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6May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Mile 12 mayhem: One killed, as police arrest 48 hoodlums

One person has been killed and 48 hoodlums arrested by the police in the mayhem that engulfed Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday.   The State Police Command said it has restored normalcy in the area as it arrested 48 suspected hoodlums. Crisis had erupted at Gengere Community, Mile 12, Lagos State among some hoodlums at about 1.00 on Thursday 6th May, 2021. According to Lagos Police Command’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in the course of investigation, it was discovered that one Aliyu Shuaibu, stabbed one Sadiq Oloyo, both of Gengere Community.   He said Oloye lost his life before any medical attention could be given to him and that as a result of the incident, some hoodlums, on reprisal attack, went on rampage and caused commotion in the are...

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6May By MosesianNo Comments

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Nigerian Man Arrested at Indian Airport with N200m worth of drugs Concealed in his Underwear

A Nigerian national has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, India with N206,062.67 worth of drugs concealed in his underwear. The accused identified as Nonso Ekwalor Base was apprehended by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday, May 4, on the basis of “behaviour detection" CISF said 200 grams of methaqualone, a sedative, were recovered from Ekwealor as he was undergoing security checks at terminal two of the airport just before he was scheduled to board an Indigo airlines flight to Bengaluru. "Vigilant #CISF personnel apprehended a passenger namely Mr. Nonso Ekwealor Base (Nigerian) carrying 200gms Narcotic Substance (Methaqualone) concealed inside his clothing @ IGI Airport, New Delhi. Passenger was handed over to NCB...

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5May By MosesianNo Comments

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Man Arrested for allegedly Killing his Mother in-law in Ogun

A 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu, has been arrested by men of Ogun state police command for allegedly killing his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole. A statement released by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, states that the suspect was arrested following a report made at Atan Ota divisional headquarters by one Odunayo Mathew, who reported that the suspect, who is married to the daughter of the deceased, is fond of beating his wife on slight provocation. ''On a fateful day, the suspect, as usual, had beaten up his wife and inflicted injuries on her. The deceased went to meet him in order to warn him to desist from beating her daughter. On sighting the deceased in his house, the suspect descended heavily on her, beat her mercilessly before stabbin...

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5May By MosesianNo Comments

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Youths Attack Delta local Council Chairman, cart away rifles

The Chairman of Ethiope West council area of Delta State, Oghenedoro Owoso was on Tuesday May 4 attacked by some youths in Mosogar. The Nation reported that the council chairman was trying to pacify the youths who were protesting an eight-year blackout in the community when things took a different turn. A policeman attached to Owoso was injured during the attack, as the youths took away his rifle and another one belonging to a second security aide. The chairman has reportedly called for dialogue, saying that violence is counter-productive. Owoso also said some suspects have been arrested over the missing rifles.

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5May By MosesianNo Comments

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Police Arrest four-man Robbery gang Terrorizing Edo communities

The Edo State Police Command has arrested four members of a notorious robbery gang terrorising Edo Central and environs. The suspects, Yahaya Musa, Isah Ismaila, Osas Amas and Nathaniel Omozebagua, specialized in snatching of cars and attacking of Point of sales shops. They had allegedly snatched several cars in Esan land, which they sold in Northern part of Nigeria. The suspects were arrested a few days after they attacked a Point of sales shop in Uromi and carted away the sum of N5.2m The POS operator had pursued the robbers who came on motorcycles with his car and knocked them down. Two suspects escaped unhurt while one of them sustained severe injuries. Police officers travelled to Enugu State to arrest one of the gang members while another was arrested in a hospital...

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5May By MosesianNo Comments

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15-year-old girl Declared Missing by her Family

A family has declared a 15-year-old girl identified as Okigbo Chidera Vera missing. Vera who is a native of Umunnachi in Anambra state, was last seen in Aba, Abia state, at 3:30am According to her elder sister, 3 female suspects have been arrested in connection to Vera's disappearance. If you have any information about her whereabouts kindly reach her family on : 08037101527(father) 07011169455(brother) Facebook:Sirjazzy Kosi Okigbo

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4May By MosesianNo Comments

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11 suspected Cultists and Traffic Robbers nabbed in Lagos

The Lagos state police command's operatives attached to the Strike Team of the Command, have arrested eleven(11) suspected cultists and traffic robbers known for attacking and dispossessing innocent people of their belongings at Railway Crossing, Ikeja Along, Ikeja-Lagos. A statement released by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, states that the operatives who responded to a distress call from one of the victims (name withheld), raced to the area and arrested some of the suspects in action while others were arrested at their hideouts around Ikeja Along. Adejobi said the suspects have confessed to the crime. He added that the suspects also revealed that they attack their targets with iron rods, guns, cutlasses, and charms during operation. He gave the names of the suspects arrested as Sadiq M...

