Mr Peter James has been convicted for specializing in
defrauding foreigners via social media.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), secured
the conviction on a one-count charge of impersonation and attempt to cheat.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Oil theft: Navy hands over 19 suspects, two boats to EFCC
Small Jpron : Jubilation as violence consumes warlord
Patience Ogbo
October 17, 2018, is a day residents of Shomolu and Bariga communities
will never forget in a hurry.
It was a day one of the most powerful men in their
communities was killed. Ordinarily, most of the residents should be mourning,
but instead, they heaved a sigh of relief, while many secretly popped champagne
in their apartments.
IG’S MEN INVESTIGATE HOW CORPORAL, ON N47, 000 SALARY BECAME A BILLIONAIRE
*13 buildings, hotel, 10 choice cars
and N100m recovered
* Dollars buried in pit, believed
taken by relatives
* Corporal became billionaire within
a year
Juliana Francis
The story of police corporal Collins
Ezenwa 31, father of one, who embraced crime while still on active duty as a
cop started in Imo State.
IRT recovers N100m, 13 buildings from suspected policeman turned kidnapper
Juliana Francis
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| Ezenwa |
Operatives of the Inspector
General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has said it recovered
13 buildings, 13 vehicles and N100million belonging to a suspected policeman
turned kidnapper, identified as Corporal Collins Ezenwa aka E-Money.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Surety Bags 3 Years for Impersonation ....Another, One Year for Fraud
Justice J.K. Omotosho of the Federal
High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on January 17, 2019
convicted and sentenced Festus Aniedel to three years imprisonment without an
option of fine.
Court Adjourns Andrew Yakubu’s Money Laundering Case to Mar 27
Justice A.R. Mohammed of a Federal
High Court, Abuja has fixed March 27, 2019 for adoption of written addresses in
a no-case submission filed by Andrew Yakubu, who is standing trial for a
six-count charge, bordering on money laundering offence and false declaration
of assets.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IGP MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR ADAMU
He later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) degree in Geography in 1983.
IG disbands Special Tactical Squad, Other Teams
Similarly, all quasi-investigation and operations outfits including the Special Investigation Panel (SIP) and Special Tactical Squad (STS) or any other such Teams under whatever name are hereby disbanded.
Brothers arrested for internet crime, defrauding Zambia lady
Juliana Francis
Two brothers, Joel and
John Onwochei, have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, for posing as a Briton to defraud a Zambia lady via Facebook.
Car dealer arraigned over alleged diversion of N2.9m
Juliana Francis
Operatives of the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have
arraigned a car dealer, Emmanuel Adiele for allegedly diverting N2.9million
meant for a Ford Edge Sports Utility Vehicle.
Man arraigned for stealing 40ft container
Ayinde Opeyemi
A 39-years-old man, Emmanuel Obiora Owoh, was arraigned at Ogba Magistrate Court, Lagos State, for stealing a 40 feet
container belonging to Chukwuemeka Eneje Martins, valued N10
million.
Travel agent arraigned over N18m visa scam
Juliana Francis
A travel agent, Iheanacho
Chikendu, has been arrested and arraigned over N18million visa scam.
Lagos Police arrests 23 suspected cultists, recovers 32 live cartridges
Opeyemi Ayinde
The Anti-cultism Unit of the Lagos State Police
Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists across the metropolis and recovered
32 live cartridges from them.
Seven suspects arrested for robbing motorists
Segun
Ogunbo
The
Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspects for allegedly dispossessing
motorists of their valuables along Ajegunle, Alakuko and Ejigbo areas of Lagos
State.
Lover boy convicted for defrauding lady via love site
…as another swindles victim N5.2m
Juliana
Francis
Mr Onovo Osita Malachy on Wednesday was convicted by a
Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State.
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Piracy: Condemning intellectual property owners to penury
Paradise of thorns: Cries of girls trafficked to Saudi
POWER PLAY IN POLICE: Intrigues, inside story of how Edgar’s handover was stopped
By Juliana Francis
Lagos State is a melting pot where the sublime and the ridiculous
exist side by side. The Centre of Excellence is never short of dramas
and the latest in these unending spectacle unfolded earlier in the week
in the full glare of bemused citizens.
