba, referred the case to the Criminal Investigation Department of the…

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The interim forfeiture of the funds and property traced to Mr Abidemi Rufai, the suspended aide of the Ogun State governor facing wire fraud charges in the United States of America has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The court order, which was granted on Tuesday, covered Rufai’s property at House 11, Omodayo Awotuga Street, Bera Estate, Chevy View, Lekki, Lagos, and funds in his accounts domiciled in Sterling and Zenith banks. Justice Tijjani Ringim made the order sequel to an ex parte motion filed…

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Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, NDLEA Chairman, said on Monday in Kano that the state has about two million drug addicts, representing 16 per cent prevalence. Marwa made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. “In Kano State, drug abuse prevalence is 16 per cent; that is, in every six persons, one is a drug addict and they are between the ages of 15 years and 64 years. “Kano State has close to two million drug users abusing tramadol, codeine and other cough syrups, rather than…

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Usman Muktar, the Ilorin zonal commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has decried the high rate of cybercrime among youths and enjoined parents and stakeholder to discourage the youths from internet fraud. Muktar, who disclosed that the agency had witnessed an increasing number of arrests of Nigerian youths in cyber crime in recent times, charged parents to ask their children questions about sources of their wealth. Muktar said, “When your children, who are in schools stop asking you money for upkeep or driving expensive cars, parents should ask…

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A 47-year-old woman, Gertrude Akpan, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, for trafficking in children. The convict was said to have bought a six-year-old boy in Uyo and taken him to Owerri, Imo State, where she sold the victim to one Kate Ogbonna. The court, presided over by Justice Okon Okon, found Akpan guilty and jailed her without an option of fine. Akpan, a mother of three, hails from Ikot Eyo in the Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of…

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Some gunmen, on Tuesday night reportedly attacked Yelwan Zangam community, close to the permanent site of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), killing about 36 people and burning houses. The attack occurred around 9:00 p.m. despite the dusk to dawn curfew imposed in Jos North council as well as Jos South and Bassa council areas. The attackers shot sporadically, gunning down fleeing residents and burning some others in their homes. Before the incident, the fragile bridge linking the community to other communities was destroyed to prevent help from coming to the…

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A lecturer at the Department of Curriculum Studies of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Dr. Samuel Abiye, has been suspended by the management for three months and placed on half salary, over an allegation of sexual extortion for grades from one of his female students. It was gathered that the lecturer was recorded by a female student who he promised to help pass his course and all other courses taught by other lecturers in their department on condition of sexual gratification. Abiye was said to have reportedly directed the female…

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Army uniform-wearing gunmen, in the early hours of Tuesday, invaded the country’s military institution, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka, Kaduna, killing two officers and abducting one. It was gathered that when the gunmen entered the NDA permanent site along Airport Road, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1am, they came through a broken fence and caught the residents unawares. It was learnt that the gunmen, who headed in different parts of the premises, caught the officers on duty off guard because they were wearing military…

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37 suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Oyo State. The suspects were arrested at various locations in Ibadan, the state capital, and Oyo town, by operatives of the Ibadan zonal command of the agency. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. The anti-graft agency’s spokesman explained that the suspects were arrested on Friday following intelligence on their alleged involvement in Internet fraud. The suspects include Kehinde Ayoola, Adewale Samson, Adeniran Ayobami,…

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