Crime & Metro

      By Sherry Ricchiardi     Years ago, Dave Seglins was a reporter covering the court beat – the “big, heavy, ugly stuff,” as he described it. In 2010, he witnessed the horrors inflicted by a sadosexual killer when covering the case in court. The experience pushed him…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, ordered the final forfeiture of 20 cars stolen from Canada to Nigeria. The cars are  forfeited  to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Judge gave the order following a motion on notice filed by…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentence of five fraudsters before Justice A.A.Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The convicts are: Justine Chikeleze Onyedikachukwu, David Udoka Okafor, Godwin Favour Udoh, Ifeanyi…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Hamza Mu’azu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court Maitama, Abuja dismissed the application of a former governor of  Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN),  Mr. Godwin Emefiele for a leave of the court to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical examination,…

        Stanley Ihedigbo     Trial of Ex Gov. Yahaya Bello’s nephew, Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman before Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued on Monday, July 15, 2024, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting its Seventh Prosecution Witness…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), raided a warehouse in VGC, Lekki, Lagos where they recovered 148 cartons of non-medical nitrous oxide popularly called laughing gas; 108 cartons of fast gas cylinder; 134 pieces of balloon and 109 cartons of infusion charger, among…

      Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to six months imprisonment each for criminal impersonation, love scam and identity theft. The convicts are: Chibo Udoka (aka Zxoya Andric, Kelly Rose, Chimata Harry), John…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has on arraigned a former Minister of  Power, Saleh Mamman before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, he was arraigned on a 12…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced the trio of Saadu Salisu, Omoruyi Osavbie (a.k.a Antonio Hendo Henderson) and Daniel Japheth (a.k.a Cain Steven) to various jail terms for internet fraud. According to the Head, Media…

Stanley Ihedigbo   Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, ordered the final forfeiture of the sums of $16,500 and N127m, which were fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The funds are forfeited  to the…