- ‘His closeness to new IG didn’t play role in stoppage of handover’
- ‘The new IG wants to reassess situation before taking decision’
How we killed policemen escorting Total Oil Nigeria managers
By Juliana Francis
Operatives attached to the Inspector-General of Police Special
Intelligence, Response Team, IRT, have arrested two men who admitted to
killing three policemen escorting senior workers of Total Oil Nigeria.
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
EFCC Arraigns Company Director for N9m Fraud
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 14, 2019 arraigned
one Chukwunyere Thomas Emefu, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital
Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama on a two-count charge bordering on
dishonesty and unlawful conversion to the tune of N9, 000, 000.
Woman arraigned for allegedly defrauding man N7m with cassava business plan
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on January
15, 2018 arraigned Blessing Aishatu Arowojobe before Justice Mojisola Dada
of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a one-count charge
bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N7,065,000.
Frank Mba appointed as Force PRO again
The Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP AbubakarAdamu Mohammed , has appointed a new Spokesman for the
Nigeria Police Force. He is ACP Frank Mba.
POLICE RECRUITMENT; 315,032 APPLICATIONS FOR SHORTLISTING
The Police Service Commission received 315,032 applications
for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables at the close of its
recruitment portal on Friday, January 11, 2019.
Alleged N12.2bn Fraud: Patience Jonathan Knows Fate, Feb 11
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the
Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed February 11, 2019 to
deliver judgment in an application for final forfeiture filed by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of the sums of $8,435,788.84 (about N3
billion) and N9.2 billion (totalling about N12.2 billion), linked to Patience Jonathan,
wife of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, and believed to be proceeds of
illegal activities.
Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture of Ex-Air Chief, Amosu’s N2.2bn to FG
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi,
Lagos, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, ordered the permanent forfeiture of N2,
244,500,000 only found and recovered from a former Chief of Air Staff, Air
Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd.) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
EFCC, to the Federal Government.
Secret behind Zamfara State killings:Terrorists source funds, procure arms from Libya
Juliana Francis
The Nigeria Police has
uncovered how terrorist groups in Nigeria fund their organizations and procure
arms from Libya to destabilize the country.
How phone call stopped change of guard in Lagos
Taiwo Jimoh and Stanley Ihedigbo
A mild-drama played out yesterday at the Lagos State
Police Command, Ikeja, just as the Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi was
about to hand over the baton of leadership to the supposed incoming CP, Kayode
Egbetokun.
I must finish my suya, says policeman called to stop robbery
Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Aba
Residents of Okwu na Uka Streets and
Hospital Road, off Aba Area Command have accused a policeman called during a
robbery operation, of refusing to heed the call.
How Bishop defrauded 30,000 worshippers in God’s name
Juliana Francis
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| Bishop Obi |
Bishop Giniko Obi, founder of Beloved Gideon Foundation,
based in Agbor, Delta State, with outreaches in Bayelsa, Onitsha, Lagos, Port
Harcourt, Abuja and Benin City, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding 30,000
worshippers.
DRAMA AS SUSPECT CONFRONTS SARS OFFICER FOR SHOOTING HIM
*Victim: SARS shot my leg during
arrest *He’s my informant, counters
policeman
John Chikezie
A 30-year-old scavenger, Adetiba
Sunday, has narrated how Inspector Godwin Ogedengbe, a policeman attached to
the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, Magbon, Abeokuta, Ogun State, shot his
right foot during an arrest.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Photojournalist arrested, remanded over hairstyle, regains freedom
Juliana Francis
The 24-year-old Photojournalist intern, Yinka
Badmus, yesterday, regained his freedom amidst jubilation.
Police arrest, remand journalist over hairstyle
Juliana Francis
A 24-year-old photojournalist, Yinka Badmus, working
with Talk Village International, has been arrested and remanded in Ikoyi
Prison, for allegedly sporting a hairstyle, which some policemen felt made him
look like a cultist.
Lagos CP declares war on drug abuse, destroys N400m drugs
Taiwo Jimoh
The Lagos State Commissioner of
Police, Edgal Imohimi said that the command has declared war on drugs
in the state.
