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Police raid notorious hideout in Abeokuta, recover N2.2m cash, illicit drugs worth over N10m

Operatives of Ogun Police Command raided a drug dealers’ hideout in Abeokuta, recovered a cash sum of N2,722,750 cash and illicit drugs worth over N10m. Other items recovered from the den named “Mayas,” an abandoned hotel at Lafenwa, Abeokuta, included 55 packs of codeine; 110 parcels of weeds suspected to be Indian Hemp; and two packs of Emzoline. Ajogun…

Former Rector of Enugu Polytechnic jailed for N1.1m fraud against students

Dr Isidore Ojukwu Nwankwo, a former Rector of  Enugu Polytechnic, Ndeabor, Ani-Nri, Local Government Area has been remanded in prison custody after being arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.  Nwankwo was arraigned on six-count charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretense to the tune of N1,153,700.00 (One Million, One Hundred and Fifty-three Thousand,…

Two siblings and one other arrested for attempting to kidnap their boss in Ogun

Two siblings and one other person were on Tuesday arrested by operatives of Ogun State police command for threatening and making an attempt to kidnap their former employer. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Wednesday, Dec 9, in a statement. The suspects, Blessing Oyeleke, David Oyeleke and Kabiru Oniyitan were…

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