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<strong>EFCC Uncovers N13bn Illegal Fuel Subsidy Payments</strong>

4Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Finance, News, Nigeria

EFCC Uncovers N13bn Illegal Fuel Subsidy Payments

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an estimated N13bn as proceeds of illegal payments made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021. This was contained in the National inherent risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing in the Nigerian extractive sector document obtained by Punch from the website of the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit. The report partly read, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the agency responsible for the investigation and prosecution of fraudulent subsidies in the oil and gas in Nigeria recovered N12,998,963,178.29 as proceeds of illegal payment made under the subsidy regime between 2017 and 2021.” A breakdown of the figures shows that approximately N4.67bn was recovered in 2017, N4.29bn...

NMA Threatens Strike As Aggrieved Patient’s Relatives Kill Doctor In Delta

3Jan

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Crime, News, Nigeria

NMA Threatens Strike As Aggrieved Patient’s Relatives Kill Doctor In Delta

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has spoken against the alleged killing of a Delta-based doctor identified as Uyi Iluobe, by relatives of a patient. The incident reportedly happened on Saturday in Oghara, Delta State. The NMA president, Uche Ojinmah, in a statement said the association received the news of the killing with shock and sadness. The association described the onslaught on the doctor, by aggrieved relatives of a patient who passed away from suspected gunshot injuries as unjustifiable. The statement read, “It is unbelievable that in the face of a debilitating medical brain drain, the few doctors that patriotically decided to stay back and take care of our fellow citizens are being murdered by same Nigerians. “While we sympathise with the family of the pa...

<strong>Police Suspends Bolanle Raheem’s Killer, MBA Seeks N5bn Compensation</strong>

30Dec

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Crime, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Police Suspends Bolanle Raheem’s Killer, MBA Seeks N5bn Compensation

The Police Service Commission, PSC, on Thursday ratified the immediate suspension of ASP Drambi Vandi who is suspected to have shot and killed pregnant Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. The development was confirmed by the PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement issued after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended that Vandi be suspended for shooting and killing Raheem in the Ajah axis of Lagos State on Christmas Day. Ani said, “The commission, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police signed by the acting chairperson, Clara Ogunbiyi, stated that the commission has carefully examined the facts of the case, observations and recommendation with respect to allegations against the officer and granted approval for the suspension of the officer from duty with...

<strong>Bolanle Raheem Was Pregnant With Twins, Mother Says</strong>

28Dec

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Crime, News, Nigeria

Bolanle Raheem Was Pregnant With Twins, Mother Says

The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was shot and killed by a police officer, says the deceased was pregnant with twins. The deceased’s mother disclosed this on Tuesday when Abiodun Alabi, Lagos police commissioner paid her a condolence visit. Recall that Raheem was shot dead on Sunday when she was returning home after Christmas church service with her family. The shooting sparked outrage from members of the public, while the Lagos police command stated that the officer involved has been detained. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has ordered a speedy investigation and prosecution of the officer involved in the shooting. The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has also promised that justice will prevail. Speaking during the c...

<strong>My Wife Gasped For Breath Before Me – Bolanle’s Husband Recounts</strong>

27Dec

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Crime, News, Nigeria

My Wife Gasped For Breath Before Me – Bolanle’s Husband Recounts

Gbenga Raheem, the husband of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos lawyer who was shot dead by a police officer on their way back from church service on Christmas Day has recounted his experience. The deceased who was pregnant was shot and killed by an officer attached to Ajiwe police station in Ajah, Lagos State. The shooting sparked widespread outrage, and the Lagos police command has detained an assistant superintendent of police, ASP, and two other officers. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has equally directed a speedy investigation and prosecution of the accused officer. Recounting the incident on Monday, Gbenga said the shooting occurred when he took his family shopping after church service. In a voice recording obtained by Punch from one of the lawyers who paid th...

