Crime

Police arraign woman, 43, for alleged N6.1m fraud

The Police on Monday arraigned a 43-year-old woman, Ogunlowo Bolanle, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N6.1 million fraud. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a one-count charge of fraud. The Police Prosecutor, Insp.…

NDLEA intercepts cocaine, meth enroute UK, Saudi, others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said it frustrated drug traffickers’ desperate attempts to export large kilogrammes of cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis in three different states of the country. NDLEA’s spokesperson Femi Babafemi said this in a statement…

Lagos police investigate death of FAAN’s AGM

The Lagos State police command, says it has begun investigation into the death of Mr Abdulrahaman Musa, Assistant General Manager (AGM), Electrical Engineering Department, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN), Lagos. The police spokesman in Lagos, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu,…

Court remands man, 27, for alleged murder

A Magistrates’ Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Friday remanded a 27- year old man, Chibuike Ogudu, at Abolongo correctional facility for alleged murder. The defendant, whose house address was not given, is facing a murder charge. The Magistrate, Mrs…

Two convicted in Kwara over cybercrime

A Kwara state High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Wednesday convicted two men, Salami Adetayo and Nurundeen Ibrahim, over offences bordering on internet fraud. The convicts were prosecuted, by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…