by Admin | Mar 15, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI George Turnah, a godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Turnah was accompanied to the mid-morning event at the commission’s zonal office in the city by several lawyers, including a professor of law and two Senior Advocates of Nigeria. He was reportedly questioned on issues relating to fraud and the misappropriation of funds belonging to the Niger Delta Development Commission. SaharaReporters learnt that several bank accounts relating to Mr. Turnah, including individual and corporate accounts as well as his children’s Education Insurance Account, have been frozen by the anti-graft commission. Mr. Turnah has however maintained he has never been a public officer and could not have had access to public funds and as such could not have misappropriated or laundered such funds. Source:...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 45-year-old man, John Ekundayo, has been remanded in Agodi Prison by an Ibadan magistrate’s court for refusing to bury his dead wife, Mrs. Bukola Alabede and keeping the corpse in his room. Though there was no evidence that the accused mutilated the remains of his wife, Vanguard learned that the offensive odour of the corpse compelled the neighbour of the accused, who lives at NW2/403 to raise alarm that led to his arrest. The accused was arraigned on a count charge of allegedly “offering indignity to the dead human body by abandoning her in his room.” According to the charge sheet, signed by DSP Sunday Unwanbueze, “the accused, on February 28, at about 6.30a.m, at NW2/403 Okebuyi compound, Idikan, Ibadan, did improperly or indecently interfere with or offer indignity to the dead human body of one Mrs. Bukola Alabede by abandoning her in your room apartment without lawful justification or excuse of deceased relatives and, thereby, committed an offence contrary to and punishable MI/323c/2017.” He pleaded not guilty. Chief Magistrate A. F. Ri-chard, granted him N100,000 bail with two sureties. The court said one of the sureties must be a relative and must be in possession of a National Identity Card. The second surety should be a Level 9 civil servant. At press time, the accused was unable to meet the terms given by the court for his bail and had to be taken into prison custody. The case was then adjourned to April 19 for proper...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Nigeria Customs Service has handed over the 661 pump action rifles seized on Sunday 22rd January 2017 by the Roving Team of the Federal Operations Unit Zone A Ikeja to the Department of State Security for further investigation. It will be recalled that the rifles were laden in a Mack truck with registration number BDG 265 XG conveying a 1x40ft Container with Number: PONU/825914/3 before it was intercepted along Mile 2 Apapa road, Lagos. The truck was immediately taken to the premises of FOU Zone A, Ikeja where Physical examination revealed 49 boxes containing a total number of 661 pieces of pump action rifles concealed with steal doors and other merchandize goods The interception of these arms is a clear indication of how committed and dedicated the Service is to the economy, security and wellbeing of the Country. The three suspects who were arrested in connection with this illegal importation are: Mr. Oscan Okafor (Importer) age 51 Mr. Mahmud Hassan (Clearing Agent) age 56 Mr. Sadique Mustapha (accompanying the consignment to its destination) age 28. While handing over the 661 pump action rifles and the two suspects (Mr. Oscan Okafor (Importer) and Mr. Mahmud Hassan (Clearing Agent) to the Director-General, Department of State Security, Mr. Lawal Daura represented by the Director, DSS, Lagos State Command, Ms Betty Adoki, Deputy Comptroller General of Customs in charge of Enforcement, Inspection and Investigation, DCG Dan Ugo on behalf of the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), calls on all well meaning Nigerians to support the service with necessary information that could assist the Service perform their...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 57-year-old grandmother and textile merchant at Balogun market in Lagos has been caught at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, in connection with cocaine smuggling to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said. Odeyemi Omolara claimed to be going on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia when she was arrested, according to the agency. Ahmadu Garba, NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, explained that the two parcels of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine were carefully concealed inside her luggage. “A female passenger, Odeyemi Omolara Morayo with a valid Egypt air ticket from Lagos to Saudi Arabia had been arrested with 1.595kg of cocaine,” Mr. Garba said. “The cocaine which was concealed in a false bottom of her bag was discovered during routine check on passengers at the departure hall. We had to cut the bag open to recover the cocaine because of the way it was neatly concealed. She was immediately arrested and the case is currently under investigation.” In her statement, the suspect who hails from Ogun State said her friend and customer was the one that introduced her into drug trafficking. “I have two children and my daughter is married with children,” she said. “Recently, I told my friend that I loved to go on pilgrimage this year and she promised to sponsor my trip. That was how she collected my international passport, processed my travel documents and bought return ticket on Egypt airline. The only favour she requested from me was that I should take a bag to Saudi. “She also told me that somebody will collect...
by Admin | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A suspected fraudster identified as Eze Udo has been arrested by police personnel for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N1,049,545 (one million, forty-nine thousand, and five hundred and forty-five naira) from his victim’s account. A police source, in the Umuahia Central Police Station, Abia State, hinted that the manhunt for the suspect started following a complaint by the victim, Mr. Oka Monday, whom the suspect stole his ATM card and withdrew the money from his account. According to the source, the victim who hails from Amachara Umuopara, a satellite town near the capital city, Umuahia, was making attempts to withdraw some money from an Automated Teller Machine attached to a commercial bank in Umuahia, when the suspect offered to assist him due network failure. It was learnt that after attempts to withdraw the money failed, the suspect having memorised the victim’s secret pin number, advised him to follow him (the suspect) to a nearby bank where the transaction might be easier. It was gathered that the victim, in the complaint made to the police, stated that to his amazement, the suspect suddenly absconded with his ATM card on their way to the second bank and thereafter he got a text messages indicating that money had been withdrawn from his account. The police source added that security operatives started the search for the suspect following intelligence gathered, which paid off when the suspect was arrested. During a search in the man’s house, 13 ATM cards belonging to different victims were recovered. The state Commissioner of Police, Adeleye Oyebade confirmed the arrest of the suspect, adding that he has...
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