A man and a woman who posed as husband and wife have been arrested with cocaine by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The suspects, who identified themselves as Onyebuchi Ilonzeh and Nonyelum Ilonzeh, purportedly going for medical treatment in India, were arrested for ingesting 184 wraps of cocaine weighing 3.322Kg with 100grams
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Family condemns, disowns man who leaked nudes of ex-lovers
Sibling of the ex-banker turned businessman, Amarah Kennedy, who allegedly posted the nude photos of his two ex-lovers on various social media groups, has condemned his action. The woman, identified simply as Ebere, who lives abroad, said Kennedy had disgraced their family and urged law enforcement agencies in the state to track down his location
Read moreSuspended DCP Abba Kyari granted N50m bail
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been granted N50m bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho on Thursday, granted Kyari bail in a charge in which he and two of his siblings, Baba and Ali, were accused of failing to declare their assets to the National Drug
Read moreHow hackers emptied 1000 customer’s accounts using BVN – Police
Two members of a syndicate linked to the hacking of no fewer than 1000 bank accounts in Nigeria have been arrested by the operatives of Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos State. According to the spokesperson for the command, SP Hauwa Idris-Adamu, who revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, the suspects, who specialised in
Read moreRetired, serving civil servants arrested in Oyo over N4.8b fraudulent contract
…the state’s Anti-Corruption Agency confirmed the arrest of the serving and retired civil servants The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency says it has arrested some serving and retired civil servants in the state over a fraudulent contract worth N4.8billion, awarded in 2018. The agency’s chairman, Justice Eni Esan (retired), in a statement, on Wednesday, said the
Read moreHow Chidinma transferred N5m from Ataga’s account – Witness reveals
…Chidinma Ojuwku, a 300-level student of Mass Communication Department, University of Lagos, is standing trial for alleged murder More trouble for murder suspect, Chidinma Ojukwu as a prosecution witness, DSP Olusegun Bamidele, on Thursday told the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos State, how Miss Ojuwku, allegedly transferred N5m from the
Read moreJust In: Kidnappers nabbed during attempt to collect balance of ransom
Operatives of Gombe State Police Command have arrested Mohammed Aminu, resident of Tudun Wada quarters, Gombe and Salisu Sa’idu, while attempting to collect their balance of N300,000 ransom from the victim’s family. The Public Relations Officer,(PPRO) Gombe State Command, Mahid Abubakar(ASP) revealed this while parading the suspects. He said that the arrest was effected after
Read moreTwist in Senator Ifeanyi Ubah attack
…as more eyewitness account unfold likely motive A likely motive for Sunday’s gun attack on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South senatorial district in the National Assembly has emerged. Further investigation by this reporter revealed from bystanders that witnessed the ugly incident first hand gave a more lucid purpose for bloody attack which left no
Read moreKaduna Court Jails Two Internet Fraudsters Five Years
Two internet fraudsters have been convicted and sentenced to five years, six months imprisonment by Justice Nasiru U. Sadiq of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, for internet-related offences and cheating. The fraudsters: Peter Uzorchukwu Sharon (a.k.a Drew Mason) and Peter Prince John, were jailed on Monday, September 12, 2022 after pleading guilty to one-count separate
Read more286 assets, 609 bank accounts seized from drug barons – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seized no fewer than 286 assets and 600 bank accounts of drug barons between January 2021 and August 2022. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a document made available to one of our correspondents on Tuesday, said the assets consisted of 249 exotic cars and 37 mansions.
Read moreEFCC Arrests 40 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Lagos [Photos]
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty suspected internet fraudsters in some parts of Lagos State. The suspects are: Doroye Olumide Joseph, Ajayi Oluwaseyi Emmanuel, Olalekan Olaniyi Akonji , Oluwadare Samuel Olawale, Oloyede Olakunle, Okon Ayomide Cornelius, Omokaro Ailele Jeffery, Oyedokun Opeyemi Abdulrazaq, Olowofela Temidayo,
Read moreMore trouble for Kyari as FG uncovers more assets, files 24 new charges
…Attorney-General of the Federation stated that Kyari allegedly disguised his ownership of some of the properties There appears to be more trouble for embattled former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, as the Federal Government said it has uncovered more 14 assets, including shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to the
Read moreEFCC nabs 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Anambra
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 41 suspected internet fraudsters in Awka, Anambra State. The suspects were arrested after intelligence revealed their alleged involvement in cybercrime and other related activities. Sixteen of the suspects were arrested at Umuodu Tansi Road in Awka; while the remaining 25 were arrested at Umudu Okpuno village
Read moreHow fake PCRC member defrauded woman of N1.4m in Ogun
A self-acclaimed Police Community Relations Committee member, Musa Araokanm, has been arrested by operatives of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defrauding the public. THE DAILY VENDOR learnt that Araokanm had allegedly collected the sum of N1.4m from one Halimot Olorunlomeru under the pretence that he would assist her to get a car and motorcycles
Read moreTeenagers accuse police operative of stripping and rape in Rivers
A 17-year-old girl simply identified as Binla has alleged that a policeman stripped her and her friend, took their nude videos and raped them, after accusing them of stealing his N500,000 in Port Harcourt. The teenager claimed that the officer, Salihu Kazeem, took her and her friend into a room in his house and sprayed teargas
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