Crime & Metro

      Stanley Ihedigbo  Former Minister of Aviation,  Mr. Hadi Abubakar Sirika,  his brother Ahmad Abubakar Sirika and two companies Enginos Nigeria Limited and Samahah Integrated Investment Limited were arraigned by the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),   before Justice S.B. Belgore of the…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Trial of Binance Holdings Limited  and its  Executive, Tigran Gambaryan before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, could not continue on Thursday, May 23, 2024, due to the ill-health of Gambaryan,  the second defendant. According to the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Detectives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lagos State Police Command, have arrested one Charles Chukwudi, 48, for forgery and impersonation of an officer. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspect was arrested following discreet investigations into his…

Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, adjourned till September 10, 2024  judgment in the alleged $1.2million US visa scam involving an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is prosecuting Ramirez alongside…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on adjourned the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) till July 1, 2024 just as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented its fifth witness,  EFCC, PW5, Ezekoli Ozoemenam, a staff of Fidelity Bank…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented the first prosecution witness (PW1), Chibueze Chukwuma, a staff of Access Bank Plc, in the trial of Emmanuel Jayeoba and his son, Adewale Jayeoba, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. According to the…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arrested three brothers for suspected internet fraud and  Uyo Zonal Command  arrested five suspected forex speculators at the Ama-Hausa mosque, along Hospital Road, Aba in Abia State The three brothers were arrested along…

  Stanley Ihedigbo A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade (alias Abdul Qassim Adisa Balogun) and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade (alias Bolarinwa Rashidat Ayinke), who runs a cocaine cartel from India has been declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the arrest of four members of the syndicate in…

  Stanley Ihedigbo  Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday 17, May 2024, threw out a bail application filed by Tigran Gambaryan,  Binance executive and second defendant in an alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and money laundering case to the tune of $34,400,000. According to the…

  Stanley Ihedigbo  Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin  convicted and  sentenced  two Chinese:  Duan Ya Hong and Xiao Yi to one year imprisonment  for offences bordering on illegal mining and possession of solid minerals without requisite licences. According to the Head,  Media & Publicity,…