Tag: Bribe
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Veiled robbery: Police officer sends bank details to victim, allegedly demands kickback
An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) simply identified as Thompson, attached to Elemoro Police Station, Lagos, is under scrutiny for sending his bank account details to a man involved in an ongoing investigation. The case involves a land dispute between Hon. Temitope Ogungbo, a local government official, and his brother, Israel Balogun. Ogungbo had petitioned…
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REVEALED! Our investigators taking bribe – EFCC Chairman confesses
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has admitted that some of his investigators are fond of demanding bribes from crime suspects, thus eroding the integrity of the agency. Olukoyode warned the erring anti-graft agency’s investigators that they would be dealt with if they failed to retrace their steps with the policy’s…
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FAAN reacts to viral video of Immigration officer soliciting bribe at airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has responded swiftly to a viral video showing a Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) official soliciting a bribe from a passenger at one of the country’s airports. In an official statement released by FAAN’s Managing Director and Chief Executive, Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, the behaviour displayed by the officer was…
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NIS suspends officer for soliciting bribe
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended (*Okpravero Ufuoma*), an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI II) for allegedly soliciting financial gratification from a traveller.
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Troops reject N1.5m bribe from alleged cattle rustlers in Plateau
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. Capt. James Oya, Media Officer of the operation disclosed this in a statement made
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BREAKING: Supreme court affirms ex-lawmaker’s jail term over $500,000 bribe
An appeal by a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan,against the judgement of the lower court which imprisoned him, was dismissed by the supreme court on Friday. A Federal Capital Territory High Court had sentenced Lawan to seven years imprisonment for receiving a
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Police nab suspected kidnapper after rejecting N1m bribe
The Police Command in Kaduna State said its operatives have arrested a suspected kidnapper who reportedly offered N1 million bribe to them to compromise the investigation. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna.
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Nigerian Customs probes officer soliciting 5k bribe at Lagos airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced investigation into an incident at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, where an officer was observed soliciting N5,000 bribe from a passenger. The National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs,
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Alleged £100k bribery: Embattled Ex-Minister, Diezani begs Nigerians to pray for her
…now wears electronic tag Embattled Ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has called on Nigerians to pray for her over the multi-million pound bribery and corruption allegations brought against her by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA). “I need prayers. Please pray for me,” she told members of the Nigerian community in the UK…
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Policewoman gets N250k cash gift for rejecting bribe
A Police woman who rejected a bribe offered to her by a transporter for stolen goods has been rewarded. The woman, Inspector Charity Oyor who was on duty in Onitsha saw a vehicle ladened with cables, felt suspicious and decided to flag it down but when she was offered a bribe, she rejected it and…