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3May By MosesianNo Comments

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Baba Ijesha rape saga: Stop playing God. You were also raped 5 times but refused to give up the identities of those behind it – Actor Joseph Faduri tackles Iyabo Ojo

Actor, Joseph Faduri has taken a swipe at Actress Iyabo Ojo who he accused of playing God by going after anyone that has a different opinion from hers in Baba Ijesha’s rape saga. According to Faduri, what Baba Ijesha committed is sexual molestation which is bailable and not rape. The actor also alleged that Iyabo Ojo was raped 5 times but refused to give up the identities of those behind the act even though they are danger to the society. He further questioned why Baba Ijesha's case is different. Faduri who claimed that he is not supporting Baba Ijesha, asked Iyabo Ojo to allow the law take its course. He concluded by saying that the arrested actor deserves a second chance. Watch the video below.............

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3May By MosesianNo Comments

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Man Arrested for Using Hot Knife to Brutalize his Son in Delta State

A man identified as Mr Wisdom has been arrested for using hot knife to brutalize his son. Facebook user, Kelvin Ejumudo said the incident occurred in Jeddo, Delta. The suspect is currently being held at Orherokpe Police station. Ejumudo said; IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT A YOUNG BOY EFE WISDOM WAS BEATEN UP BY HIS FATHER MR WISDOM IN JEDDO WITH HOT KNIFE AND CUTLASS. IMMEDIATELY WE ARRESTED THE FATHER AND HE'S COOLING OFF IN ORHEROKPE POLICE STATION AND THE YOUNG BOY WAS GIVEN MEDICATIONS AND HANDED OVER TO HIS UNCLE IN JEDDO. I WANT TO THANK THE DPO OREROKPE DIVISION SP OJO OLUWOLE FOR HIS SWIFT RESPONSE TO ENSURE THE FATHER WAS ARRESTED. DEAR FATHERS EVEN IF YOU NO LONGER MARRIED TO THE MOTHERS OF THIS CHILDREN,DO NOT VENT YOUR FRUSTRATIONS AND ANGER O...

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3May By MosesianNo Comments

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Two Kidnappers Killed, others Arrested in Kogi

Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in a joint operation with members of the local vigilante group have apprehended a gang of kidnappers terrorising commuters along Idah-Ajegu road in Kogi State. It was gathered that the patrol security team ran into the kidnappers while they were terrorising commuters on the road on Saturday, May 1. The security operatives overpowered the kidnappers, killing two. They also arrested two others and freed two victims. Chief Press Secretary to Kogi State Governor, Muhammed Onogwu, who confirmed this in a press statement, said Yahaya Bello had instructed the local government chairmen, security agencies, vigilantes, hunters and members of the public to work harmoniously to root out criminals from the state. Govern...

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3May By MosesianNo Comments

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Suspected Nigerian drug kingpin “Tiger Mustafa” arrested in India after two days on the run

The India's Narcotic Control Bureau has arrested a suspected Nigerian drug lord, Tiger Mustafa at Anjuna in North Goa. The accused was arrested on Sunday night, May 2, by a joint team of NCB and Anjuna police. He had managed to flee during a narcotics raid conducted on April 30. A senior NCB official said that the accused was on the run since a café at Arambol beach in North Goa was raided and various drugs seized. "Tiger Mustafa was arrested from Anjuna on Sunday by a joint team of local police and NCB,” a senior NCB official said. The NCB also arrested one Cajitan Fernandes who was providing shelter to Mustafa when he was on the run since the raid was conducted. On Friday, April 30, on the basis of intelligence developed by NCB Mumbai, the teams of NCB Mumbai and Goa h...

