by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI But for the intervention of the police, an alleged notorious leader of an armed robbery gang at Igando would have been lynched yesterday morning. Akeem Folorunso alias Scorpion was apprehended around 5:30am, after he and another suspect at large, attacked residents of 6, Ismail Abass Street, Igando. They were said to have broke into the house and attempted to rape a female occupant, when the victim’s father prevented them. Angered by his obstruction, the suspects, it was gathered attacked the man before carting away his properties. Neighbours who discovered what was happening, surrounded the residence and also contacted the police. Scorpion was nabbed while his colleague escaped. It was gathered that the residents beat him to a coma and wanted to lynch him before policemen from Igando Division got to the scene and whisked him away. Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, told Nation that the suspect was taken to the...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI At the commencement of investigative hearing into the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion out of the country by MTN yesterday, the company told the Senate Committee on Banks, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, that circumstances compelled it to move funds without observing the law. The Senate had on September 27, 2016, alleged that MTN in connivance with the Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, and four commercial banks exploited the porous Nigerian financial system to move the money out of the country without the required authorization. According to This Day, the upper legislative chamber according to a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West) on September 27, alleged that MTN smartly beat Nigeria’s financial regulatory laws by failing to obtain a certificate of capital importation (CCI) as authorised by CBN Financial and Miscellaneous Act within 24 hours between 2006 and 2016 before moving the money out of the country. It further alleged that the repatriation was done through four banks, viz: Standard Chartered Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Diamond Bank and Citi Bank. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN, Fedi Moolman, admitted that the company moved funds without complying with the 24-hour order for the issuance of CCI, saying it was practically impossible to do so. Nevertheless, he stated that the action was taken without any deliberate intention to flout Nigerian laws but was rather compelled to do so because of circumstances which he said made it impossible for it to observe the 24-hour provision in the Act for issuance of CCI. He said: “There was no intention to flout the rule and regulation. The...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 19-year-old man, Felix Gbadebo has been arrested by the Ogun state police for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl little girl (whose name was not released due to her age). In a statement by State Police Command image-maker, Abimbola Oyeyemi in Abeokuta on Sunday, the suspect called the little girl into his room on the pretext that he wanted to send her on an errand then raped her as soon as she entered his room. Oyeyemi said: “The suspect, according to the complainant, who is the father of the victim, called the girl, pretending he wanted to send her on an errand, and lured her into his room, where he used a pillow to cover her mouth and sexually abused her. “The girl reported the case to her father, who informed police. The victim’s father reported the incident at Sango Divisional Police Station, which led to the arrest of Gbadebo. Oyeyemi added: “The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to anti-human trafficking and child labour unit of the state Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department for further investigation. “He appealed to parents to always be watchful of their children in order to prevent them from becoming victims in the hands of people with devilish...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI With the current high rate of unemployment, job losses and pressing financial needs in the country, it is not surprising that the youth are embracing questionable get rich quick schemes and opportunities. For instance, the number of Nigerians that now patronise the popular lottery games is on the increase. Some youths are also deeply involved in sport betting through such platforms as Nairabet, Merrybet and Bet9ja, among others. It is against this backdrop that the MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria made a grand entrance into the Nigerian investment market in 2016. MMM stands for Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox and takes its name from its founders, Sergei Panteleevich Mavrodi, Vyacheslav Mavrodi, and Olga Melnikova. The outfit was established in 1989 by these three Russian nationals, and promises its clients 30 per cent return on investment (ROI) for money put into the system for 30 days. The scheme prides itself as a mutual aid fund through which recruited members contribute money to assist others. The founders claimed they are not into banking, online business, investment company or a multi level marketing (MLM) programme. The scheme structure, however, indicates otherwise.For instance, members can have multi-level structures under them and receive bonus from each donation of every participant in their structures. The company has been able to persuade many Nigerians to buy into its idea. Many Nigerian big online Business coaches and entrepreneurs with vast subscriber base are encouraging their followers to key in to the MMM opportunity. Thus, some Nigerians have invested millions of Naira into this scheme and are enjoying their newfound wealth. This reporter has seen screenshots of money...
by Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Some deadly kidnappers have been arrested by security operatives within the Niger Delta. The details of the arrest was made public by the Deputy Co-ordinator of the Operation Delta Safe’s Joint Media Campaign Centre, Thomas Otuji, who said that the troops of operation, in conjunction with the Nigerian police and vigilante group also rescued a kidnap victim. The victim, Mrs Patience Abere, who is the Chief Matron of Ughelli Central Hospital, was abducted by three armed men in her car, at her residence in Delta State. According to ChannelsTV, a statement issued by the spokesman for the command headquarters of ‘Operation Delta Safe’ in Yenagoa, Lieutenant Thomas Otuji, said the arrest was part of the recent successes recorded in the ongoing special operation against oil theft and other related crimes in the Niger Delta. Police are now looking for the other two suspects who fled on sighting the troops, one of the suspects, Innocent Egboboh, was apprehended while two locally made pistols and three live cartridges were recovered from the criminals. Similarly, troops of Sector-One also trailed and arrested suspected kidnappers, one Mr Simon Agbabule and his accomplice at Okwugbude community in Okpe Local Government Area, Delta State. The criminals were on their way to kidnap a victim when the troop monitored and swung on them. Items recovered included one AK 47 rifle, two magazines and 49 pieces of 7.62mm special ammunition. Aside successes recorded in the fight against kidnapping, they also achieved some success in the battle against illegal bunkering operations and attempted inducement of their troops. During a static operation the troops arrested one Mr...
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