Crime & Metro

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presented four more witnesses in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Mamman is being prosecuted…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue for allegedly diverting a staggering N1.294 billion belonging to the Katsina State Government. The arrests were made by operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the EFCC, following…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of Kabiru Jamilu, a 21-year-old resident of Zango Quarters, Kano. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Kano State, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Jamilu is suspected to be the mastermind behind the resurgence of Daba fighting between Kofar Mata…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned a businessman, Akindele Akintoye before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on charges bordering on money laundering and contract fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Akintoye allegedly collected $35million…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Oyo State Government on Thursday through the Taskforce Team of the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA) apprehended a number of cows grazing along the fence of the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan and the option of #1,700,000 fine or five years imprisonment was…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice R.A. Osodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on dismissed an application by the defence counsel seeking a stay of proceedings in the ongoing trial of seven suspects over an alleged £1m fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics Financial…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has taken a significant step in combating financial malfeasance by arraigning Sanusi Hashim on allegations of misappropriating and converting N108 million for personal use. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr Dele Oyewale, Hashim…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of three individuals – Omueti Favour Okhigbe, Asa Oluwapelumi, and Olusoga Marvellous – for impersonation. They were arraigned on separate charges before Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has reaffirmed his commitment to making Anambra State the safest in Nigeria. To achieve this, he has devised a comprehensive strategy to tackle the myriad security challenges facing the state, including kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, drug abuse, and touting. In a…

      Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips, to 17 years imprisonment for N57,690,000 fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economics Financial Crimes Commission (EFCÇ), Mr. Dele Oyewale, Philips was…