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3May By MosesianNo Comments

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Baba Ijesha: ”Can you allow your child be terribly abused and dehumanized in the name of obtaining evidence?- Actor Yomi Fabiyi asks parents

Actor Yomi Fabiyi is still kicking against the decision of comedian, Princess, and others to re-enact the molestation actor Baba Ijesha meted on a minor seven years ago. Recall that the actor has been in police custody for over a week now for molesting the foster daughter of comedian, Princess. The comedian had in a video posted, said the actor who she was rendering help to seven years ago, raped her foster daughter and things began to degenerate for the girl as she began to do bad academically. Princess said the victim couldn't open up about the abuse until this year, seven years after when she revealed that it was Baba Ijesha who abused her. To get evidence that will be used to prosecute him, she and some others decided to carry out a sting operation where he was invited...

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2May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Access Bank staff arrested for alleged diversion of N34m

A staff of Access Bank PLC, Elizabeth Modupe Osunjuyigbe has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly diverting over N34 million.   She was arrested by the EFCC on Friday, April 30, 2021. A statement issued by EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Iwujaren, said the Lagos Zonal Office of the commission made the arrest. The EFCC said the suspect allegedly sent a fraudulent request sometime in January to the Branch Service Manager of Access Bank, Adeola Odeku, Lagos State, to issue a draft of the sum of N31, 330, 165. 00 in favour of one Best Timland Nigeria Limited. The commission said investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly forged a solicitor’s letter dated January 19, 2021 directing the bank to issue the draft in favour of Best T...

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2May By MosesianNo Comments

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Police Arrests Bribe-seeking Officer in Viral video

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the bribe-seeking police officer seen in a viral video that was shared on Saturday, May 1. The video showed the officer asking for a bribe from a man who he stopped for driving without a tint permit. In a tweet posted on its handle, the Police complaint unit said the erring officer has been arrested. ''The officer who was seen in this viral video behaving in an unprofessional and corrupt manner, has been identified, arrested, disarmed and detained for further investigation and disciplinary action. Ekiti PPRO.''

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1May By MosesianNo Comments

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Suspected Lagos Robbers, Kelechukwu and Godspower Busted with Stolen SUV

The Lagos State Police Command says its officers have arrested suspected armed robbers, Nnonyelu Kelechukwu, and Okongi Godspower, and recovered a stolen vehicle from them. A statement released by the command's spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, operatives attached to FESTAC Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), made the arrest on 29th April, 2021 at about 9am and recovered the vehicle. Adejobi said some community leaders in FESTAC  had informed the DPO that the suspects wanted to sell one unregistered Lexus 2004 SUV to one Anas at the rate of N1,000,000 and that they suspected that the vehicle must have been stolen. “The DPO and his team tracked down and arrested the suspects and the unregistered Lexus SUV was recovered to the station. The suspects have confessed tha...

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1May By MosesianNo Comments

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Nigerian Man Stabbed to Death While trying to Protect his Son in the U.K

A Nigerian dad, 40, was stabbed to death on a busy London street while trying to protect his son. Michael Olatunde Fadayomi, who has been hailed as a "pillar of the community", was a football coach and a devoted single dad who was popular in the community. He was knifed after a fight started on the top floor of a busy bus in North West London on Thursday, April 29. Witnesses said Mr Fadayomi's teenage son - understood to be heading to football training - "had some problems on the bus with someone". When his father intervened, the confrontation escalated and spilled out onto the pavement. The son - who has not been named - desperately tried to intervene as his father was repeatedly stabbed before an ambulance arrived. Emergency services rushed to the scene shortly ...

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1May By MosesianNo Comments

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Rape: You’re not Supposed to be Counted among Women – Actress Ada Ameh Slams Actress Bukky Black for Supporting Baba Ijesha

Actress Ada Ameh has slammed Actress Bukky Black for supporting Actor Baba Ijesha who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. LIB reported earlier that Bukky who spoke in Yoruba in a video shared online, placed a curse on people who kick others when they are down. She added that Ijesha who is being accused of a crime he committed 7 years ago without evidence, was set up 7 years later because he got popular in the movie industry. Bukky further said she wants people to look for a solution to the issue on ground and that she doesn't care if she's insulted for airing her opinion. Reacting to this Ada Ameh stated that Bukky is not supposed to be counted among women. Ameh who maintained that entertainers are one in spite of the movie industry they belong to, describe...

