by Admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Italian government is set to deport at least 40 Nigerians back into the country over immigration offenses. The deportees will arrive at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday night. Our correspondent gathered that many of the deportees entered Italy illegally while others entered the country with visiting visas but stayed past their expiration dates. A source close to the Department of State Security attached to the Lagos airport told our correspondent that some of the impending deportees also committed criminal offenses in their host country and would immediately be handed over to the police on arrival. It would be recalled that 23 Nigerians were repatriated from the United Kingdom last Friday over similar...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and financial crimes commission EFCC, Gombe Zonal office secured the conviction and sentenced of one Adamu Babawuro Shuaibu before Justice SA’AD Muhammad of the Gombe State High Court on one count charge bordering on cheating. The suspect was arrested by EFCC operatives on 23, May 2016 at Hammadu kafi area in Gombe via a petition submitted by one Honorouble Mamman Alkali of Kaltungo town. It was alleged that the suspect collected the sum of N500,000.00 from the complainant in order to supply timber “MADRID” from Taraba state which he failed. He was arraigned on 6 February, 2017 and he pleaded not guilty. The prosecution counsel opened his case by calling witnesses and all the necessary documents related to the transaction. The case was slated today for continuing of hearing, when matter was called the accuse decided to change his plea to guilty. In view of that, the prosecution counsel Zarami Muhammad urged the court convict and sentence the accuse according to law. In his judgement, justice Sa’ad found the accuse guilty by his pronouncement, therefore sentenced him to six months imprisonment. However, he gave the convict an option of N40,000 fine. He also ordered the restitution of N500,000.00 Source: NTA...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI In 2008, the American State Department wrote a report that focused on the 2007 murder of one Victor Obafaiye, the principal witness against Senator Dino Melaye in an electoral petition against the controversial legislator from Kogi State. The US State Department’s report about Mr. Obafaiye’s murder was issued on March 11, 2008 and written by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Report. The report noted that Mr. Melaye was elected into the Federal House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) filed a legal challenge disputing his election. However, Mr. Obafaiye, said to be in possession of documents that might have shown that Mr. Melaye tampered with election results, was murdered before he could testify. “On August 19, Victor Obafaiye, the principal witness for the Action Congress in the Kogi State Election Tribunal, was assassinated. Obafaiye was crucial to the case, as he was supposedly in possession of documents that would have served as evidence of election tampering by the PDP House of Assembly [sic] candidate, Dino Melaye,” stated the US State Department report. SEE ALSO ABU Whistleblowers Contradict VC, Insist Dino Melaye Did Not Graduate 403 Comments 1 Week Ago The report did not directly accuse Mr. Melaye of masterminding Mr. Obafaiye’s murder, but the report suggested that the State Department considered the case one of the significant instances where the use of violence undercuts the practices of electoral democracy in Nigeria. Mr. Melaye, who was in 2015 elected to the Nigerian Senate, has since been able to visit the US, suggesting that...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A Nigerian police officer identified as Corporal Yusuf Ibrahim has been accused of assaulting and molesting Omoromoke Comfort Adekunle, a final year female student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State. Ms. Adekunle alleged that Corporal Ibrahim, whose police number is 364909, attacked her at a security checkpoint in Ago-yeye community along Owo/Akungba road. Several students who spoke to our correspondent described the police officer as a notorious extorter who is assigned to the ‘A Division’ of the Owo Divisional Police in Ondo State.According to Ms. Adekunle, the officer attacked her for spurning his demands for a bribe, adding that Mr. Ibrahim was irate that she had recently told him she was opposed to bribery. Ms. Adekunle, who suffered severe bodily injury in the assault, described her ordeal in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. In the statement, the final year student explained that she was in a vehicle headed for Akungba to submit her academic project at Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA) when Mr. Ibrahim ordered the vehicle to stop at a checkpoint at Ago-yeye on the Owo/Akunga road. She said Corporal Ibrahim demanded that the driver pay a N50 bribe. She wrote that the driver, who did not have a N50 note, gave the police officer N500, expecting to receive change of N450. Instead, “the police officer went away with the money for more than five minutes without returning the change,” Ms. Adekunle wrote. According to her, the police officer’s action infuriated the passengers who were losing patience with his behavior. She...
