Crime

4 security guards docked for alleged theft in Ogun

Four security guards were on Wednesday brought before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly attempting to steal aluminum products valued at N2.5 million. The police charged the defendants: Adekanbi Kabiru, 37, Onuh Isaac, 27, Jonathan Udoh, 33, and…

Teenager bags six months for $150 internet fraud

A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday  sentenced an 18-year-old university admission seeker, Oluwafemi Adam, to six months imprisonment for US$150 internet fraud. Justice Uche Agomoh said that she convicted and sentenced Adam based on evidence before her as…

Court jails 2 labourers for stealing wires

A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court has sentenced two labourers, Elaigwu Anthony and Emmanuel Abam to 12 months in prison each for stealing wires worth N4.2 million. Anthony, 26, and Abam, 31, were convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to…

Murder, armed robbery suspects paraded in Lagos

No fewer than 33 suspects were paraded at the Police Command in Lagos State on Tuesday, over alleged murder and kidnapping. Other suspected crimes included robbery, unlawful possession of guns and cultism. The command Spokesperson, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, while speaking…