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1May By MosesianNo Comments

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Police Arrest Admission Racketeer in Delta

A  nurse and member of staff of a private hospital in Warri, Delta State has been arrested over admission racketeering into the Delta State School of Nursing. The suspect who was arrested after a prospective student of the institution filed a complaint to the Director, Nursing Department of the Ministry of Health following the inability of the alleged racketeer to procure admission for him, was accused of collecting the sum of N400,000 to secure admission for the victim. The Health Ministry alongside the victim, lured the nurse to Asaba with the sum of N100,000 agreed as payment for the admission. The suspect was arrested after being recorded on tape by policemen who wore plain clothes. Delta State Commissioner for  Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye who confirmed the arrest said; “We ...

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1May By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Youth arrest six suspected kidnappers, raze building in Kwara

Some youths in Odo-Owa, Oke- Ero local government area of Kwara state have arrested six suspected kidnappers.   The suspects, it was gathered, had been terrorising the people of the area for months. The suspected kidnappers, whose gang leader was identified as Ramoni, were said to have abducted four persons, including a Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officer in Odo- Owa on Wednesday and demanded N8 million ransom. It was gathered the family of the victims paid N2m ransom to the suspected kidnappers as first tranche. They were on the verge of paying the balance of N6 million when the youths pounced on the kidnappers and arrested them, the source said. He added the kidnappers had been handed over to security agents in the area. It was also learnt a building b...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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EFCC Arrests Lagos Banker for N34m Fraud

A Lagos banker identified as Elizabeth Modupe Osunjuyigbe has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged fraudulent diversion of funds to the tune of over ?34m. The suspect was arrested on Friday April 29, 2021 after she allegedly sent a fraudulent request sometime in January to the Branch Service Manager of Access Bank, Adeola Odeku, Lagos State, to issue a draft of the sum of ?31,330,165 in favour of one Best Timland Nigeria Limited as payment of rent to the landlord of one of the bank’s branches in Akwa-Ibom State. The statement read; “The suspect, who was arrested on Friday April 29, 2021, allegedly sent a fraudulent request sometime in January to the Branch Service Manager of Access Bank, Adeola Odeku, Lagos State, to issue a draft o...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Ghana to Deport 494 Nigerians

Ghana has announced plans to deport Nigerians who are in the country illegally. Out of 507 illegal immigrants arrested in Ghana, 494 are Nigerians, David Fianko-Okyere, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and spokesperson for the Regional Police Command, said in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga. The police spokesperson said the region had implemented a new strategy which included a 24-hour robust patrol on highways and swoops, especially in the Bolgatanga Township. He said the operation led to the arrest of 507 foreigners in the Bolgatanga Municipality and its environs who were citizens of Burkina Faso and Nigeria. He said the residents of Bolgatanga attributed the rising crime in the region to alleged illegal activities of the foreigners. He said ...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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42-year-old man Arrested for Allegedly Defiling his 9-year-old Daughter

The Lagos state police command has arrested a 42-year-old man, Segun Olusoji, for allegedly defiling his nine-year-old daughter in the Ilasamaja area of the state. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Thursday, April 29, the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspect usually wakes his daughter to defile her. “The case was initially reported by one Oluwafunmibi Ojewale, 27, against one Segun Olusoji, 42, at the Itire Divisional Police Headquarters and it was subsequently transferred to the SCIID, Yaba, for discreet investigation. Upon interrogation, the complainant asserted that the suspect had unlawful carnal knowledge of his nine-year-old daughter. The victim also affirmed that the father usually wakes her up at night to carry out the indecent act”he said ...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Painter Arrested for allegedly Impersonating Lagos Monarch, Oba Elegushi and Defrauding Facebook Lover of N51m

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using his image to defraud a woman they met on Facebook of N51m. Parading the suspect before newsmen on Thursday, April 29, the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at the station. He said after a detailed investigation, detectives tracked down and arrested Olaitan and Segun three months after perpetrating the crime. Speaking to newsmen, Olaitan said after he opened a Facebook account in the name of the monarch and started posting different pictures of the traditional ruler to attract potential suitors. “Everything happened on F...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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71-year-old Preacher Arrested for Telling Passers-by that God Created only 2 Genders

