Category: Legal
Court order Evans to refund 233,000 euros back to victims
16 Feb 2023
The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has ordered billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, to refund the sum of 233,000 Euros ransom he obtained from one of his victims, Chief Donatus Dunu. Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi also ordered the convicted kidnapper to pay N50m as general damages in favour of […]
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Ilorin court imprisons businessman for purchasing unlicensed minerals
15 Feb 2023
On Tuesday, a businessman, Kingsley Ogala, was sentenced to twelve months in prison without the option of a fine for purchasing minerals without legal authority. Following his guilty plea before the court, the convict was sentenced by Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, […]
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Two security guards were sentenced to death by hanging in Ondo
15 Feb 2023
Tasur Abubakar and Ayuba Idris were sentenced to death by hanging by an Ondo State High Court for robbery and murder. The duo was also found guilty of conspiracy by the court and sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr. Kwaku Richard Kwakye and his 27-year-old daughter, Tope Kwakye, were killed in their home on […]
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Police detain an Abuja pastor for preaching with an AK-47
14 Feb 2023
Pastor Uche Aigbe, the presiding pastor of House on The Rock in Abuja, has been arrested for carrying an AK-47 to the pulpit. Aigbe was apprehended by the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Force Intelligence Bureau, FIB. Following the distribution of a video on social media, the police launched an investigation. On Sunday, the […]
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Fatinoyes: Police apprehend ‘killers’ of CBN employees and their wives
14 Feb 2023
Police in Ogun State have apprehended the suspected killers of a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staffer, Kehinde Fatinoye, and his wife, Bukola. The Fatinoyes were allegedly murdered in the early morning hours of January 1, just after returning from a crossover church service. Mrs. Fatinoye, a Principal Confidential Secretary at the Federal University […]
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Gunman killed by police in Anambra
14 Feb 2023
Police in Anambra State killed one gunman during an attack on Ogidi Police Station in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The state police command’s public relations officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this to journalists in a press release. He said: “Today 13/2/2023, by 2:15 am, police operatives foiled an attack by armed […]
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Police arrest Tricycle operator for stealing passenger’s goods
14 Feb 2023
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a tricycle operator Sani Abdullahi, for stealing passengers’ goods. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, February 12, 2023, said the suspect specializes in zooming off with passengers’ goods after they alight from his tricycle. […]
Continue ReadingGunmen bombs High Court
14 Feb 2023
The Oguta High Court located in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was on Sunday night, February 12, bombed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. According to reports, the gunmen arrived the court premises at about 11.30pm and attacked it. The Magistrates court registry, appeal court record office, file room, secretary to the high court judge?s […]
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20-year-old man was rescued from bandits in Zamfara
13 Feb 2023
A 20-year-old man who was kidnapped on February 7th was rescued and reunited with his family in Zamfara State. Police Tactical Operatives on a confidence-building/rescue mission along the Tsafe-Kucheri-Yankara road successfully rescued Abdulrahman Abubakar, a native of Kebbi State’s Gwandu Emirate, from the hands of bandits. The 20-year-old man kidnapped on February 7th has been […]
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