by Admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Ogun State Police Command told reporters that the woman was detained for purportedly maltreating a five-year-old girl at Ifo area of the state. Little Iyanuoluwa, whose leg and arm were broken after she was allegedly beaten by her step mother, is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba in Abeokuta, the state’s capital. Confirming the incident, the acting Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the woman would be charged as soon as investigation into the incident was completed. Reacting to the incident, a Director at the Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Rotimi Sotubo, said that the government had taken over the responsibility and care of the little girl....
by Admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two undergraduate Internet scammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004 Housing Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos. One of the undergraduate, Hope Olusegun, a 25 year-old indigene of Okene, Kogi State, claims to be a student of Computer Science at the Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia. He was arrested by operatives of EFCC over allegations of fraud and internet scam. A petition by a concerned group alerted the Commission about the activities of Olusegun and his co-travelers at the elite 1004 Housing Estate where the fraudsters engaged in fraudulent activities of obtaining money by false pretences and forgery. A search conducted by EFCC operatives at Olusegun’ s apartment led to the recovery of several items such as laptops, iPad phones, travelling documents, cheque books, flash drives, internet modem, and three exotic cars – a Mercedes Benz Jeep, One 4Matic Mercedes Benz Car and a Range Rover Sport SUV. When asked how he came about the cars, Olusegun said the cars belonged to his sister who he claimed lives in the United Kingdom. Operatives of the EFCC also downloaded over 80 implicating documents from the laptops recovered from Olusegun. However, the Commission is making effort to track down other members of Olusegun’s syndicate who are currently at large. Tunde Wasiu Sodiq, another undergraduate and member of another syndicate with close affinity to Olusegun’s gang was also nabbed by operatives of the EFCC at the Housing Estate. Besides Sodiq, six other members of the syndicate were equally arrested. They are: Badmus Akeem O, Ajijola Oluwatosin Emmanuel, Adebesin Olalekan, Raji Resaq O,...
by Admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Abia State Police Command has handed over a stolen boy back to the parents after an alleged disappearance with a woman in Imo State, southeast Nigeria. The Abia State Police Commissioner, Adeleye Oyebade, said that the boy, Joseph Okafor, who hails from Eluma Lokpaukwu Umuchieze in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State, was stolen from his father’s compound on May 27, 2015. He was found in 2016 at Okigwe in Imo State, in the custody of a foster mother who claimed the late husband adopted him. Handing over Joseph to his parents, Mr Oyebade vowed to ensure child stealing and kidnapping among other crimes were eradicated from the state. He also warned those involved in the act of stealing children to desist, saying that the police would ensure that their activities were exposed. The Police Commissioner further urged the public to make inquiry of the type of adoption services they patronise, stating that anyone found wanting would face the full wrath of the law....
by Admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The spokesman for the Kano State Police Command, Magaji Majia, confirmed the arrest in an interview with our source. He said that the suspects were currently being interrogated and would soon be paraded before the general public. “It is true that our Anti-Kidnapping Unit attached to Karasa village in Doguwa Local Government Area had encounter with a group of suspected kidnappers during which we arrested about 17 of them. “We are questioning them,” the Police Public Relations Officer said. This latest arrest followed a series of reported cases of kidnapping in Doguwa LGA and other neighbouring villages around Falgore forest. Although Mr Majia did not confirm whether or not there were casualties during the encounter, he said some livestock and weapons of different types were recovered from the suspects. “We have also recovered cows and sheep, face masks, cartridges and other equipment used to commit crimes,” he added. The Police spokesman called on residents in the village to remain vigilant by reporting any suspicious individual or group to the police. He also assured them that the Kano State Police Command would continue to do its best in protecting their lives and...
by Admin | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The EFCC, has arrested one Chike Nnaemeka, alias Dr. Justified Isioma Nnaemeka Emerald, for conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of about N6.7million. Nnaemeka, who claimed to be a gynaecologist, allegedly collected the sum of money, under different requests, from his victim, Ani Nkechi Joy, an employee of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, after she was introduced to him by one of her classmates at the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State. Following their meeting, the suspect, who also claimed to be an orphan and a lone Prince of Ihekpe Kingdom in Ogwuashi-Uku, Delta State, was joined in a traditional wedding with the victim on June 6, 2015. In her petition, the complainant said: ‘‘During the wedding preparation, Justified brought up so many stories bordering on cultural issues that I or anyone from my family is not supposed to visit his home town until after my marriage. He also said that the tradition of his place as a lone Prince demands that I sponsor every financial aspect of the traditional marriage, but that he would refund me to the last one Naira I spent.” However, the complainant became ensnared in the suspect’s web of lies when he claimed to have properties that both Zenith Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc were purportedly interested in. The suspect was said to have shown the complainant some documents to the properties, while also requesting her to provide some money to enable him complete the process. Unsuspectingly, the complainant allegedly transferred some amounts of money to the suspect, after being assured that he would refund her. But...
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