An elderly pastor was arrested on the streets of London for making "homophobic comments" and telling passers-by that same-sex couples were against "God’s created order". Pastor John Sherwood and Pastor Peter Simpson were preaching outside Uxbridge tube station in West London on Friday, April 23, when police officers were called on them. Simpson said that he "began the preaching and referred to the grave abandonment by our nation of its Christian foundations, an abandonment which has manifested itself in, for example, the redefinition of marriage". Same-sex marriage, he said, was "an assault upon the Biblical revelation, which tells us that marriage can be only between one man and one woman". Sherwood, 71, then took over and began "expou...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Baba Ijesha is so Despicable – Abike Dabiri-Erewa

The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Arewa has reacted to the sexual assault allegations leveled against Nollywood actor Olarenwaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha. Baba Ijesha was recently arrested by the Lagos state police command to allegedly molesting a minor. In a tweet posted on Thursday, April 29, Dabiri-Erewa attacked the accused actor, dismissing his plea for mercy in a now-viral video where he confessed to the crime. “So despicable! The act by Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha, who defied a girl, at 7 years and later at 14 years! Who knows how many the pedophile could have damaged if he wasn’t caught,” Dabiri wrote. I sponsored the violence against person’s law. The penalty is nothing less than 14 years in prison. His plea, beggin...

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30Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Man Charged With Over 300 Counts of Incest for ” Sexually Assaulting a Juvenile Relative for six years”

A West Virginia man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile relative for six years is now facing over 300 counts of incest. The accused,  Billie Gene Seabolt, 65, of Clendenin was arrested on Wednesday, April 28, according to a criminal complaint. A trooper responded to a call from Seabolt’s home saying another man had allegedly “made” the juvenile relative leave the home with him. The caller said they believed they had gone to a home in Kanawha County. The trooper then went to the other man’s home and spoke with him, his wife, and the juvenile, the complaint stated. The criminal complaint also states that the juvenile then allegedly told the trooper she had wanted to leave Seabolt’s home. The trooper said she briefly explained “things of sexual nature were taking place” ...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Young Japanese woman arrested for poisoning her wealthy 77-year-old husband

A Japanese woman was arrested on Wednesday, April 28, for allegedly killing her millionaire husband. Saki Sudo, 25, was charged for the alleged poisoning of 77-year-old Kosuke Nozaki in 2018, three months into their marriage, according to the Japan Times. Sudo allegedly injected the real estate titan with a poison, according to the article. She reportedly had dinner with Nozaki before his death, and police said she researched the deadly posion found in his system on the internet. Nozaki had became notorious for publishing the 2016 book, "Don Juan of Kishu: The Man Who Gave ¥3 Billion to 4,000 Beautiful Women". His suspicious death had attracted attention for years. Sudo stood to inherit a portion of his assets, the Japan Times said. In a 2018 book, Nozaki wrote that h...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Police Uncover illegal Brewery in Delta Community, Arrest One

The Delta Police Command has uncovered an illegal local brewery in Ovwia community, Udu Local Government Area of the state and arrested a suspect. Acting spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement, on Thursday, April 29, said the Commander of State Anti Cult Unit (SACU), led the team on a sting operation leading to the arrest of the suspect on April 16 at about 8:30 p.m. "SP Christopher Igbaji after due intelligence gathering, mobilised operatives from SACU on a sting operation with the civilian Anti-cult Volunteer Corps and arrested one Kenneth Ajie ‘m’ of Amadaga village and uncovered an illegal factory where fake alcohol is been produced at Ovwia in Udu Local Government Area of the state" he stated. The suspect, who produces these fake ...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Akwa Ibom NSCDC Arrests two illegal Petroleum Dealers with Truckload of Adulterated AGO Concealed under Youghurt drinks

Operatives of the Nigeria Security andCivil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command have arrested two suspects for illegal dealing on Petroleum products suspected to be Automative Gas Oil (AGO) popularly known as diesel. The adulterated diesel was found hidden underneath and in between packs of Youghurt drinks. The suspects, Aliyu Mohammadu, 27 and Sani Mohammedu, 25, were paraded before newsmen at the NSCDC Exhibit Yard in Uyo on Wednesday, April 28. While parading the truck and suspects, the State Commandant, Adekunle Fadeyi stated that the truck intercepted on Friday, April 23, was loaded in Ahoada in Rivers State, and had evaded several security check points. "Luck however ran out on the criminals when vigilant NSCDC operatives stationed at the Calabar/Itu hi...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Attack on Disabilities Care Clinic in Germany leaves Four Patients Dead and a Fifth Person Seriously Injured