<strong>Police Officer Shoots Lagos Lawyer Dead On Christmas Day</strong>

26Dec

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Crime, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Police Officer Shoots Lagos Lawyer Dead On Christmas Day

A policeman whose identity wasn't disclosed attached to the Lagos police command has shot dead a female lawyer identified as Bolanle Raheem. The incident reportedly took place on Sunday morning in the Ajah area of the State. Reports say the incident took place when the deceased and her family were on their way back from Christmas service. The car conveying them was stopped by some officers attached to the Ajiwe police station in Ajah. One of the officers reportedly shot at the car and the bullet hit the lawyer. The police officers were reported to have fled the scene immediately after the incident. The lawyer was allegedly rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. See Also: Police Nabs Man Bathing With Blood In Ogun The incident was confirmed by the Lago...

<strong>Court Remands Lawyer After Fraud Suspect Jumps Bail</strong>

23Dec

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Court Remands Lawyer After Fraud Suspect Jumps Bail

An Ajah Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded a 42-year-old lawyer, Nzeteh Reagan, in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre for failing to account for the whereabouts of a suspect, Simon Odeh, accused of N16m fraud. Magistrate O.M. Daramola remanded the lawyer on Wednesday after he was arraigned on a one-count charge of conspiracy, obstruction, and prevention of justice by the police. According to the prosecutor, Inspector Chinedu Njoku, the defendant committed the offence on October 1, 2022. See Also: Court Stops DSS From Arresting CBN Governor Njoku said the incident took place at Ilasan Police Station, Jakande, in the Lekki area of the State. He said, “Reagan conspired with one Simon Odeh to obstruct, prevent and pervert the course of justice by taking Odeh on bail h...

<strong>Police Nabs Man Bathing With Blood In Ogun</strong>

16Dec

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Police Nabs Man Bathing With Blood In Ogun

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force in Ogun State have nabbed a 49-year-old man, identified as Ganiyu Shina, for allegedly bathing with blood at a community river in Kotopo, Odeda Local Government Area of the State. Police arrested the suspect on Thursday at 4, Oguji Street, Obantoko, Abeokuta. This was confirmed by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, in a statement issued on Thursday. According to Oyeyemi, the suspect was nabbed when community members saw him at the river where he parked his Nissan commercial vehicle, came out with a local sponge and a container that contains blood, and began bathing with it. He said, “Immediately he discovered that some people were watching him, he took to his heels, but was chased and apprehended by members ...

<strong>Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging For Raping UNILORIN Student </strong>

14Dec

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Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging For Raping UNILORIN Student

Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sentenced two students, identified as Abdulazeez Ismail and Ajala Olawatimileyin, to death by hanging for the murder of Blessing Olajide, a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Ilorin. Recall that Olajide was raped and murdered by the duo on June 2, 2021, at her sister’s residence in the Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The court also sentenced another student, Oyeyemi Omogbolahan, to life imprisonment. Justice Yusuf condemned two siblings: Abdulkarim Shuaib (aka Easy) and Kareem Rasheed (Rashworld), to three years imprisonment each for withdrawing money from the Guarantee Trust Bank account of the deceased, a few days after her murder. The court, however, discharged and acquitted three other accused persons: Abdul...

<strong>ICPC Frees D’Banj, Says Probe Ongoing</strong>

10Dec

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ICPC Frees D’Banj, Says Probe Ongoing

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has said that Nigerian music star, Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has been released but that investigation will continue. Recall that the commission had on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, detained D’Banj, after he was quizzed over his involvement in the alleged diversion of funds meant for the Federal Government’s economic empowerment programme, N-Power. Reacting to the allegation, Pelumi Olajengbesi, counsel to the singer, D’Banj, said his client was unconditionally freed. But the anti-graft agency while speaking through its spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said that investigation into the matter was still ongoing. See Also: Customs Seize 2,375 Litres Of Petrol, Generate Over N127m In Sokot...