The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, September 6, handed over a total of $180,300 and 53 vehicles, fraudulently obtained by certain Nigerians from Canadian citizens to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the return of the recovered vehicles and funds, the Executive Chairman of the Commission,…
The Nigerian Army has handed over 23-year-old m8rder suspect, Adeleye Ayomide, who is accused of k1lling a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana, to the Lagos Police Command. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a brief statement posted on his X…
Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has revealed that bandits operating in Nigeria believe they are serving a higher cause by engaging in criminal activities. Gumi made this assertion in a Facebook post on Sunday, where he reacted to a recent incident involving the seizure of Mines Resistant Armour Personnels (MRAPs) by bandits. The MRAPs,…
The Police in Lagos state have arrested and detained a man identified as Ayodeji Busari, for allegedly pushing his 47-year-old younger brother to d@ath during a fight in the Iba area of the state. According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the case was reported to the police on August 24…
The family of Kogi based journalist, Mohammed Bashir, and nine others kidnapped two weeks ago in a Kaduna State have regained their freedom. Bashir’s wife, Aminat Shana, his two daughters, Aisha and Hajara, were kidnapped alongside their family members in August 2024. The journalist, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, confirmed the development in…
The Plateau State Command has arrested three ‘one chance’ robbery suspects disguised as commercial tricycle drivers. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Alfred Alabo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 30, 2024, said the suspects hypnotised the victims before robbing them of their belongings. “The Plateau State Command under the able leadership…
The police in Lagos state have arrested three suspected kidnappers after they collected N3 million ransom from their victim’s family. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, August 28. Hundeyin said that the Isashi Police Division received a call from a concerned…
The police in Lagos on Wednesday, August 28, arraigned a 38-year old man, Lucky Ugwauka, in Badagry for allegedly def!ling his 10-year-old daughter. Ugwauka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, NAN reports. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp…
Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have seized 106 motorcycles during its enforcement operations at the Iyana-School bus stop, first gate bus stop by Igbo-Elerin, Iyana Iba-LASU expressway, Megida bus stop and Ayobo roundabout axis of the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this…
Three men, Joshua Oladele, Micah Hines and Ali Alamiri, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the m8rder of a 25-year-old man in London, United Kingdom. Hamza Iqbal was k!lled on Wembley Way by the men who chased him down and stabbed him 23 times in a devastating revenge attack.Iqbal was with friends at…
