Lawyer: How ‘Army 38’ was used to substitute names of corrupt soldiers

Juliana Francis

The last may never be heard of Army 38, unless a fair hearing and listening ears are given to them.

It’s been three years and still counting that these 38 soldiers, comprising of senior military officers, including majors and generals started the quest for justice.

Three-year-old among 14 victims to be given as domestic help

Juliana Francis

A three-old child is among 14 victims rescued by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons and Other Related Matter (NAPTIP).

Police foil plans of employees to kidnap boss for N6m ransom

Stanley Ihedigbo

The Lagos State Police Command has foiled plans by four employees to abduct their boss in order to demand N6million ransom.

‘How we waylaid Badeh’s convoy, opened fire’

Juliana Francis

The suspects

Ex- Chief of Defense Staff, Air Vice Marshal, Alex Badeh, (rtd) may have been buried, but operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response team (IRT), who have been investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, have resolutely refused to close the case file.

IGP DECRIES UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICERS

The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Adamu, has decried the attack on a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Brass, Bayelsa State, on  24^th February, 2019 and has ordered for the immediate arrest, comprehensive investigation and diligent prosecution of persons involved, no matter their positions in society.  

Customs shooting: Police take over investigation

Kunle Olayeni, Abeokuta

The Ogun State Police Command said its men have taken over investigation into the controversial shooting of a civilian, Godwin Onoja, by men of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Sunday.

Debasing women in videos: ‘IG must arrest perpetrators to check trend’

Juliana Francis

Following the emergence of four different videos on the internet, showing women stripped and dehumanized for committing one crime or another, the Network on Police Reforms in Nigeria (NOPRIN), has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, to ensure the arrest of other perpetrators to serve as deterrent.

Three convicted for using 10 year old, renting out two-year-old for alms begging

Juliana Francis

A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu State has three convicted persons for various child trafficking offences.

The convicts, Ifeoma Obidike, Hope Duru and Blessing Jacob were arraigned by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP).

Bizarre world of apprentice ‘Yahoo boys’

This sounds incredible, but it’s true anyway. ‘Yahoo boys’ are not just growing in number; they now have apprentices that understudy them. This is to ensure continuality of the game. The apprentices after ‘graduating,’ will also have to train another set of apprentices and the circle continues. STANLEY IHEDIGBO and TAIWO JIMOH take a look at the world of the apprentice yahoo.

Cult war: Rivers of blood, corpses in Lagos community

Taiwo Jimoh

Residents of Oworoshoki community and its environs in Lagos State have been living in fear following an ongoing war between cultists.

Friends of undergraduate slain at polling unit mourn …another killed in Oyo State

Juliana Francis and Sola Adeyemo

Twenty-four-hours after 19-year-old Daniel Usman, an undergraduate was shot to death at a polling unit in Kogi State, his friends have continued to mourn him on social media.

Customs’ killing: Trouble started after officers’ demanded N5000, says passenger

Juliana Francis and Cajetan Mmuta, Benin

One of the female passengers in an interstate bus, who witnessed the shooting and subsequently killing of a man identified as Godwin by officers of the Nigeria Customs at Shagamu interchange along Ijebu Ode on Sunday, has disclosed her version of what really led to the shooting.

60-year-old teacher remanded for defiling pupil in toilet

Stanley Ihedigbo

A teacher, Mr Benjamin Omole, 60, has been remanded in prison custody by an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old pupil in a school toilet.

Former JAMB worker arrested for N10m fraud

Juliana Francis

A former worker of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Kola Al-Amin, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), over alleged forgery and obtaining money under false pretences.

The suspect was arrested by the Commission’s Ibadan Zonal Office.

Panic in Lagos as hoodlums invade market, destroy traders’ items

Stanley Ihedigbo

Hoodlums,on Monday, invaded the famous Oshodi Market in Lagos State, destroying traders’ goods and beating up some.

Many believe that the attack on the market and some traders were as a result of post-election violence.

‘I got a gun after my friend was killed, our house burnt’

Juliana Francis

When rival cult members targeted Kazeem Mudi, 21, killing his best friend in the process and razing his family house to the grounds, he knew he was way above his head.

Day of Armageddon in Lagos community: Robbers demand pants and bras from woman victim

Taiwo Jimoh

Tension has enveloped residents of Araromi in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, following a robbery attack that recently took place in the community.

Confessions of top Boko Haram Commander: How my gang killed seven policemen, break into prison…to free our members

* Islamic cleric initiates me into Boko Haram

*We operate in police, army uniforms, move bombs to target points

Juliana Francis

One of the top Boko Haram Commanders, Umar Abdulmalik, arrested two weeks ago, has revealed how his gang members caused mayhem using police and military uniforms.

Police arrest teenager for robbing motorists, recover weapons

Segun Ogunbo

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Command, have arrested a 19-year-old, who allegedly specialized in robbing motorists in traffic.

The suspect, Adewumi Sodiq, was arrested along Oshodi, Mushin road, Lagos State on 19^th of January.

Outrage as Customs officer allegedly kills over N5000 bribe demand

Juliana Francis

Two horrific videos, showing same incidents, in different manners, yesterday were uploaded in the social media.

Undergraduate convicted for posing as ‘lady’ to defraud internet lover

Juliana Francis

A 200-Level student of Environmental Management and Toxicology at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Festus Ojomola, has sentenced to one year imprisonment for posing as a female to defraud his internet lover.

N192m land fraud: Managing director arraigned, remanded in prison

Juliana Francis

The managing director of Southern Atlantic Global Enterprises, Marshall Obioma was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office.