by Admin | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Fourteen students who were remanded in Kirikiri Prison on the orders of a Lagos Mobile Court last weekend were freed on Thursday as students and activists massed outside the court to demand their freedom. The students, who were seeking an explanation of the bizarre rustication of a graduated student and a visually-impaired student by authorities at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), were ordered to be arrested by the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Ademola Adeleke, on Friday. Lagos State Commissioner of Police Owoseni Fatai claimed that the fourteen students had made a “riotous invasion” of the premises of the Television Continental in Lagos. The Television Continental, however, has since debunked the allegation as fallacious. After their arrest, the students were hurriedly taken before a Lagos Mobile Court at Oshodi and were then ordered to be remanded in Kirikiri Prison without bail. Several activists who visited the students at the prison reported that prison officials demanded bribes. They said each individual visitor was compelled to pay N200 each at three separate levels before being allowed to meet with the students. At the hearing on Thursday, the Lagos Mobile Court was massively attended by students and activists demanding the students’ release, but the police had withdrawn their false charges and indicated that they would no longer press charges against the students. Lawyers on the students’ case condemned the unjust remand of the students in prison. Leading the team of the students’ lawyers, Barrister Monday Ubani said the Lagos Mobile Court lacked jurisdiction to try the students, adding that their abuse was totally uncalled for. “This (Mobile Court) is meant...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Inspector–General of Police Intelligence Response Team and Anti Kidnapping Squad of Police in Abuja have arrested 11 kidnap suspects, allegedly led by a dismissed personnel of Department of State Services, Abdulrasheed Maigari. ACP Abba Kyari, leader of the squad, revealed in Lagos on Wednesday that the suspects had made millions of naira from victims abducted mostly by traffic lights in Abuja. Kyari said the DSS’ former personnel, Maigari, 35, was a 2006 Political Science graduate of Bayero University, Kano. He said police investigation revealed that Maigari was recruited as a graduate officer in DSS in September 2011, later dismissed and charged to court in 2015 for a N310 million heist in Abuja. According to Kyari, the suspect, who is an indigene of Donga in Taraba State, joined the kidnapping gang after he was charged to court and granted bail on Nov. 28, 2016, following his arrest with some unidentified soldiers for bank robbery in Abuja. “He immediately joined this kidnapping gang in Abuja and became its coordinator. He rented two houses in Suleja, where the gang was keeping its victims”, he said. He said some victims kidnapped by the gang included 67-year old Alhaji Isa Ozi Salami, former General Manager of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), the Managing Director of Nigeria Paper Mills in Jebba, Chairman, Gateway Insurance, Ms Ngozi Dabiri, and one Mr Japhet and his wife, who paid N5 million ransom after they were kidnapped in Gwarinpa, Abuja. They also collected N50 million ransom from the owner of a petrol filling station in Gwarinpa; N5 million from two women abducted while driving in a Mercedes...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A 35-year-old trader, Helen Ogochukwu, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating her neighbour, Mr Dotun Shomoye, to a pulp. Ogochukwu, who resides at No. 5, Adekoya St., Oshodi, Lagos, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of assault, willful damage and breach of peace. The Prosecutor, Insp. Eruada Victor, told the court that the accused committed the offences on March 4 at her residence. Victor said the accused assaulted her co-tenant, Mr Dotun Shomoye, by beating him to a pulp. He said the assault followed an argument between the accused and the complainant, Shomoye. He said the accused tore the complainant’s T-shirt valued at N2,000, while the case was reported to the police and the accused was arrested. The offences contravened Sections 166, 171 and 337 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. Sections 171 and 337 prescribe three-year jail term for assault, and damage. The Magistrate, Mrs G.O. Anifowoshe, granted the accused bail in the sum of N2,000 with one surety in like sum, one of who must be gainfully employed and show evidence of a two-year tax payment to the Lagos State Government. Further hearing in the case has been fixed for April...