Crime & Metro

Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, convicted and sentenced one Ajanaku Oluwatomilola to three years imprisonment for N14.5m fraud. The convict was re-arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 14, 2024, on…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has arraigned one Abubakar Iliyasu Saminu before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining the sum of N31m by false pretence. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale,…

Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Solomon Stephen Ufayo, a staff of Ecobank Plc, on a one-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime to the tune of N2.4m, before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. According…

Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a woman attempting to traffic cocaine at Port Harcourt International Airport. The suspect, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi who was disguised with hijab to export large consignments of cocaine allegedly concealed the illicit substance in her private parts, stomach,…

A 29-year-old female lawyer, Ms. Peace Chidinmma Igbo, has been brought before an Ebutta-Metta Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for failing to produce a suspect she stood bail for. According to a charge sheet,” That you Peace Chidinma Igbo ‘F’ on the 25th day of November 2024 at the Nigeria…

Chinedum Ukaegbu Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three Ghanaian ladies, identified as Haziza Zubairu, 42; Samirat Mustapha, 43; and Jamila Salifu, 26, for smuggling a combined 4.8kg of Ghana Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, into Nigeria. According to Director, Media & Advocacy NDLEA,…

Stanley Ihedigbo Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Gyogon Augustine Grimah has embarked on a familiarization tour to the Sokoto State Police Command, aiming to strengthen relationships, understand local challenges, and enhance security operations in the state. According to the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Uthman Muhammad Yaqub, the…

Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja for fraud. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, Jaja was arraigned alongside…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   A Kano-based make-up artist, Abdullahi Musa Huseini, also known as Amuscap, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Kano for spraying Naira notes at his wedding ceremony. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Huseini for wilfully…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N13m recovered from one, Chinedu Vincent Ezeudemba to the Federal Government. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr.…