Workers drugged co-workers, kill hotelier, manager over money …CCTV nails suspect

 Stanley Ihedigbo

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly drugging their co-workers in order to have opportunity to rob and kill their boss, Mrs Olusola Olusoga, 56, an hotelier.

Two arraigned for unlawful possession of pistol

Opeyemi Ayinde

Two men have been arraigned before the Ogba Magistrates Court for being in possession of one cut to size double barrel gun with one live cartridge.

‘We want our daughter’s lover charged for killing her’

Igbeaku Orji, UMUAHIA 

A husband and wife, who are yet to get over the shock and alleged murder of their daughter, have urged the Abia State Police Command to immediately charge the matter to court.

Suspect: Why we hide our weapons behind police station

Juliana Francis
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) were stunned speechless, when Sunday Shoremekan 29, a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) disclosed that as he and others used to hide their weapons at the back of a police station.

‘My daughter was raped, private parts wiped with white cloth’

Stanley Ihedigbo

Mr. Ogoma Amaechi has become petrified, following the defilement of his 15-year-old daughter.

Police arrest teenager for robbing motorists, recover weapons

Segun Ogunbo

Operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Command, have arrested a 19-year-old, who allegedly specialized in robbing motorists in traffic.

The suspect, Adewumi Sodiq, was arrested along Oshodi, Mushin road, Lagos State on 19^th of January.

Manager Pleads Guilty To N16m Fraud

Juliana Francis

Mohammed Baba Isah, a manager in Damaturu-based MBC Synergy Limited, standing trial before Justice Ibrahim Wakil Jauro of the Yobe State High court, sitting in Damaturu has, pleaded guilty to a three-count charge, bordering on forgery and criminal misappropriation to the tune of over N16million.

N411m fraud: Former Ecobank manager remanded in prison

Juliana Francis

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the remand of Ifeanyi Chukwu Azike, a former manager of Ecobank Nigeria, over allegations of defrauding the bank’s customers to the tune of N411million. 

OPC commandant, four others killed as cultists unleash hell

Taiwo Jimoh

Five persons were killed, including a commandant of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), after suspected Aiye cult members embarked on, ‘operations no mercy’ on Eiye Confraternity members in the Oworoshoki area of Lagos State.

‘New London Estate’ residents protest power supply

Residents of New London Estate in Baruwa, Ipaja, Lagos State, on Thursday, marched to the Corporate Headquarters of Ikeja Electric (IKEDC), protesting poor power supply in the community.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING:NAPTIP CALLS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF FOREIGNERS

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons (NAPTIP), Dame Julie Okah-Donli, has called for the prosecution of both Nigerians and the citizens of foreign countries involved in human trafficking.

Three convicted over N1.5m scam land …N31 recovered from cybercrime suspects

Juliana Francis

Three men, Bulama Yahaya, Wakil Bukar and Umar Bukar Gaji, have been convicted over N1.5million land scam.

I was threatened with snake to confess I stole phone

…before pepper was inserted into my private parts

‘My ordeal in the hands of my accusers’

Cajetan Mmuta, Benin

Mba

Twenty-four-year-old Miss Favour Friday has finally decided to open up on how she was caught in the web of the men that pinned her down and inserted pepper into her private parts.

Bank manager, INEC officials among EFCC’s 40 convictions

Juliana Francis

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 40 convictions within January 2019 alone.

The convictions, however, are a cumulative of convictions secured across the Commission's zonal offices.

Woman jailed for trafficking girl, 19, to Mali

Juliana Francis

A 29-year-old woman, Sekinat Ayomide Owolabi, has been jailed for trafficking a 19-year-old girl to Mali for prostitution.

Lady arrested for leading robbery gang to rob Uber driver

Ijeoma Okeke

A lady has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly leading a gang of robbers to rob an Uber driver at the Lekki area of the metropolis.

Exotic cars, passports, ATM recover from suspected fraudsters

Juliana Francis

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, have arrested recovered two different models of exotic cars, laptops, telephones and several documents containing false pretences, including international passports, and ATM cards, from seven suspected internet fraudsters.

Workers drugged co-workers, kill hotelier, manager over money …CCTV nails suspect

 Stanley Ihedigbo

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly drugging their co-workers in order to have opportunity to rob and kill their boss, Mrs Olusola Olusoga, 56, an hotelier.

Police hunt men for stripping lady, rubbing pepper into private parts

*Nigerians outraged as video of lady stripped, pepper rubbed into private parts emerges

Juliana Francis and Cajenta Mmuta

Outrage has greeted a video being circulated on social media, where a lady was stripped by a group of men for allegedly stealing a phone and chucks of pepper later poured into her private parts by the men as punishment.

POLICE CORPORAL BILLIONAIRE: SARS operatives killed corporal, stole his $300,000, N5m, says lawyer

The last has certainly not have been heard of late corporal Collins Ezenwa aka E-Money, who was alleged to be a billionaire kidnapper and armed robber. Ezenwa was accused of taking to crime even while serving as a policeman. He was alleged to have been killed after an operation. 

Robbers demand pants, bras from victim

Tension, like a cloak, hangs over Araromi in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, following a robbery attack which occurred in the community recently.

I escaped when I was taken out to cut grass –Suspect

Most times, when inmates escape from prisons, it’s usually during a prison-break. But Ibrahim Umaru, 22, didn’t have to rely on such an opportunity. He simply devised a plan, waited for the right time and then simply walked away.