Four patients at a German care centre for the disabled have been killed and a fifth person seriously injured in the eastern city of Potsdam. A 51-year-old woman, believed to be a member of staff at the Oberlin Clinic in Potsdam, near Berlin, has been arrested 'under strong suspicion' of carrying out the attack on Wednesday night, April 28. Officers who responded to the attack at the clinic around 9pm, said the victims were subjected to "intense, extreme violent attack", and were found in different rooms of the care home, but did not give any details around the circumstances of the killings. The woman has been arrested on suspicion of 'intentional homicide', officers added, but said the motivation for the attack is not yet known. Prosecutors said forensic teams are n...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Amotekun and OPC Members Arrest 6 Bandits in Oyo Forest with 183 Cows, Weapons, Cash

Operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency popularly called Amotekun Corps in collaboration with Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) have arrested six bandits at the Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo state. A statement released by the commander of the Amotekun in the state, Col. Olayinka, said the operation was carried out while on their joint routine patrol in the early hours of today April 29. "They tried to escape from the scene but were given hot pursuit by the operatives as they tried to evade arrest. We are still on the trail of others who managed to escape from the scene." He gave the names of those arrested as Awali Atine, Ibrahim Abu, Shuaib Balau, Ibrahim Musa, Abdullah Masika and Umar Aliu Masika. He said all the six s...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Two Nigerian Men Arrested in South Korea for allegedly Conning Victims out of N41m in Romance Scams

Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Suwon, South Korea for allegedly swindling South Korean victims, mostly women, of tens of thousands of dollars in romance scams, local police said Wednesday, April 28. According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency, just south of Seoul, the suspects defrauded four South Koreans, three women and one man of about 120 million won (US$107,900) in total after the two befriended the victims online under fake identities. One of the suspects falsely introduced himself as a U.S. military surgeon based in Yemen to a South Korean woman he met on a social network service in January. After a month of friendly online exchanges, the Nigerian man allegedly tricked her into sending him a total of 51 million won for his fake project to ship gold bars to Sou...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Woman Hides Loaded Gun in her Vagina Before Smuggling it into Prison

A woman hid a loaded gun in her vagina to smuggle it into prison and officers didn’t find it until weeks later. Amy Wilhite, 39, brought the .22 calibre revolver to Boone County Jail in Missouri, the US, on February 14, fully loaded with five rounds. Officers carried out a pat and a strip search but failed to find the weapon. They didn’t track it down until 17 days later, at which point it was wrapped up in plastic among White’s possessions, The Smoking Gun reports. In a probable cause statement, investigators alleged that Wilhite had "removed the firearm from her body and concealed it within her personal belongings." During questioning at the jail, Wilhite admitted possessing the firearm, but claimed “she was only holding it for another female detainee.” However,...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Iyabo Ojo Vows to Resist any Attempt to Release Actor Baba Ijesha

Actress Iyabo Ojo has vowed to resist any attempt to release actor Baba Ijesha. The actor was recently arrested for allegedly molesting the foster daughter of comedienne, Princess, seven years ago. In a video posted on Wednesday, April 28, Princess recounted how the actor allegedly molested the victim. According to her, Baba Ijesha was "caught on CCTV attempting to molest her again." Actress Iyabo Ojo who has been very vocal about the case has vowed to resist any attempt to release the accused actor. A police source in an interview with Punch said there is an order to release the actor as the courts are currently on strike and it would be against his fundamental human rights to continue keeping him in custody without trial. The police source also added that the CCTV showed tha...

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29Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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CCTV Never Showed Baba Ijesha Defiling the Victim. He May be Released on Friday – Police Source Says

There are indications that embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, who was recently arrested over allegations of molesting a minor, may be released from custody on Friday, April 30. A police source who spoke with Punch said the ongoing strike action by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria has prevented courts in the state from sitting and this has prevented the police from arraigning the suspect. The police source said Baba Ijesha could not be detained indefinitely without trial. The source added that investigation into the case shows the actor did not defile the victim, adding that when she was questioned, the victim confirmed the same. The senior police officer said “There was no case of defilement, people are just talking out of sentiment...