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Four suspected robbers arrested for robbing churches
Taiwo Jimoh
Detectives attached to Ogun State
Police Command have arrested four suspected robbers, who allegedly specialised
in robbing churches and other places of worship at Awa Ijebu area of the state.
Residents: Police burn down our homes, threaten to shoot us
Stanley
Ihedigbo
Residents
of Ijora-Badia area of Lagos State on Friday accused the police of burning down
their homes and then threatened to shoot them.
Police arrest most wanted Boko Haram terrorist, 19 others
Babatope Okeowo, Akure
Detectives attached to the Ondo State Police Command have
arrested, Mohammed Jaihe, described as one of the most wanted Boko Haram
terrorists in the state.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Magu Charges Journalists on Investigative Journalism
Acting
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu
has charged journalists to devote more time to investigative journalism as it
forms a crucial aspect of the fight against corruption.
IGP APPOINTS AIG TAIWO LAKANU AS THE NEW FORCE SECRETARY
The Inspector-General of Police,Ibrahim Idris, has appointed Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG
Frederick Taiwo Lakanu LL.B. (Hons), B.L, LL.M. (Leeds), fdc as the new
Force Secretary and member of the Nigeria Police Force Management Team.
Employment Scam: Fraudster Bags Three Months
The Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe zonal office on January 8, 2019
secured the conviction of one Sule Raymond for a one-count charge bordering on
cheating.
Alleged N3.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex-NDDC Boss, Omatsuli’s Trial To Feb 11
2018: A year of abductions, insurgents attack, soldiers murdered
As
the curtain readies to draw on 2018, one cannot help but reflect and ponder on
some of the major security issues that shaped the year. TAIWO JIMOH and STANLEY
IHEDIGBO take a look at some of these major security challenges that sent shock
waves down the spines of Nigerians.
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| Badeh allegedly murdered |
One of the major
shocking incidents of 2018 started five days after Val celebration. Precisely
on February 19, 2018, at about 5:30pm, 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls'
Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, located in Bulabulin, Yunusari
Local Government Area of Yobe State, were abducted by Islamic State’s West
Africa Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram Sect.
Police rescue four-year-old boy from kidnapper in Lagos
Taiwo Jimoh
Detectives attached to Lagos State
Police Command have arrested Sikiru Tanimowo, 37, for attempting to kidnap a
four-year-old boy at Okokomaiko area of the state.
2019: Invest in security agencies, technology, experts urge govt
Following the bloodbath orchestrated by
Boko Haram members and herdsmen in Nigeria, among other security challenges in
2018, security experts have urged the federal government to invest in security
agencies and technology, in order to stem the tide of killings. TAIWO JIMOH
AND STANLEY IHEDIGBO report.
The security
challenges recorded in 2018 caused deep concern and anxiety among stakeholders
in Nigeria. Attempting to fashion out a strategy to curtail further bloodbath,
these stakeholders said that there should be a deliberate effort by federal government
to invest in the security agencies and technology.
Ex-convicts tell police: We formed our robbery gang in Agodi Prison
Taiwo
Jimoh
Two
ex-convicts, Oseni Usman (34) and Taiwo Orogbemi (46), who were arrested for
robbery, have told Operatives of the Zonal Intervention Squad (ZIS) how they
met and formed their robbery gang in Agodi Prison, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Confessions of top Boko Haram Commander: *How my gang killed seven policemen, break into prison…freed our members
* Islamic cleric
initiates me into Boko Haram *We operate in police,
army uniforms, move bombs to target points
*Commander killed over
200 people, including police before his arrest -Police
Juliana Francis
One of the top Boko
Haram Commanders, Umar Abdulmalik, arrested two weeks ago, has revealed how his
gang caused mayhem in different parts of Nigeria, using police and military
uniforms.
N132m fraud: Ex-Sec, Adamawa Pilgrim Welfare Board, others arraigned
Juliana Francis
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe zonal office, yesterday arraigned four
persons before Justice Nathan Musa of an Adamawa State High Court.
How ‘Good Samaritan’ raped 78-year-old woman
Taiwo Jimoh
Detectives from the Lagos State
Police Command have arrested a 41-year-old bus driver, Jelili Lawal, for
allegedly raping a 78-year-old woman at Oloti village in Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja
area of the state.
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