by Admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 60-year-old man and a 39-year-old Islamic teacher in connection with the the murder of a ten-year-old girl in Ibadan. The police are investigating the case to know whether the deceased was sexually assaulted before she died. The corpse of the child identified as Ope was found in a soak-away at Mosoke area between Ajibode and Apete communities, on January 6th, a day after she was declared missing. The prime suspect is Nuru Danjuma (aka) Baba l’Oyo, 60, a menial worker and close friend of Ope’s father. Danjuma is said to often sent the deceased her on errand whenever he was engaged for a menial job in the neighbourhood. On the day Ope went missing, a search party with Baba L’Oyo as a member was set up to look for her combed the whole neighbourhood to no avail. The second suspect, Alfa Abdulai Muritala, when the corpse of the girl was found in a soak-away near his house. Muritala went to the police station at Ojoo, Ibadan to lodge a formal complaint but was referred to the Apete Police Station, where the officers quickly swung into action. According to investigations by the police, Ope was sighted allegedly with Baba l’Oyo on the day she disappeared, as she said to have helped him with some menial work at a house where the suspect worked that day. Moreover, the owner of the house simply identified as Alhaja allegedly confirmed to the police that she saw Ope with Baba l’Oyo a day before she was declared missing. It was further discovered that in...
by Admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested two men identified as Abiola Hamzat, 35 year old and Adebayo Kazeem, 32, for allegedly stealing 20 bags of cement from a brick making company based in Agbado area of the state. Our correspondent learnt that the suspect was arrested by the policemen after he had successfully stolen the items from their working place. It was futher gathered that the arrested suspect, a father of three, stole the 20 bags of cement from the company a day after he was promoted to the post of a supervisor with a financial reward of N215, 000:00 per month. It was learnt that that the suspect who is a university graduate, was lured into the crime out of greed and lack of contentment. According to police they were told by the company that Hamzat, a graduate of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), started work at the factory as a Contract Security from where he rose to become an operator. “However, he was formally promoted three days ago to the post of a Supervisor, when the company’s management discovered that he was a university graduate”, the police added. He was arrested on last Thursday along with an accomplice after moving the 20 bags of cement out of the factory in Agbado area. The he suspect who owned up to the crime at the RRS police post said he masterminded the crime. In his confessional statement, the suspect said, “I masterminded the crime but I only co-opted Adebayo into the plan. Initially, Adebayo discouraged me that...
by Admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a 31-year-old Nigerian national Mohammed Hassani(31) and his Hyderabadi associate, Mohsin Agha (29) for swindling a 60-year-old Australian citizen, Gregory David Sim out of $95,000 with the help of a Nigerian woman. The Nigerian woman, who developed friendship through a dating site with Gregory David Sim and two other Nigerians involved in the case were still at large. “The gang lures men with marriage alliance through dating websites and tricking them into parting with money is their modus operandi” CID,Cyber Crime, Additional SP. U. Rammohan said. The Australian divorcee, whose hobby is browsing dating sites, came in contact with the Nigerian woman. She introduced herself as Sarah Haimish a year ago and started chatting with him regularly. Six months of chatting and mails later, they decided to get married. David, a retired sewerage mechanic, told her that his mother was from Australia and father from Turkey and that he had divorced his wife 20 years ago. In response, she told David that she was also a divorcee and currently engaged in supplying fabrics and gems in India. However, she was stuck here since she had to ‘get dues worth $2.1 million from the government’, for which she had to ‘pay’ $210,000 as tax settlement. During a phone conversation with David, she used to give her phone to Moshin Agha introducing him as her manager who would look after transactions. When she told him that she could return to Australia if she settles tax, David transferred $95,000 into an Axis Bank account maintained by Agha. Prior to this, he also transferred...
