by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday arrested a 16-year-old boy (name withheld) for allegedly parading himself as one of its Arm Squad Personnel. Commandant of the Corps, Ibrahim Abdullahi, told journalists in Maiduguri that the suspect was arrested at NNPC Mega station, Damboa road, in the state capital on Feb 18. The operatives arrested the culprit around Mega Area wearing our Arm Squad uniform with the logo of the Corps, thus parading himself as a member. “When interrogated, he claimed to have been given the uniform by his brother, who serves in the southern part of Nigeria,’’ Abdullah said. He said that this trend portended danger as Boko Haram insurgents “now wear camouflage of security agencies to wreak havoc. “We hope this arrest will lead us to more discoveries of these impersonators,’’ he said. He call on members of the public to be on the alert and report those they were suspecting to be fake security operatives, to the appropriate...
by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Tope Odeyemi, 35, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape by an Ado-Ekiti High Court. The father of two was accused of sexually assaulting a 27-year-old woman on September 4, 2014 at Iyin-Ekiti, inflicting grievous bodily harm on her for which she was hospitalised. The judge, Adekanye Ogunmoye, while pronouncing judgment, said the conviction was based on the confessional statement of the accused and other corroborative evidence of the prosecution. He held that the culprit was guilty as charged and that he must face the consequences of his action. “He should face no other consequence than to go for life imprisonment,” the judge declared. The judge, who observed that the act of rape is rampant in the state, said the sentence would serve as a deterrent to other potential rapists. During trial, the prosecution, led by the state Attorney General, Owoseni Ajayi, told the court that the offence contravened Section 358 of the Criminal Code, Laws Cap C 16, Laws of Ekiti State 2012. The prosecution called five witnesses to prove the case , while the defence counsel, Taiwo Adeloye, called two witnesses. Mr. Adeloye had urged the court to discountenance all the evidence of the prosecution against his client describing them as feeble and porous. The accused claimed that the victim was his girlfriend, and because he refused to buy her a BlackBerry phone, lied against him. But the prosecution counsel urged the court to convict Mr. Odeyemi based on the evidence laid before...
by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared one Aisha Shettima Nur, aka, Yagana Ibrahim Bukur wanted over money laundering. According to a statement found on the official Facebook page of the commission, it said it is notifying the public that Aisha Shettima Nur is wanted for money laundering. It said, “on November 14, 2016, Nur, a former banker, was convicted (in absentia) on a ten count of money laundering. Investigations had revealed that the convict laundered money which were the proceeds of crime through the accounts of her siblings and daughter, as well as through the purchase of vehicles and stocking of a provision shop. While the cases were ongoing at both the Federal and State High Courts, the convict had jumped bail, consequent upon which judges of both courts issued bench warrants for her arrest. Unfortunately, all efforts to arrest her by the Commission proved abortive, resulting in suspended sentencing until the convict is apprehended. “The fair-skinned fugitive is 37 years old and 5.4 feet tall. She hails from Maiduguri, Borno State and is fluent in Hausa, Kanuri and English languages. Her last known address is No 1, Umar Galadima Street, Kawo, Kano. “Anybody with useful information as to her whereabouts should contact the Commission in its Enugu, Ibadan, Kano, Lagos, Maiduguri, Gombe, Port Harcourt and Abuja...
by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Police Command on Monday said it received 35 suspected election offenders from the Nigeria Army. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, in a telephone interview in Port Harcourt said the army had made the arrest on Saturday during the Etche/Omuma federal constituency and Etche state constituency elections. Omoni said that the suspects were handed over to the command on Sunday night and was still awaiting more to be handed over. He said the suspects were being interrogated and would be arraigned in court after the remaining ones had been handed over to police and...
by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a herdsman, Ibrahim Abdul, 20, in prison for allegedly attempting to kidnap a fellow herdsmen, Muhammed Abdullahi. The Magistrate, Mrs O.A. Edwin, ordered the remand of the accused in Olokuta Prisons, pending an advice from the state’s director of public prosecutions. The accused, of no fixed address, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and attempted kidnap. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Adebiyi Abiodun, told court that the accused and others still at large, attempted to kidnap Abdullahi with intent to demand N3 million ransom. Abiodun said the accused committed the offences on Jan.15, 2017 at about 8.30 a.m. at Idasan Street, Owo in Ondo State. He said the offences contravened Section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap. 37 Vol.1 Laws of Ondo State, 2006 and Section 4 of the Anti-Kidnapping and Anti-Abduction Law of Ondo State, 2010. The plea of the accused was not taken. The court adjourned the case till June 5 for...
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