Juliana Francis Blog: November 2016

Monday, November 28, 2016

Justice Ajumogobia, Obla Arraigned for Bribery and Unlawful Enrichment

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 28 2016, arraigned a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Godwin Obla, before Justice O.H Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on 30 counts of offering gratification to a public servant, unlawful enrichment, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and giving false information to an officer of the Commission.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Monday November 28, 2016, docked one Okwara Victory before Justice I.B Gafai of the Federal High Court Awka, Anambra State, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretense to the tune of $8,674USD.

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a report by one Peter Dada on the online site of punch Newspaper of 28^th November 2016, captioned “Breaking: Policemen on rampage in Ondo” protesting non-payment of their last Saturday Governorship election allowance.

A lady, Ibeh Chiwenu, has told how four men, including a pastor and Customs Officer, played and defrauded her.

Police commissioner beat me to stupor –Pastor

The celestial pastor, in charge of New Jerusalem Parish, Onosan community, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, has allegedly been rushed to hospital after a commissioner of police, Dr. Emmanuel Eze, serving with Police Medical Department, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly beat him to stupor with some of his men.

A 48-year-old man, Mr. Tunde Olanrewaju, a suspected thief, has told detectives attached to Ogun State Police Command that he went into the crime in order to get money for Christmas celebration.

A suspect, who was arrested for armed robbery by operatives of the Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad (FSARS), Magbon, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has revealed that he was planning to quit after he had made N400, 000.

A 32-year-old formerpoliceman, Akiri Elolalagha, has told an Ebute Magistrates Court that he resigned from the Nigeria Police Force to join oil pipeline vandals and kidnappers, who used to operate on Lagos and Ogun states coastal creeks.

For allegedly robbing some Chinese of N6 million worth of goods and cash, six people, including a police officer, were yesterday remanded at Kirikiri Prison by an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court.

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has been redeployed as the commissioner of police in charge of the Special Fraud Units (SFU), Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

A socialite, movie producer and music promoter, Seun Egbegbe, was yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing iPhones.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday November 25, 2016 arraigned one Folashade Olukemi Adeleke before Justice O. O. Majekodunmi of the State High Court sitting at Abeokuta, Ogun State on a 2- count charge bordering on stealing.

Justice J. K. Omotosho of Federal High Court Kano, today November 24, 2016 convicted and sentenced the duo of Emmanuel Moyi (a.k.a Abba Musa Bello) and Victor Ali Ishaya to sixty and fifty years imprisonment respectively on six count charges of conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today November 24, 2016 arraigned one Ahmed Tijjani Umar and his company, Minanta Enterprises Nigeria Limited before Justice Bello Shinkafi on a four count charge of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and issuance of dud cheque.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday, November 25, 2016 arraigned the trio of Senator Adesewe Ogunlewe, former Works Minister and Pro Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Prof. Olusola Oyewole, Vice Chancellor and Mr. Moses Olusola Ilesanmi, Bursar before Justice O. O Majekodunmi of the Ogun State High Court, Abeokuta, on an 18 -count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, obtaining money by false pretence and abuse of office.

Police recover 1060 ammunition, 25 magazines in apartment

The Lagos State Police Command has recovered 1060 rounds of live ammunition, 25 magazines and other weapon from a single apartment located at 5^th avenue, Festac, Lagos State.

Farmers, who were abducted from a farm settlement in Epe area of Lagos yesterday, said their kidnappers forced them to join in dance, prayers and praise worship after collecting ransom.

A 32-year-old man, Nonlonfun Celestine, a Junior Secondary School dropout, is now in police net in Lagos for allegedly parading himself as a medical doctor.

A 49-year-old football coach, Frank Darlington, has confessed to detectives attached to the Lagos State Police Command that he had been sodomising his teenage players for over one year now.

There was pandemonium at the Ogbere Onilanta Police Station along Akanran in the One Ara Local Government Area of Ibadan, Oyo State Tuesday as some professional hunters, popularly called ‘Agbekoya militants’ had an encounter with the police over alleged check on their reckless driving.

Two brothers, traditional ruler’s son to die by hanging

A Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja yesterday sentenced two brothers and a son of the Baale of Mafoluku, Oshodi, to death by hanging.

Police have dismissed 13 policemen, among them an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Yuguda Abbah, for alleged kidnapping and other criminal conducts.

At least 12 people were wounded when youths loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed with members of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Benin, Edo State yesterday while property believed to worth millions of naira were destroyed.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 closed its case against former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, who is standing trial before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja on charges of money laundering to the tune of N1.6billion.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is collaborating with the office of the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, to engage Nigerian women in a nation – wide sustainable fight against corruption.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris has described as deeply worrisome the rate at which officers and men lose their lives in the course of discharging their statutory duties.