by Admin | Jan 31, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Five suspects involved in the brutal gang-rape of two 16-year-old girls in Galdogob, Puntland, Somalia that sparked outrage across the country have been sentenced to a combination of lashes, prison time and a fine by a sharia court in Galdogob on Sunday, January 29th. The young men was arrested earlier this month after they forced two girls into a car and drove them to the outskirts of Galdogob before they were violently raped and assaulted, The viral video that surfaced of the attack which occurred in December of last year repulsed the nation. One of the girls assaulted was hospitalized for a month following the at The sentencing document lists the sentences as follows : 1) Shirwa Jama Junle was sentenced to 200 lashes, a ten-year prison sentence as well as a $4620 USD fine 2) Yasir Maher Hashi was sentenced to 200 lashes, an eight-year prison sentence and a fine of $3520USD 3) Ayanle Wale was sentenced to 100 lashes, a seven-year prison sentence and a fine $2560USD 4) Yahya Awka was sentenced to 100 lashes, a six-year prison term, and a fine of $1760USD. 5) Abdirizak Hosh Jibril was sentenced to 100 lashes, a five-year prison term and a fine of $1760USD. The total sum of $14,220 is to be paid to the two victims. One victim will receive $6080 while the one who sustained more serious injuries will receive $8140. A six man, who was initially arrested with the group was found not guilty by the court. According to testimony heard at the trial, he did not participate in the gang-rape and assault but he...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A man identified as James Babalola, was recently arrested for defrauding his employers of about N22million. The 43-year-old salesman who worked for Pharmacy Plus prior to his arrest, had reportedly been diverting medicines from his company for over six years. Babalola said he spent the over N22million he had made from his illegal activity, on acquiring landed property and pampering his wife. Following his arrest, a police source said: “The suspect would have continued with the crime, if not that the pharmaceutical company decided to audit its account. His modus operandi is to use a pseudo third party name to collect the goods, but he’s actually the person collecting the goods. He also opened a third party bank account.” Confessing to his crime, Babalola who used to earn N80,000 as a salesman said: “I have been intercepting the delivery of the goods over the years with the aid of a pseudo third-party account. I was only caught last month after the company’s account was audited. The reason I did it was because of properties. I needed more properties. My wife, Funke had been suspecting and complaining that I was spending beyond my monthly salary, but she didn’t stop accepting varieties of items I bought for her. I convinced her to believe the money was legit. She didn’t know anything about any of this. I’m ashamed of myself. I regret...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI On Tuesday, announcements were made that the children and members of staff of the Nigerian Turkish International school Ogun State, who were kidnapped on 13th January, 2017, have regained their freedom. One of the parents told Channels TV that ransom worth millions was paid through a negotiator and the gunmen gave the assurance that the victims would be released. The Police have now confirmed the arrest of the notorious kidnappers responsible for the act and also the recovery of 1.2 million Naira ransom money. The statement read: “The IGP’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT), working in synergy with the Tactical Intelligence Unit (TIU) of the Nigeria Police Force in a joint operation supervised by AIG Kayode Aderanti, AIG Zone 2, Lagos successfully smashed a notorious kidnap gang and arrested four (4) vicious kidnappers who are active members of the gang responsible for the kidnap for ransom. They are: Bejewel Agbojule, aka “Prince Yellow”, Are Philip Joel Kakadu, aka “General Kakadu,” a militant leader, Romeo Council, aka “Raw” and TotkiOkoda. The last suspect, TotkiOkoda is said to reside in the creeks behind the school at the Ijaw fishermen settlement and is responsible for providing information to the gang about the school and the victims. “In the course of investigation into the dastardly crime, three suspects namely Are Philip Joel Kakadu aka “General Kakadu” a militant leader; Romeo Council aka “Raw” and TotkiOkoda who lives in the fishermen’s community behind the school and provided information about the victims to his gang, were trailed and arrested at different locations in Delta, Ogun and Lagos States respectively, for the criminal roles they played in the...