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<strong>Customs Seize 2,375 Litres Of Petrol, Generate Over N127m In Sokoto</strong>

9Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Customs Seize 2,375 Litres Of Petrol, Generate Over N127m In Sokoto

The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Kebbi State Command, has seized not less than 2,375 litres of Petroleum Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol loaded in jerricans. The command in its November review stated that smuggled 303 bales and 94 sacks of second-hand clothing, and 58 bags of foreign parboiled rice of 50kg each; among other items with a duty paid value of 46,706,795,00 were intercepted by its operatives. Comptroller Joseph Attah, the Customs Area Controller stated this on Thursday while displaying the seized items by the Command in the month of November. He said that the command made more than N127 million in revenue during the period of review. Giving further details, Attah said that the command generated N127,839,390.75 as revenue from mostly import of goods into t...

<strong>Ogun Police Arrest Two Brothers For Car Theft</strong>

2Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

Ogun Police Arrest Two Brothers For Car Theft

The Nigeria Police, Ogun State command has nabbed two brothers for stealing a Toyota Camry in Lagos State. Officers of the force nabbed the suspects on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway while attempting to escape with the stolen car to Imo State. This was contained in a statement issued by SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer in the state on Thursday. Oyeyemi said that the suspects who were workers at a car wash, stole the car from a customer who took his car to them for washing. He said, “Police in Ogun State on the 30th of November 2022 arrested two brothers, Emanuel Nwachukwu 28 years. and Sunday Nwachukwu 24 years, for stealing a Toyota Camry with registration number JJJ 661 GJ while on their way taking the said vehicle to Imo state. See Also: Polic...

<strong>Police Nab Two in Possession Of 468 PVCs</strong>

28Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Elections, News, Nigeria

Police Nab Two in Possession Of 468 PVCs

The police have nabbed two individuals in possession of 468 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. This was contained in a statement by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday. Okoye said one of the suspects identified as Nasiru Idris, was caught with 101 PVCs in Sokoto State and another whose name was not disclosed was found with 367 PVCs in Kano State. The statement said that the act was a breach of Sections 117 and 145 of the Electoral Act 2022. According to the statement, the offenders were presently receiving their due punishment. The statement partly read, “In the last couple of weeks, the Nigeria Police has arrested some individuals found to be in illegal possession of voter c...

<strong>Drunk Corporal Crushes Army General To Death In Lagos</strong>

17Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Drunk Corporal Crushes Army General To Death In Lagos

A brigadier-general in the Nigerian Army identified as Audu James has lost his life in an auto crash in Lagos. James who was the monitor-general of the senior executive course, Sec, 40 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS, Karu, Plateau State, passed on from injuries sustained after he was smashed by a car on Tuesday. The death of the brigadier-general was confirmed by Kayode Olagunju, the welfare officer of the SEC 40, NIPSS, in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement read, “Sad news. We lost a gem. Our indefatigable, humble, friendly bridge builder, the Monitor General SEC 40 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Brig Gen Audu Ogbole James (mni), just departed. “He died from injuries sustained from a knockdo...

<strong>Gunmen Ambush Bullion Van In Anambra</strong>

13Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

Gunmen Ambush Bullion Van In Anambra

Gunmen ambushed a bullion van in Ufuma, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday. Reports say the bullion van was attacked around 4:00 p.m while conveying cash to an undisclosed location. The gunmen followed and shot at the van and security personnel attached to the van. The attack was confirmed by the police spokesperson in the State, deputy superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga, stating that it was a suspected armed robbery attack. He said, “Police operatives attached to the bullion van gallantly repelled the attack.” According to Ikenga, the force have commenced a manhunt for the attackers. See Also: UNICEF Condemns Abduction Of 21 Schoolchildren In Katsina The police spokesperson said the police have recovered a Lexus and a Highlander SUVs ...

EFCC Arrests Kogi House Of Assembly Candidate With N326m, $140,500 Cash

2Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Finance, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Kogi House Of Assembly Candidate With N326m, $140,500 Cash

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has nabbed a Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, identified as Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi with about N326million and $140,500 in cash. This was contained in a statement issued by Wilson Uwajaren, the Head, Media and Publicity of the commission, on Tuesday. See Also: EFCC Recovers 1.4 Billion Naira Meant for The NHIS The antigraft agency said the NNPP candidate who is vying for the Ankpa II Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, was arrested on Sunday. Atumeyi was arrested alongside an alleged serial scammer identified as Joshua Dominic, in an operation carried out at Macedonia Street, Queens Estate, Karsana, Gwarinpa area of Abuja. According to the commission, the arre...

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

17Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment each by the federal high court in Laos for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. This was confirmed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement released on Sunday, noting that the convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Natte — were sentenced on Friday. Babafemi said the convicts had attempted to smuggle 10,843.95 kilogrammes of cannabis into Nigeria “through the sea”. He said, “They were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution. “At the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in charge numb...

Corps Member Killed by Assailants in Adamawa

29Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria

Corps Member Killed by Assailants in Adamawa

A Corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Samaila Awudu, has been murdered by five assailants in Yola, Adamawa State. According to reports, Samaila, who is 28 years old and from Taraba State, was killed in the early morning of Friday at the Yolde Pate lodge. See Also: NYSC Kicks Over Feeding Allowance For Corps Members As Prisoners Get N1000 A corps member revealed the suspected killers had locked up the doors of other members at the lodge before proceeding to Samaila’s room where he was struck dead with an axe. Samaila was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) nearby but died shortly afterwards. Police spokesman Suleiman Nguroje confirmed the incident as he said “The Adamawa State Police Command is already carrying out an investigation to find out...

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

24Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

A 43-year-old man named Yinusa Okunloye was killed by suspected cultists in Ofatedo, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. The Osun Police Command disclosed the news, reporting that suspected cultists broke into Yinusa’s residence and shot him dead around midnight on Saturday. SP Yemisi Opalola said that the case was reported to the Ido Osun Police Division Headquarters by Ismaik Azeez at about 1.30 am. See Also: Election in Osun: 21,000 Policemen Deployed for Security She said Azeez claims that three suspected cultists invaded the house of Yinusa and called him out of his room before shooting him in the chest. The Police Spokesperson said Yinusa died on the spot and then his corpse was moved by the police to the University of Osun Teaching Hospital for autopsy....

EFCC: Car Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

23Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

EFCC: Car Dealer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Umar Muhammad was sentenced to five years in prison by a Federal High Court in Sokoto for violating the regulations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The offender was found guilty by the court for failing to present his declaration of activities. This is required by the EFCC for customer identification and elaboration of returns on transactions to the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML). See Also: Osun Elections: EFCC Deploy Operatives To Checkmate Vote Buying The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge as the Judge, Justice Ahmed Mahmud noted that the pleas of the offender were considered as it was his first time committing such an offence. However, the defendant was given an option to relinquish the jail term by paying a fine of N12...