by Admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Delta State Police Command has nabbed suspected child traffickers of a seven-year-old boy who was reported missing since September 6, 2016. The kidnapped boy, Moses Ijoba, was said to reside in Okpanam, a community close to the State’s capital, Asaba, where various cases of child theft had been reported severally. According to Moses’ younger sister, he was lured by an unknown lady who pleaded with him to help her run some errands. The Delta State Police Command confirmed that it had arrested one Abigail Nwakama, also known by the syndicate as ‘Madam Cash’ as well as nine other members, in connection with child trafficking in the area. Parading suspects at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, the police said most of the suspects have admitted to the crime which in turn led to the recovery of about 12 children. The parents of the children have been asked to contact the police for immediate identification of their children. Among other reported cases where the arrest of one Chukwuma Ijoema who allegedly raped and killed one Blessing Ogammer, who prior to her death, was also reported missing. Suspected cultists, robbers, murderers and kidnappers were caught and paraded alongside recovered items – riffles, locally made guns, ammunition, cartridges and phones. The police have intensified efforts to achieve peace and order at all times in the state and re-unite seven-year old Moses, who was still declared missing, with his...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Lagos State High presided over by Justice Kudirat Jose on 21 September, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Michael Ugochukwu to five years imprisonment on a one count charge of stealing to the tune of N10,500,000 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only) property of Patrick Ekeh. The convict was arraigned by the EFCC in early 2014 following investigation of a petition by one Patrick Ekeh who alleged that he imported a total of twenty eight vehicles for the convict from the United States of America sometime in January 2010 through the Lagos port. It was later discovered in April 2010 when the audit of the vehicles inventory was conducted that all the twenty eight vehicles were sold with the exception of one. But when confronted, the convict told the complainant that there were still five vehicles left to be sold whose total cost was N10,500,000. The petitioner did all he could to get his money but Michael refused to pay him which compelled him to report the matter to EFCC. Upon arraignment, Ugochukwu pleaded not guilty and full trial was conducted in which the prosecution led by Chidinma Anita called four witnesses. At the end of trial, the court found the accused guilty as charged and convicted him accordingly. Justice Jose sentenced the convict to five years imprisonment without option of fine. She also ordered that restitution of the stolen sum be made by the convict. Source:...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Two suspected armed robbers, Alexander (surname witheld), 25, and Innocent (surname witheld), 27, have been remanded in prison custody over allegations of theft and murder. An Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate Court, Lagos, ordered the remand of both men over charges bordering on conspiracy, robbery and murder. It was alleged that the two suspected armed robbers, on April 8, 2015, at about 2p.m, at 21, Oduduwa Way, while armed with locally made pistol and cutlasses, robbed James Edewor of the sum of seven million, naira hundred thousand naira, N7,900,000. In the charge brought against them, the two accused, with others at large, were said to have, apart from dispossesing the victim of the money, also killed the robbery victim, by strangling him to death. The offences, the charge read, were contrary to and punishable under sections 297, 295(2) (a), 221 and 231 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011. The magistrate, Mrs A Ajibade, who held brief for Magistrate, A Ope-agbe ordered that the two suspects be remanded in prison custody pending an advice from the DPP. The Magistrate also ordered the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward same to DPP for advice. Source:...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The families of the students of the Osun State University, who have been missing for the past 17 days, say they have resorted to prayers in order to find the undergraduates. Mother of Samuel Eke, who gave her name simply as Mrs. Eke, said she believed that only God could locate her son, who she said was her only child. Also, Henry Akinduro, the brother of Robert Akinduro, said the family had not given up hope, saying God would find Robert for the family. Eke, who spoke on the telephone with our corespondent in Osogbo on Wednesday said she believed that Samuel and Robert were still alive. The students, who are final year students at the Computer Science Department of UNIOSUN were preparing for their projects when they went missing. They had told friends that they wanted to visit one Parise, but had not been seen since then. Eke said, “ I went to the police headquarters and the man, who they went to see, was still in detention. I saw him there. He said he did not see them. “I am not sleeping, I have not been sitting down and folding my hands; my brother and I have been praying. He is my only son and my only child. I don’t have any child apart from him, I am deeply troubled, but I believe God will bring him back home. “They told us in some places we went to that Samuel and Robert are alive, but they are in a tight place and only God can release them. The university has also been helpful. The police...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen Patience Jonathan’s personal account, titled ‘Patience Ibifaka Jonathan’, which is domiciled in Skye Bank Plc. Impeccable sources within the agency told our correspondent on Wednesday that the move had become necessary due to the prima facie case established against the former President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife. As part of investigations into alleged diversion against a former Special Adviser to ex-President Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamowei Dudafa, the anti-graft agency had frozen four companies’ accounts in Skye Bank with a balance of $15,591,700. However, before the EFCC could arraign the four companies in court, Jonathan’s wife deposed to an affidavit, claiming that the money belonged to her. Despite Patience’s claims, however, the EFCC arraigned the four companies –Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development and Investment Company Limited; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Limited; and Globus Integrated Service Limited. The companies pleaded guilty and the EFCC had already begun moves to ensure that the money is forfeited permanently to the Federal Government. A detective at the EFCC told The PUNCH, “Recall that we had frozen the four companies’ accounts, which Patience Jonathan later laid claim to. We have been able to establish that the money was part of proceeds of crime. “She had no evidence that the money in the four accounts belonged to her. All she had were platinum debit cards, which she was using to withdraw money and the cards are not evidence of ownership. “Initially, we had traced $5m to her personal account, which we did not touch but I can confirm to you now...
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