by Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Kano Sharia Police has arrested 120 suspected underage commercial sex workers at a popular recreational centre in the state. The operation was done by the Sharia police, alongside the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The Director General of Hisbah board, Alhaji Abba Saidu Sufi while briefing newsmen in his office, said that the night raid was based on information by residents of the area. Sufi said that out of the 120 girls arrested, 20 out of the figures were underage whose ages fell within 13, 14, and 17. Sufi revealed that most of the suspects in its custody were not first time offenders. The Director General explained that the body was ready to charge to court the suspects in line with the provision of “prostitution and other immoral acts prohibition law 1000 of 2001.” Also speaking, head of the Sharia police said that initial screening conducted by the agency exposed that few of those detained were at the resort for wedding reception, pointing out that “such class of suspects had since been released and handed over to their parents. “Most of the boys sporting offensive hair style have been trimmed and barbed in line with our tradition and culture.” He further stated that “we have 37 boys and 79 girls who are mostly underage and as a matter of urgency we have invited their parents for pep talk.” Source: Daily...
by Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A 49-year-old man identified as Abiodun Adeyinka has been arraigned at an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly beating up a pastor and damaging his property worth N5 million. Adeyinka is facing a six-count bordering on malicious damage, conspiracy, unlawful assault on the Celestial Church of Christ, CCC, pastor and manner likely to cause breach of peace. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Cousin Adams, told the court that the accused committed the offences on January 3, 2016, at noon, at No. 64, Adekunle Banjo Street, Magodo, Lagos. He added that Adeyinka forcibly entered into a Celestial Church of Christ building during worship, causing panic among the worshippers before damaging the church property. He named the damaged property as Jazz musical instrument, Konga drum, piano, five wireless microphones, six pieces of altar clothes, assorted church perfumes, wedding gowns and sacred pictures of Mary and Jesus. According to the prosecutor, the accused also assaulted the presiding head of the church and tore his church garment. He revealed that the offences contravened Sections 50, 126, 166, 170, 309 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State,...
by Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A security source in Maiduguri says Boko Haram terrorists have killed a Nigerian army Lieutenant in an attack in Magumeri town in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday evening. The source said the militants ambushed Lieutenant Akinwale Christopher Oguntoye and his colleagues on their way to Gubio from a shooting range competition in Monguno. The officers were pinned down by terrorists in Magumeri where they razed down houses, including a police station in the town. Lt. Akinwale was a member of the 60 Regular Course cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was briefly an Aide De Camp to a former President of Guinea-Bissau The militants rode into the area in 10 utility vehicles, shooting and attacking military formations. A press release from the Nigerian police stated that a police Sergeant Haliru Aliyu was also killed in the attack while another sustained leg injury from gunshots. A spokesperson to the Nigerian army later said the insurgents who were being shielded by members of the Magumeri community have been...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI A fresh case of soldiers’ brutality against a female Nigerian citizen is being investigated, the Nigerian army has said. Six soldiers, the army said, are currently in detention over the incident. This is the third time such incident would be occurring within a month. The victim whose name was given as Ruth Orji was said to have been beaten on Sunday by soldiers from 174 Battalion, Ikorodu, Lagos State, for daring to challenge a soldier who reportedly slapped her brother. Graphic photos of the brutalised woman were shared on the social media, prompting Nigerians to call for immediate action against the culprits. The army said on Thursday that the incident was “highly regrettable”. It thanked the press for “bringing such incidences to (the) fore”. “A Board of Inquiry has been constituted by the Commander 9 Brigade, Brigadier General Elias Attu to investigate the circumstances that led to the incident, determine the level of the soldiers involvement, submit its findings and recommend appropriate disciplinary measures,” the army said in a statement issued by a spokesperson, O. M Daudu, a lieutenant colonel. Ms. Orji has been taken to the hospital for treatment, the army...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Hassan Badmus, to two years imprisonment for stealing a mobile phone valued at N85,000. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs B.O. Osunsanmi, did not give Badmus an option of fine. She held that the accused was guilty of a two-count charge of stealing and burglary levelled against him. The chief magistrate sentenced the accused to one year imprisonment on each of the counts. She hoped that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to criminal acts. The accused who resides at Badagry, Lagos, was arraigned on Feb. 22. The prosecutor, Insp. Simeon Inuoha, had told the court that he burgled the residence of Mr Chibuike Okonkwo and stole his Samsung phone valued at N85,000. Inuoha said the accused was apprehended by security guards as he was about leaving the house. He said that the theft occurred on Jan. 26 on Agumaje Street, Badagry, adding that the offences contravened Sections 21, 285 and 305 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused had pleaded not guilty on arraignment, and was granted bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum. He, however, could not meet the bail conditions and had been in prison custody until he was found guilty as...
by Admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose paid an intial N75million to a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) ,Mike Ozekhome, from an alleged N1.2billion the governor allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The commission said it froze Ozekhome’s account because the money was suspected to be a proceed of crime. Ozekhome prayed Justice Abdullazeez Anka to unfreeze his firm’s account, which the court froze at EFCC’s instance on February 7. Opposing the application, EFCC’s lawyer Rotimi Oyedepo argued that Ozekhome ought to have known that the money he received was proceeds of “fraudulent activities”. He said: “EFCC received an intelligence report that Mr Ayodele Fayose received N1,219,490,000 from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) through the former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro, who conveyed the money through an aircraft to Akure airport. “It discovered that N137million was paid into an account, 1003126654, operated by Fayose on June 26, 2014. “On August 22 and 27, 2014, N50million and N118million were also credited to the account.” Oyedepo said having discovered the funds were “proceeds of crime”, EFCC approached Justice Mohammed Idris of the court’s Lagos division for an order freezing the account. The lawyer said the order by Justice Idris was not appealed by either Fayose or the bank, where the money was lodged. “The N75million is from the proceed of the alleged crime fraudulently taken from ONSA and kept in Fayose’s account from where it was transferred to Ozekhome,” he said. Oyedepo said EFCC could freeze any account suspected to have received...
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