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29Apr By Ajiboye IfeoluwaNo Comments

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Again, secondary school students clash in Osogbo

Some students of Osogbo Grammar School on Wednesday allegedly disrupted learning activities at another school in Osogbo and left some mates injured. It was gathered that around 1 pm on Wednesday, some students of Osogbo grammar school stormed the Government Technical College Osogbo and unleashed mayhem. Operatives of the Department of Security Services (DSS), police and men of Amotekun was sighted at the Technical school when DAILY POST visited the school. Efforts to get the reaction of the school principal failed as he denied interview with journalists. The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun state, SP Yemisi Opalola could not confirm if their is any arrest made on Wednesday as at the time of filing this report. DAILY POST learnt that the clash had been built up since M...

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28Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Davido Sends a Message to Yomi Fabiyi after the actor Sympathised with alleged Child Molester, Baba Ijesha

Davido has taken to Twitter to send a message to actor Yomi Fabiyi. Yomi Fabiyi is the subject of controversies after he shared a number of posts sympathising with Baba Ijesha who has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl, starting from when she was 7 years old. Yomi demanded to see evidence of the CCTV footage of Baba Ijesha sexually abusing the girl and asked his colleagues not to kick a man when he's down. Davido tweeted a photo of Yomi Fabiyi and wrote: "Bitch it's on sight." Yomi, who may or may not have been responding to Davido's threat, shared a video of athletes running and wrote: "My love for track and field ehn. Sadly I can't run jack" He also added a laughing face emoji.

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28Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Young man arrested for alleged $10,000 fraud

The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Adeshina Lukman for an alleged case of obtaining money by false pretence and stealing to the tune of $10,000. The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that Mr. Adeshina was arrested on April 14, in the Ipaja/Ayobo area of Lagos, following a complaint received by the Commission from one Isa Abdulhamid Mohammed. Mohammed, in his petition, alleged that one Bashir Haruna Isa, a Bureau De Change operator, sometime in March 2020, approached him with an offer to sell $10,000, while he (Mohammed) would pay the Naira equivalent of the Dollars to him. He further alleged that when Isa requested a Dollar account where the money would be paid into, he was ...

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28Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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18 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 18 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos State. The suspects include Ayomide Christian Balogun, Harrison Etshede, Rahim Ibrahim Ajiboye, Nwafor Ebuka, Christian Onyenachi, Egbe Emmanuel Olemuno, Okoye Charles, Moses Isaac Benjamin, and Abubakar Mukthar. Others are Ayodele Adewusi Khalid, John Folarin Oyindamola, Oshilaja Ayomide Samson, Olayinka Samuel Juwon, Keshinro Ridwan Oluwafemi, Sulaimon Waris Titilope, Samuel Odei Olamilekan, Shen Banjo Olusayo, and Michael Olayinka Ike. A statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity, EFCC, said the suspects were arrested during sting operations on both Second Gate Estate, Oke-Iranla, Ajah, Lekki, and Victoria G...

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28Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Two Drug Traffickers Caught With N264m Cocaine in Abuja

A trans-border trafficker, Emeka Okoro and another drug dealer, Ibrahim Bello have been arrested in Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with cocaine weighing 1.1kilogramme, which has a street value of N264million. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, April 28, said Okoro was intercepted with 900grammes of cocaine in a commercial bus along Abuja-Gwagwalada road on Monday 26th April, 2021 based on intelligence, while Bello was nabbed with 200grammes of the illicit drug in Zuba area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, same day through a controlled delivery operation. According to the Commander, FCT Command of the Agency, Mohammed Malami Sokoto, Okoro was an intending traveller to Libya t...

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27Apr By MosesianNo Comments

Lifestyle

Kim Kardashian “Disturbed” by Caitlyn Jenner’s Controversial Tweets on Prison Reform

Kim Kardashian is said to be "disturbed" by Caitlyn Jenner's controversial tweets on prison reform. Kim, who has been arguing for years for prisoners to be given better rehabilitation to enable them to become productive members of society if and when they are released, was troubled with Caitlyn's opposing tweets. Stepdad Caitlyn clearly doesn't share Kim's views and took to Twitter this week to write: "Gavin’s District Attorneys across California are releasing dangerous criminals back on to our streets. Enough is enough. #RecallGavin" This was Caitlyn's response to a story about a baby who was killed by a man allegedly arrested and released twice this year for domestic violence. According to TMZ, Kim isn't happy about the tweets and has had words with Caitlyn about them.

