Author: Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, met with the new Chairperson of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, a former IGP. Both parties met at the PSC conference room at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, where they discussed measures to improve the mutual relationship between the NPF and the PSC, as well as identify new pathways for a stronger partnership. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, IGP Baba disclosed that his visit will improve the relationship between the police and PSC as well as enhance the security situation of…

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A 39-year-old Nigerian, Olaniyi Nasiru Ojikutu, has been sentenced to nearly seven and a half years in a United States prison for his role in a multi-year romance scheme. The US prosecutors said Ojikutu, a permanent legal resident of the United States, opened about 25 bank accounts in his own name, a fake name, and a shell company name through which nearly $3.4 million in fraudulently obtained proceeds were transferred. They disclosed that Ojikutu, alongside nine others, were indicted in a Chicago-based sting operation, Operation Gold Phish, that identified cybercrimes…

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For the Fatinoyes, Kehinde and Bukola, the end came for them at the very moment of a new begining for hundreds of millions all over the world. Agents of death, led by Lekan Adekanbi, a domestic staff and driver of the deceased family, were lurking in their home in Abeokuta to welcome them from the crossover night, an annual service to usher in the new year. Adekanbi, the driver to the wife of the late Kehinde, said he organised his fellow cultists to rob the family because they refused to…

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday re-arraigned a social media influencer and comedienne, Adedamola Adewale alias Adeherself, for alleged N7.9 million internet fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adewale was charged alongside two others at large, on a three-count of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, attempt to obtain money by false pretences and retention of proceeds of criminal conduct. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The EFCC counsel, Mr Samuel Daji, informed the court that the case was re-assigned, and urged it…

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Two ex-operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad have been sentenced to death by hanging for extra-judicial killing. Five members of the SARS team, ASP Samuel Chigbu, Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, Ogoligo, and Olisa Emeka were standing trial for killing Michael Akor and Michael Igwe, while in their custody for allegedly stealing recharge cards in Oyigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area in 2015. But ASP Samuel Chigbu and Ogoligo died in custody at the correctional centre in Port Harcourt, while Shedrack Ibibo, Magus Awuri, and Olisa Emeka continued with the trial.…

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Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has warned that unrepentant drug barons and cartels will face tougher times in 2023 if they fail to back out of the illicit drug business.

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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have rescued a suspected Internet fraudster, Haruna Usman, abducted by his colleagues for withholding proceeds of their crime.

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The mother of the late Omobolanle Raheem, the lawyer who was shot dead by Drambi Vandi, a policeman attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, has revealed the victim was pregnant with twins.

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Late Kudirat Abiola’s children have dragged the Federal Government to the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over what they termed the unlawful killing of their mother.

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Simon Ekpa, who claims to be the disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, has ended the five-day sit-at-home order declared in the South-East region of Nigeria.

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The police have summoned the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Michael Akabogu, over the alleged forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Discharge Certificate.

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Busayo Alagbe, a 27-year-old woman, has been arraigned before the Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly forging bank documents and robbing her employer, Bridgeway Ventures, of N4.5m in the state. Alagbe was charged with three counts bordering on the conversion of employer funds, stealing and forgery. The prosecutor, Godwin Oriabure, said the defendant committed the crime between July and November 2022, in the Gbagada area of the state, adding that during interrogation, she confessed to have used the stolen money to sponsor her boyfriend’s travelling expenses to the United…

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The Rivers State Police command said it has arrested two students of the Community Secondary School, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, in Mile Diobu, Port Harcourt, for allegedly entangling themselves in sexual acts in an isolated classroom within the school premises. It was gathered that the two senior secondary school students were allegedly engaged in the act, while unknown to them they were being filmed on video by one of their classmates. The classmate who discreetly took the video of the erotic scene then sent it to a fellow student through WhatsApp which…

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A motorcyclist, identified simply as Alfa Sule, has absconded after his suspected lover, one Muniat, died when they lodged in a guest house in the Igbogbo Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Muniat’s corpse was found when the manager of the guest house was conducting a routine check in the hotel. Following the discovery, the manager reportedly informed the Ikorodu Police Station and policemen were detailed to the hotel to investigate the case. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sule…

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