A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has remanded one Insp Effiong Bassey, in a correctional facility for shooting dead a retired police officer’s wife and injuring two others. Bassey was ordered to be remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene led court during his arraignment on Monday. The Insp was remanded following an exparte motion…
The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on Monday, dragged a Nigerian, two Chinese nationals, and their company, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged multi-billion Naira cybercrime. The defendants Huang Haoyu, Friday Audu, An Hongxu and a company Gentting International Ltd are standing trial before Justice Daniel Osiagor on a 12-count charge of…
The Police command in Lagos State have detained for prosecution six suspected members of a robbery syndicate in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. He said that the suspects -four males and two females – were apprehended on Friday…
A wanted kidnapping suspect was on Friday killed in a joint operation by operatives of the Nasarawa State police command, Nigerian Army and vigilante groups in Akwanga Local Government Area. Spokesperson for the command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. It read, “The Nasarawa State Police Command, in its relentless drive to…
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Asema Achado (Gwer East/Gwer West Federal Constituency), has strongly condemned the killing of three of his constituents in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue by unknown assailants. Achado, in a statement signed by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Mendah Manasseh, on Tuesday…
The Police Command in Lagos State has sealed a church over alleged killing of a 28-year-old graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development while briefing newsmen at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Monday. Hundeyin said that the church where some people alleged that the…
The Police in Osun on Tuesday arraigned a 30-year-old fake Naval officer, Oyetunji Samuel, before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court, for an alleged impersonation and assault of a 13-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor, ASP Olusegun Elisha, told the court that the defendant committed the offense sometime between the months of February and March within Osogbo metropolis….
The Police Command in Enugu State, says it has arrested seven suspects for alleged armed robbery and conspiracy. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the suspects were apprehended by detectives attached to the command’s Criminal Investigation Department. He explained that the arrest of…
The Police Command in Enugu State has detained six armed robbery suspects and recovered firearms and other exhibits in Nsukka. This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the police operatives attached to the Nsukka Area Command in synergy with Neighbourhood Watch Group,…
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday fixed March 11 for the arraignment of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three others over alleged forgery and mortgage fraud. Other defendants in the case are Okogun Polycarp, Batik Line International Ltd, and Bolaji Adebajo. Justice Ismail Ijelu, adjourned the arraignment due to the absence of the defendants…