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday ordered the remand of two men in prison for allegedly beating up a security guard into stupor. The judge, Ibrahim Shekarau, ordered that Badamasi Sani, 25 and Salisu Nura, 23, be remanded in Keffi prison pending further order of the court. The accused are facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, criminal force and causing grievous hurt. Earlier, the Prosecutor, Sergeant Steve Kwaza, told the court that the defendants conspired and mercilessly beat up one Namakka Danjuma, a security guard at Alfarma Quarters, Mararaba on March 24. “Apart from beating the security into an unconscious state, the defendants used a stick on the victim and as a result, he had a fracture on his right shoulder. “The injury was so bad that Mararaba Medical Centre and Keffi Federal Medical Centre rejected him and referred him to Orthopedic Hospital, Dala in Kano State. “As I speak now, the victim is diagnosed of internal bleeding and is still on admission with no hope of when he will be discharged or recover,” Kwaza told the court. The prosecutor also pleaded with the court to put on hold sentence of the accused pending when the victim would be out of hospital to determine possible compensation. He said the offences contravened Sections 97, 263 and 247 of the Penal Code. The defendants pleaded guilty to the three-count charge. The case was adjourned until April 10 for ruling and...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Two people, who allegedly falsified the expiry date of tyres have been arrested by the police in Lagos state. The suspects are currently being detained at the Criminal Investigations Department of the State Police Command, Panti Yaba. The two suspects, Samuel Obi and Izuchukwu Iwueze also reportedly changed engine and chassis numbers of vehicles. According to the police, the suspects were traders at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The deputy commissioner of police in charge of the state CID, Bolaji Salami said that 19-year-old Samuel was taking his expired tyres to Iwueze, who has the machine to falsify the expiry date. The police boss said “The machine they have could change the date on vehicle’s tyres, engine and chassis numbers. We got information about them through members of the public.” He added, “We recovered some tyres they changed their expired dates as exhibits.” Iwueze confessed to the crime and claimed to have been introduced to the business in 2016 by one of his friends. The suspect also said that apart from traders, motorists from outside also come to him to falsify the expiry date of their vehicle’s tyre. Iwueze said, “Some customers come to us and ask us to change the expiry date on their tyres because Road Safety officials were troubling them as a result of the date. We can change from 2014 to 2016 within 10 to 20 minutes.” “The truck pushers also bring tyres to change their date. We change one tyre at the cost of N300. We work on about 15 tyres daily,” he...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government on Wednesday arraigned the Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dr Dickson Akoh and the Incorporated Trustees of the Corps, a 90-count criminal charges bordering on alleged conversion of money directly derived from extortion to the tune of about N1.4 billion. The Peace Corps of Nigeria boss pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him and the Incorporated Trustees of the Corps by the Federal Government and the prosecution counsel, Aminu Kayode Aliyu asked the court for a date to commence trial and that the defendants be remanded in prison custody. Counsel to the defendants, John Ochogwu had, in an application filed on March 23, 2017 prayed the court to grant the defendants bail in self recognisance or on liberal terms, pending the hearing and determination of the criminal charges against them. According to Ochogwu, the bail application, which was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit was hinged on nine grounds, adding that the court needs to exercise it’s discretion in granting the defendants bail, since the first defendant (Akoh) has been on administrative bail granted him by the complainant (Police), He said the defendants are willing and ready to face their trial if granted bail and are also ready to comply with the bail conditions that maybe given by the court. The prosecution, represented by Aminu Alilu in an 18-paragraph counter affidavit to the bail application of the defendants, prayed the court to deny the defendants bail on the ground that the defendants will interfere with prosecution witnesses in the matter. Ruling however on the bail application, the trial Judge, Justice John...
by Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI NAN, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Sokoto state, says it has arrested a couple for allegedly burning the male organ of a 17-year old teenager, name withheld, over rape allegation. The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Wednesday. Abdullahi said that the couple, name withheld, were arrested on Tuesday, at their Sama residence, Sokoto. He said:” They alleged that the teenager, a Senior Secondary School three students, raped their four-year old daughter. ” So, they sponsored some boys who seized him on March 24, took him to the suspects’ house, the suspects severely tortured him and burnt his manhood. ” They also locked him up in a toilet up to the following day, March 25. ” The victim was later taken to the Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, where he is responding to treatment.” Abdullahi said that the couple was arrested on March 28, for allegedly taking the law into their hands. The commandant further said that the suspects would soon be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of thorough investigations. The Father of the victim, Abdullahi Ibrahim, a Teacher at Sultan Bello Secondary School, Sokoto, appealed to the state government to assist the family in seeking justice for his son. He also made similar appeal to the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, local and international human rights groups, among others. Ibrahim said one of the suspects had threatened to kill him in the event that he made attempt to take any action. The suspects, however, denied the allegations...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A man identified aas Gambo Saeed has been arraigned before the Kastina State magistrate court by men of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, represented in court by Police Prosecutor, Insp. Isa Liti on grounds that the accused intentionally insulted and defamed the state governor. The arraignment came in pursuant of a complaint filed by Mr Mansur Ali Mashi, the Senior Special Assistant,SSA, on Radio Monitoring to Kastina State Governor, Aminu Masari. Gambo who appeared before the court on grounds of intentional insult, defamation of the governor’s character and inciting disturbance was handed a 9-month-jail term by the court with the option of a fine. The judgement delivered against the accused is in accordance with sections 399, 392 and 114 of the Penal Code. The Police prosecutor said: “Mashi said the accused person abused Masari and called him names on social media. He said the accused person posted on the media that it was Gov. Masari who influenced the impeachment of Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Aliyu Muduru.” The Chief Magistrate of the court, Abdu Ladan while delivering his judgement on Monday said the accused was found guilty of the charges leveled against him which attracts a maximum sentence of three years each. Source: The...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A man, who allegedly severed the head and wrists of a 72-year-old woman, identified as Funmilayo Shada, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command. The suspect, Adeoye Ikugbayigbe, told the police that he committed the act because he had been having a running battle with the deceased over a parcel of land. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said Ikugbayigbe severed the 72-year-old woman’s head and wrist in Abigi, Ogun Waterside, Ogun State. Oyeyemi explained that “the arrest followed a report by the son of the deceased, one Ekundayo Shada, who complained at Abigi Divisional Headquarters that while he was on his way to the farm to meet his mother, he came across Adeoye Ikugbayigbe on the road holding a polythene bag. “But as soon as he sighted the suspect, the suspect dropped the bag and ran into the bush. This aroused his suspicion and he quickly ran to check on his mother, but could not find her. “He later came back to check the bag dropped by the suspect, only for him to discover his mother’s head and her wrist in the bag. “He quickly reported the case to police and the DPO of Abigi Division, SP Komolafe Omoniyi, led detectives to the scene, combed the surrounding bushes and finally got the suspect arrested. “On interrogation, he confessed to the commission of the crime, claiming that he has been having a running battle with the deceased over a parcel of land. “The severed head and the remains of the deceased have been deposited in the mortuary, while the cutlass...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday slammed a N10 million bail on a 31-year-old sales representative, Uche Onwuma, who allegedly obtained goods worth N53. 4 million under false pretences. The Magistrate, Mr B. A. Sonuga, who gave the ruling, said the accused should produce two sureties in like sum, one of who should be a blood relation of the accused. In addition, he said the sureties should show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government. The accused had pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge bordering on fraud and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Ingobo Emby had told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2013 at Shop A14, Imo Plaza, Balogun Market at Trade Fair Complex on Lagos-Badagry Expressway. According to him, Onwuma obtained cartoons of perfumes worth N43. 4 million and 1,047 cartoons of Shampoo worth N10 million from the complainant, Nkem Onyenka, on the pretext of selling the goods and remitting the proceeds to Nkem. The accused failed to remit the proceeds to her as promised, he said. The offences contravened Sections 390, 419, 421 and 438 (c) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised).The case was adjourned until April 27 for mention. Source: Vanguard...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI An Oyo State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Monday remanded two men, Uba Opara, 35; and Tunde Adepoju, 27; in prison for alleged armed robbery. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Kehinde Durosaro – Tijani, said the accused should be remanded in Agodi Prisons and the case file sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. Durosaro-Tijani adjourned the case till May 22. The accused, whose addresses were not given, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp Adewale Amos, had told the court that the accused committed the offences with others still at large on Jan. 14, at about 2.p.m. at Taye Soyege Street, New Bodija, Ibadan. Amos said the accused, who were armed with a double barrel gun and a cutlass, robbed one Jekayinfa Olayinka of his Toyota Camry car valued at N11.5 million. “They were, however, caught by some policemen on duty,’’ he added. The offences, he said, contravened Sections 1 (1) (2) (a) and 6(b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap RII, Vol. 14, Laws of the Republic of Nigeria, 2004. Source: P.M...
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