Justice Fatima Murtala of the Federal High Court Gusau has convicted and sentenced two officials of Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, Gambo Lawal Tsafe and Kasimu Mohammef for fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Wednesday 23, November 2016, arraigned two Lebanese, Imad Harb and Toni Harb, along with their company; Transparent Construction Nigeria Limited, before Justice E. N. Oluedo of the State High Court Enugu, on charges of conspiracy and obtaining the sum of N1,760,000.00(one million seven hundred and sixty thousand Naira only) from one Desmond Ogadinma and subsequently issuing a postdated cheque that was returned unpaid.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian, Wolfgang Reinl; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N36.8billion.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested the Mr. Stephen Alao and Mr. Adams Osabuohien. Executive Chairman and Director of Finance respectively, of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in connection with an alleged case of abuse of office, diversion and misappropriation of funds to the tune of one billion and five hundred million naira (N1.5bn)

The Ondo State Governorship election is scheduled to hold on the 26^th of November, 2016. To this end the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris has directed that a robust and elaborate security arrangement be implemented in Ondo State to ensure peaceful, credible, free and fair elections.

Mother accused of beheading daughter says: No deal with my husband

Fausat, Korede and Lekan

Mrs. Fausat Odubela, 55, a mother of five, was a picture of grief. As she narrated the story of how her 17-year-old daughter, Amudat, was beheaded, tears streamed down her face. She couldn’t speak for long without tears almost choking her.

What started as a beautiful love story for 20-year-old Ifeanyichukwu Elem of Amangballa village, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and 15year-old Peace, has ended in anguish. Ifeanyi and Peace were dating and both their parents appeared to smile on the relationship.

Man poses as Adeboye’s aide to hook victims

A serial fraudster, who specialised in posing as second in command to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RRCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians, has been arrested.

•‘Rich man’s wife, our informant’ •‘We made N200m after robbing a politician

Mrs. Rekia Musa, popularly known as Hajia is from Kogi State. She is a divorcee with two kids. She graduated from Kogi State Polytechnic with Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Administration and obtained a BSC in Accounting from Kogi State University.

End Niger Delta crisis for the sake of our children, urges Ita Giwa

The former Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Florence Ita Giwa has urged Niger Delta activists to sheathe their swords and embraced dialogue with the government in order to cushion the impacts of environmental degradation and hazards on women and children.

A couple has been arrested for defrauding an American company.

How we arrested 37 Boko Haram suspects in 15 months -GOC

* Sect kills 22 in Borno

The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Isidore Edet, yesterday, revealed that the Nigerian Army arrested 37 Boko Haram suspects in Lagos and Ogun states, within 15 months.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), in charge of Trade Fair Police Station, yesterday said that members of the community were needed in order to check crime.

The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD), has urged the Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU), Force Headquarters, Abuja to carry out thorough investigation of the case where a barber was arrested for shunning homosexual advances in Imo State.

Mr Dominik Muller, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo and Dr. Tony Rapo

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House- a mega church in Victoria Island, Lagos State, yesterday, urged parents, guardians and stakeholders to educate their kids and wards on the dangers of drug abuse.

He was my friend, brother, father, mother

Exactly a week after he was gruesomely murdered by suspected armed robbers in line of duty as a banker in Heritage Bank Otun-Ekiti in Moba Local Government area of Ekiti State the remains of Segun-George Modupe were interred in his uncompleted building in Oba- Ile in Akure North Local Government area of Ondo State.

An official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Adeyemi Kayode, a dismissed soldier, Mr. Ayodele Temitayo and a rusticated student of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Mr. Ikechukwu Daniel, have been arrested by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris’s operatives of the Special Intelligence and Response Team (IRT) for planning to kidnap billionaire oil mogul Femi Otedola and demand a N1bllion ransom.

BOTSWANA HIGH COMMISSIONER, HIS BURKINABE COUNTERPART PAY COURTESY CALL ON IGP

· The Envoys Assure the Force of Maximum co-operation

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris MPN, mni, received the Botswana High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr. Myron Bonang and his Burkinabe counterpart Mr. Piable Firmin NDO, who paid a courtesy visit on the IGP on 15^th November, 2016 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wednesday 16^th November, 2016 arraigned one Ikenna Okwukwe Ogwuma, before Justice M.O. Opara of the State High Court, Port Harcourt on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and sale of property.

The head of the South South Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ishaq Salihu on Tuesday November 15, 2016 called on Nigeria journalists and other media practitioners to collaborate with the EFCC in the fight against corruption and financial crimes.

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•‘Rich man’s wife, our informant’ •‘We made N200m after robbing a politician

He was my friend, brother, father, mother