Category: Crime

Court orders arrest of Dana Air MD over alleged N13billion fraud

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The arrest of the Managing Director of Dana Air, Mr. Hathiramani Ranesh, who is facing a criminal charge over his alleged complicity in a N13billion fraud has been ordered by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday. Justice Obiora Egwuatu ordered the defendant’s arrest following his alleged refusal to appear before the court to enter his plea to a six-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him. The arrest order was anchored on section 184 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015. “The 1st defendant is…

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Female police officer’s dismissal appropriate -Edo police command

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Edo State Police Public Relations officer, Moses Yamu, has said the dismissal of Inspector Edith Uduma for exposing Sgt. Abraham (who has also been dismissed) is on order. The PPRO on Sunday night, said in a statement that the female police officer took advantage of the situation to try to extort money from Abraham while co-opting her husband, Inspector Ibrahim Mohammed, in the scheme. The statement reads, “The Edo State Police Command deems it necessary to set the records straight regarding this subject matter. “That contrary to reports from certain…

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Teenager arrested for poisoning ex-boyfriend, four others

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A 16-year-old girl, Aisha Suleiman, has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly fatally poisoning her ex-boyfriend, identified as Emmanuel, and four other young men in Afashio community in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The tragic discovery was reported on October 26, 2024, when Emmanuel’s father, Mr Elogie Ezekiel, arrived at his son’s apartment around 6:30 a.m. that day and saw some lifeless bodies in the house. Ezekiel reportedly found the body of a young man, Nurudeen, in the corridor. Moving further into…

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Nigerian-British police officer dismissed for ‘biting’ colleague

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Shola Balogun, a Nigerian-British police officer from Bromley Police Station, has been dismissed by the Metropolitan Police Service in the UK for allegedly biting a colleague at a birthday party in Bexleyheath, Kent. This was revealed during a hearing held from October 21 to 23, 2024, chaired by high-ranking officer Christopher McKay, with panel members IPM Amanda Harvey and Assessor-Detective Superintendent Kirsty Mead. The incident occurred on April 22, 2022, during a 40th birthday celebration attended by around 70 people at Goals Sports Bar. According to the hearing document, Balogun…

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Sex offender, Ezekiel Udo gets life imprisonment

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Hon. Justice Oshodi of the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court, Ikeja has sentenced a sex offender, Ezekiel Udo to life imprisonment. The case which was filed on October 2, 2020 by Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation(ISWEF), an NGO, had lasted for four years before judgement was pronounced on Monday, October 28, 2024. It will be recalled that, Udo who was then, 39 years, forcefully had carnal knowledge, and subsequently impregnated a 12 year old girl (names deliberately withheld). Udo, a resident of Amuwo Odofin area of…

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Redeemed church suspends two pastors over homosexuality allegations

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  The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended two of its pastors; Ayorinde AdeBello and Oke Mayowa following allegations of homosexuality. The church says it’s decision comes as the church remains committed to upholding its biblical principles and ensuring strict adherence to its doctrines. In an internal memo signed by Pastor Sunday Akande, the RCCG’s national overseer, addressed to the Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Administration, the church emphasised its zero-tolerance policy on homosexuality. The memo highlighted scriptural passages such as Leviticus 18:22 and 1 Corinthians…

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Suspected drug dealers arrested in Lagos, N10m bribe rejected by NDLEA officers

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One Tsolaye Eburajolo has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, who turned down a N10 million bribe offered to them for his release. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of watch-listed containers with personnel from the Customs Service and other security agencies at the Tincan Port in Lagos and the Port Harcourt Port, Onne, Rivers State, between October…

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Abia lawmaker faces investigation for alleged assault on Bolt driver

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A viral video showing Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, a lawmaker representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency, allegedly assaulting an Uber driver during a delivery at his residence in Maitam, Abuja, has drawn negative publicity for the politician, and he is currently under investigation by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. According to a trending video, the lawmaker slapped an e-hailing(Bolt) driver, Stephen Abuwatseya who requested the lawmaker to come and personally pick up his delivery and pay him his fees. In the video, the lawmaker repeatedly insisted that the request…

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Ogun teacher suspended after flogging student to death

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A secondary school teacher has been suspended by the Ogun State government, through the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, for allegedly to have beating and punishing an SS2 student, Monday Arijo of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi to death. The incident led to the immediate arrest of the teacher, as the Principal of the school, Mrs. Tamrat Onaolapo was promptly queried for allowing corporal punishment to be used on the pupil against the established rules and regulations in the state. The principal was given 24 hours to explain her…

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Man arrested for stabbing 65-year-old aunt to death

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One Jonathan James, 31, in Bagadaza Quarters, Gombe State, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his 65-year-old aunt, Ramatu Musa, to death with a sharp knife. The leader of the patrol team from Pantami Division, Girema Yahaya, disclosed that the incident occurred in the night. “We received a distress call at 2:15 a.m. and immediately responded to the scene. Unfortunately, the victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Specialist Hospital in Gombe,” he said. According to a statement by the state Police Public Relations…

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