Tag: Crime
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N650m fraud: Ex-Minister Akinjide’s statement not under duress – EFCC
A prosecution witness, Usman Zakari, in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, and others, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, told Justice Muslim S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that the former minister was not mandated to write down her statement…
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Facebook romance turns sour, lover ends up in jail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday secured the conviction of a Facebook lover, Ikechukwu Elom Awoke. TheNewsGuru reports Awoke conviction was secured before Justice A. Y. Sanya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on a 2-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy and cheating to tune of N350,000.00. He was sentenced to…
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Crime rate down by 50 per cent in North – Nigerian Army
The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna on Wednesday said the crime rate in the north had gone down by about 50 percent due to increase synergy between security agencies and the general public. The Division’s Chief of Staff, Sanusi Dahiru, a brigadier general, made this known in Kaduna when he received participants of…
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$2.1bn fraud: EFCC files 13 extra charges against Dasuki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed 13 extra charges against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), who is alleged of criminal diversion of funds to the tune of $2.1 billion. TheNewsGuru reports the money was part of funds earmarked by the Federal Government to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the…
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EFCC arrests, parades four yahoo-yahoo boys
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four suspected Internet fraudsters aka yahoo-yahoo boys and recovered exotic cars and charms from them. The Lagos Zonal Head of the Commission, Akanninyene Ezima, made this known today, saying the diabolic Internet fraudsters were arrested in the Lekki area of Lagos State on Saturday. “It is…
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EFCC officials visit Gov. Okowa
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visited Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in his Asaba office to solicit the support of the state government to effectively deal with economic and financial crimes in the state. Mailafia Yakubu, who led the Benin Zonal office of the Commission on the courtesy visit, told the…
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El-Rufai’s incessant sack of civil servants will increase crime rate in Kaduna – PDP
…backs ongoing teachers’ strike The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it was in support of the current indefinite strike by public school teachers in Kaduna State. The State Chairman of PDP, Mr Felix Hyat made the declaration in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Abraham Catoh in Kaduna. He faulted…
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Shun politics, join me to fight crime in Rivers – Wike tells police IG
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday urged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to join him to fight crime to a standstill in his state. Speaking during the National Security Summit in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, Wike also urged politicians to join him in putting an end to the issue…
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Poverty not excuse for committing crimes — cleric
Rev. Emmanuel Adeniyi of the Banner of Christ Church, Adegbayi, Ibadan, says poor living standard arising from poverty, should not be an excuse for anybody to commit crime or sin against God. He gave the warning in his sermon on Sunday in Ibadan and expressed concern over increase in the crime rate across the country,…
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Help! We battle kidnapping, terrorism, others with just 380,000 personnel, IGP cries out
…says Nigeria needs to employ 30,000 policemen for 5 years to meet United Nations standard The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said the Nigeria Police Force battle crime, terrorism and other statutory responsibilities of protecting the lives and properties of over 180 million citizens with just 380,000 personnel. Idris made this…