Category: Crime

The Osun State Police Command has apprehended a man identified as Saudi for allegedly beheading his father in Ilusi village. The shocking incident, which has left the community in disbelief, marks the first of its kind in the area in decades. According to local sources, the victim, known in the village as Baale, went missing…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a sting operation, have arrested 55 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. It will be recalled that officers of the Commission had between September 3 and 6,…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) case against former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello on money laundering charges. The case, which was scheduled for hearing on Wednesday, will now resume on January 21, 2025. Justice Emeka Nwite announced the postponement after hearing arguments from EFCC counsel…

Aaior K. Comfort Andrew Ominikoron, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver accused of raping and murdering 22-year-old fashion designer Oluwabamise Ayanwole, has denied the allegations in his ongoing trial. Testifying in his defense on Thursday before the Lagos State High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, Ominikoron claimed he did not commit the crimes. The defendant,…

A total of 15 individuals were sentenced to prison in Hunan Province, China, on Thursday for their involvement in a tragic building collapse that resulted in the deaths of 54 people in 2022. The sentences, handed down by local courts, ranged from two years and nine months to 12 years. The incident occurred on April…

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has challenged the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as an unlawful organization. In two letters addressed to the National Assembly on October 14, 2024, Agbakoba argued that the EFCC’s establishment exceeds the powers granted to the National Assembly.…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State has remanded four commercial computer center operators in a Nigeria Correctional Service facility. The accused, Onuoha Ikechukwu (40), Daniel Lawrence (27), Odinaka Onyeforo (37), and Ndukwe Chukwu (50), faced three charges: conspiracy, impersonation, and forgery of a Power of Attorney—an act…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced one Yakubu Aminu to 200 (Two Hundred) hours community service for carrying out bureau de change businesses without a valid licence. Similarly, a Kwara State High Court presided over by Justice Hammed Gegele also jailed the duo of…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Three police officers of the Kwara State Police Command allegedly involved in the killing of a student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, on September 4, 2024, have been dismissed from the police force. A statement by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said Inspector Abiodun Kayode,…

The Lagos State Police Command has launched a manhunt for Ganiyu Ibrahim, who is accused of fatally stabbing his cousin, Afeez Akeem, during a heated argument. The tragic incident occurred on October 14, 2024, in Lagos. According to the Lagos State Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the altercation escalated into a physical confrontation, during which…