Category: Crime

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Judgment in the six-year old trial of the six suspects in the bloody Offa bank robbery case has been reserved for August 2, 2024. The Presiding Judge in the April 5, 2018 bank robbery case, Justice Haleema Salman of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Monday adopted final…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Executive Chairman, of the Echono and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has lamented that corruption has remained the bane to both local and global development. The EFCC boss, who made the lamentation on Thursday in a statement on the occasion of 2024 African Anti-corruption Day, said:“There can be…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old man,Isiaka Adeniyi, suspected to be a ritualist. A statement by the spokesperson of the Command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the incident occurred in the Abab Oke-Foma area of Ilorin, the State capital. “It was reported that a 10-year-old boy, Akeem Nurudeen, resident…

The Ogun State Police Command announced on Wednesday that four travellers abducted on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway on Sunday have regained their freedom. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed in a statement that the anti-kidnapping team successfully rescued Mr. Ola and three Indian nationals along the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Odutola stated, “One…

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested Felix Nwaobakata, the commander of a local vigilante group, for possession of two human skulls and other body parts at his hideout in Omoku, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. Police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko disclosed that Nwaobakata, leader of the ONELGA Security and Peace Advisory Committee (OSPAC), is also a…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of 10 people to various jail terms for internet fraud. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicityof the EFCC, said: “On Monday, June 24, 2024, Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 18 suspects for offences bordering on illegal mining activities. A statement by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity of the anti-graft agency, said 13 truckloadswith assorted solid minerals suspected to be lithium, marble stone, white…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has exonerated Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, from allegations of murder made by the Kano State government. The court also ordered the Kano State government to pay Doguwa ₦25 million in damages. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano State…

By Milcah Tanimu On Monday, an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan remanded 35-year-old Taiwo Adewale on charges of murder and attempted murder. Magistrate Adebola Adeola, citing lack of jurisdiction, did not take Adewale’s plea and ordered his remand at the federal correctional center in Agodi, Ibadan. The case has been directed to the Director of…

By Milcah Tanimu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command announced the arrest of 110 suspects and the seizure of 520.385 kilograms of illicit substances in May. Commander Samaila Danmalam revealed that the arrests included 105 males and five females. The seized substances comprised cocaine, Indian hemp, Tramadol, and Methamphetamine. In addition…