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A Lagos-based building engineer identified only as Ogundare has reportedly killed his lover, Oriyomi Folarin and his rival, Akinade Omole, aka Currency for allegedly jilting him. The incident, which happened on Ebijimi Street in the Meiran area of the state, has left residents in awe. Ogundare and Folarin had been in a romantic relationship for years until sometime in 2016 when he (Ogundare) reportedly had financial challenges and could no longer meet his lover ’s needs. Before their relationship went sour, Ogundare had allegedly rented a shop for the woman and rented an apartment for her in the Agbado area of Ogun State. The woman, a divorcee popularly called Iya Corner, operated a beer parlor on the street and had three children. The Punch is reporting that Ogundare, on Sunday had seen a Highlander Jeep that Omole parked at a filling station a few metres away from the beer parlour and had allegedly trailed him to his lover’s shop. He stormed the shop with a gallon of petrol, allegedly poured the content on the woman and his rival and set them ablaze. The fire was also said to have spread to Ogundare’s hand while fleeing the scene. It was learnt that Omole and Folarin died in a hospital in the community on Monday from the burns they suffered. Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Dolapo Badmos, said the police had launched a manhunt for Ogundare. The PPRO said, “Two victims are dead; the suspect is missing but believed to be on the run. “Effort is on to track him, although,...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Plateau State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it secured the conviction of 96 drug dealers and seized 3,217,472kg of illicit drugs in 2016. Its Commander, Dr. Ngozi Madubuike, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jos that the drugs were mostly cannabis, sativa, cocaine and various psychotropic drugs. Madubuike said 386 persons, consisting 369 males and 17 females, were arrested over drug peddling during the period. Madubuike said: “Those convicted are currently serving jail terms ranging from one month to three years imprisonment.” The official said that the command rehabilitated and reintegrated 42 male drug-dependent persons, aged 19 to 64, and blamed the rise on drugs usage in Plateau on peer pressure, family disintegration and unemployment. She said: “One major problem we have noticed here is that adolescents and youths commence the use of alcoholic substances, especially the locally brewed substances such as goskolo, pito and burukutu, at an early age, usually from 10 to 35 years. “Such substances are considered gateway drug because people start with them and move to something higher until their bodies start tolerating hard drugs.” Madubuike urged members of the public to avail their drug-dependent wards of the services of the rehabilitation centre, and promised to sustain the fight against drugs until Plateau was free from the...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The enemy within is always a big problem. The girl who was allegedly stolen in Enugu State by her mum’s younger sister and her boyfriend, was sold to one Florence Nwokocha for N350,000. She was recovered by police operatives in Abia State. The little girl’s mother, Mrs. Irechukwu, was shocked by her immediate younger sister’s involvement, saying that she never believed that her own sister could do such a thing to her. The Enugu State Police Command’s spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, said report of the missing girl was made to the police on December 15, 2016. In the course of investigation, one Chinedu Chukwu, the immediate younger sister to the mother of the victim, was nabbed. Her boyfriend, Osunkwo Chinonso, was also nabbed. They had, on that fateful day, conspired and proceeded to the girl’s school and allegedly tricked and whisked her away to Iho Olokoro in Umuahia, Abia State, where they sold her for N350,000, to Florence Nwokocha. Vanguard reports that Nwokocha was arrested and she assisted the police to recover the girl on January 16, 2016, from where she was kept at Faulks Road in Aba, Abia State, awaiting another buyer with a fabulous amount of...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Lagos Police Command has arrested suspected kidnappers, Chinobi Sabestine and Blessing Emma for allegedly abducting an eight-year-old boy. It was learnt that the suspects were apprehended by policemen attached to the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad in a bank in the Oyingbo area of the state as they were about withdrawing the ransom paid by the boy’s family into an account. The police, however, did not give the name of the bank and the victim. It was gathered that upon their arrest, they led the operatives to a hotel in the community, where the boy was held hostage in one of the rooms. A police source told Punch that the manager of the hotel – 219 Hotel – was arrested while the boy had been reunited with his parents. She said, “On January 20, at about 1.45am, a case of kidnap was reported to the command. It was reported that a boy of eight years old was kidnapped by unknown men. Police operatives deployed in Oyingbo arrested two suspected kidnappers. “On Tuesday, intelligence report and investigation carried out by men of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, traced one of the kidnappers to a bank in Oyingbo, where the suspect wanted to withdraw the ransom that was paid into his account. Sabestine was arrested along with Blessing, who accompanied him to the bank and suspected to be one of the kidnappers. “An on-the-spot interrogation led police operatives to 129 Hotel at the Oyingbo area, where the victim was rescued. He was pale and shivering. He was immediately given medical attention and reunited with his parents.” The state Police Public Relations Officer,...
by Admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A Robber has made away with over N600,000 belonging to Bank Customers in the Apapa-Warehouse Branch of Diamond Bank in Lagos State after disguising as a Bank Staff. See full Story below: As shared by Facebook User, Nnamdi Ikeh-Akabogu: INTELLIGENT ROBBERY, WITHIN BANKING HALLS: “I have a neighbour who sells foodstuffs. She travelled for the new year so so instructed a relation to pay in the money(130,000) into her Diamond Bank Account… She was in the Banking Hall, Warehouse Branch, Apapa, with the money in her bag. While filling her teller, someone asked her if she was paying in & at which she said yes. She later joined the long pay-in queue. After a moment, and with d queue practically not moving, a young man, dressed in corporate suit (all thought was the Bank’s cashier) came close to her and in a low voice asked for people who were paying above 100,000. About five people stepped out and he asked them to follow him a few meters away from the queue. They all thought he was the Bank’s staff, out to offer help. He collected all their money, the completed tellers and asked them to wait on the line, so he can go in and stamp their tellers….. And so the man left. They waited and waited endlessly, not knowing that he had long exited the Bank,through the rear exit, with their over #650,000.00. It was after d seemingly unending wait they decided to report d matter to the Manager,who had to come down… checked the CCTV footage and behold, the gentleman in suit, was neither the...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Tosin Owobo, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday described to a Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria, how now-retired Air Marshal Adesola Amosu Nanayon and two other Air Force chiefs diverted the sum of N3 billion meant for the security of the country’s maritime environment into his personal oil and gas companies. Led in evidence by EFCC prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo, Owobo, who is an Assistant Detective Superintendent with the anti-graft agency, offered graphic details of how Nanayon, who was at the time Nigeria’s Chief of Air Staff (COAS), received the money from the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the leadership of Patrick Akpolobokemi. Amosu is standing trial before the court over the fraud alongside Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun, Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga, and eight fictitious companies. The companies facing trial alongside the three Air Force chiefs are: Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan Oil And Gas Limited, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Limited, Trapezites BDC, Fonds and Pricey Ltd, Deegee Oil and Gas Limited, and Timsegg Investment Limited and Solomon Health Care. At the resumed trial on Wednesday, Mr. Owobo informed the court that the anti-graft agency discovered in its investigation that there was a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Nigerian Air force (NAF) and NIMASA while Air Marshall Alex Badeh was the nation’s COAS, and that a sum of N1. 480 billion was paid by NIMASA to the NAF account in 2014 for securing the nation’s maritime environment. He said the money was paid in two tranches of N1.480 million into an account...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Senate may have concluded plans to investigate the Minister of Power, works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over the award of 10 road and bridge contracts worth N166 billion. The Bureau Public Procurement had queried Fashola over the violation of laws guiding contract awards in Nigeria based on the manner he selected contractors for the projects. At the resumption of plenary on Wednesday, Senator Dino Melaye, who raised a point of order on alleged contracts infractions by the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on the floor, said Nigerians had opened a ledger for thieves in power. Melaye said: “I draw the attention of the country to some infraction and corruption between the Ministry of Power and the Bureau for Public Procurement.” He alleged that the Ministry and the BPP had colluded in inflating the cost of contracts for the rehabilitation and construction of bridges and roads across the country. Melaye added: “Nigerians are watching. “They have opened a ledger for thieves in power and who are still in power.” Melaye thereafter asked the Red Chamber to give him the opportunity to bring a motion on the issue to the chamber on Thursday. The Senate is expected to debate the matter on...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), yesterday faulted a statement by Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani, that the Buhari administration is treating corruption in government with “deodorant”. Sagay said Sani’s comments were a political statement. He accused the senator of fighting his own political “battles” which influence his views. Sani had dismissed as “false” President Muhammadu Buhari’s claims on a Senate report indicting Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, of corruption. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in its response to the report on Lawal and the representation of Magu for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) job, described Buhari’s anti-corruption war is “a ruse.” Source: The...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Dauda Lawal, an Executive Director of First Bank Plc., has accused the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) of coercing him to return $40 million alleged to be the proceeds of a crime linked to former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke. Mr. Dauda, through his lawyer Charles Adeogun, requested the court to order a refund of the sum under temporal forfeiture, stating that the EFCC misrepresented the document placed before Justice Muslim Hassan to obtain the order. According to the counter affidavit deposed to by the First Bank boss, he said, “That in making an application for a forfeiture order before the Federal High Court, the EFCC deliberately suppressed the material facts, despite the fact that such facts were at their disposal, as they were contained in the statement they obtained from me between 9 and 20 May, 2016 and which still remain in their custody to this day.” Mr. Adeogun claimed that for money to be forfeited to the federal government, the money must either be the proceeds of a crime or abandoned. “Two essential elements must be satisfied, which are whether the money in question is unclaimed or the funds are proceeds of an unlawful act,” he said. Arguing further, Mr. Adeogun said, “We received $25 million from the MD of Fidelity Bank under the instruction of Stanley Lawson, who is former Group Executive Director of Finance and Account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the money has been given to Lanre Adesanya, Executive Director, Commercial and Institutional Bank, Sterling Bank Plc. This was done in clear dispensation of his duties, but the EFCC...
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