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27Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Operation Akpakwu arrests kidnappers in Cross River, demolishes houses and shrine

The Cross River State Government Security Outfit "Operation Akpakwu" has arrested some kidnappers and demolished houses in Akpabuyo Akpabuyo local government area of the state and Satelite Town in Calabar The suspects arrested are identified as Etinyin Akamba Eyo, a.k.a 30:30, who is the Clan Head of Ikot Atambi in Akpabuyo, his son and wife. His two houses and shrine where kidnappers and militants were being fortified at Akpabuyo, were demolished by the security outfit during the arrest. According to Operation Akpakwu, the Chief confessed that his son was involved in high profile kidnapping in Akpabuyo. In a similar development, the security outfit also demolished a building in Plot 24c in Satelite Town, where a kidnapped victim was released a few months ago. The Op...

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26Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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NAPTIP Seals Off Baby Factory in Aba, Arrests Nigerian-American, two Others

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed off a baby factory in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State. Spokesperson for the agency, Stella Nezan, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 26, said three persons connected to the crime including a Nigerian-American have been arrested while a manhunt has been launched for the owner of the place, Nwamaka Ijeoma Agozie, who is on the run. The baby factory, Nwamaka Herbal Centre, located at Ikpokwu, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State was sealed by operatives of the Agency last Wednesday following the refusal of the owner to respond to invitations extended to her by the Agency. The investigation of the baby factory followed the arrest a Nigerian-American citizen who was...

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26Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Suspected Kidnapper Arrested at point of Ransom Collection in Delta

A suspected kidnapper identified as 32-year-old David Isaac Mojo has been arrested while attempting to collect a ransom paid for one Peter Okologo. The suspect accused of being a member of a kidnap syndicate, allegedly kidnapped the 26-year old victim in the presence of his girlfriend in Warri and demanded a ransom of N1 million from his relatives. Delta Police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe said Mojo was arrested by police officers who were led to Sapele which is where he was supposed to collect the ransom, by two suspects Ejiro John (25) and Kingsley Omagbemi (25) who were arrested earlier. Edafe said; “Both of them were the ones who led the kidnappers to the victim house where he was kidnapped. Policemen visited the scene and recovered three empty shells. “After thoroug...

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26Apr By dthataNo Comments

Crime

3 Policemen Arrested For Extorting LASU Student Of N153,000 In Ogun

Three policemen, who allegedly extorted the sum of N153,000 from a student of the Lagos State University, Hezekiah Oluwaponmile, at gunpoint have been arrested. Our correspondent gathered that the cops were attached to the Owode-Egba Police Station, Siun, Ogun State. The policemen allegedly accosted the victim while he was on his way to Abeokuta from Ibadan and demanded N1m from him. The incident happened on Saturday, April 24, 2021, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The victim alleged that the policemen, who were on stop-and-search duty on the expressway stopped his vehicle and ordered him to alight. According to him, the cops forced him out of the vehicle and asked him what he was doing for a living. Oluwaponmile said, “I told them that I was a student of LASU. They t...

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26Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Five Suspected Cultists Arrested at Initiation Ground in Ekiti

Five suspected cultists who claimed to be students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) have been arrested during an initiation ceremony held in a bush behind the school campus. The state police spokesperson, Sunday Abutu said the Police Rapid Response Team acted on a tip-off and burst into the initiation venue to stall the exercise. Those arrested have been identified as Adeyeye Adeyemi (29), Adeyemi Tobi (25), Moyosore Onajobi (22), Dickson Godwin (23), and Olowosaye Martins (21). Abutu said that upon sighting the police team, the suspects shot sporadically but later bowed to the superior power of the security operatives, leading to the arrest of five of them while others took to their heels and escaped. Items recovered from the scene included a small-sized locally made p...

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26Apr By dthataNo Comments

Crime

Ogun Traditional Ruler, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuoso Arrested Over Romance Scam

The Olu Of Kemta, Oba Adetokunbo Tejuoso has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command. The Oba was arrested on an alleged romance scam and multiple forgery. Kemta is in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, and the Olu of Kemta is a member of Egba traditional Council who was recommended by the last administration and upgraded from Baale to a Coronet Oba during Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s regime. The arrests came after a lady petitioned the police. It was learnt that several petitions had been submitted to the Ogun state traditional institution by some of his victims but they were ignored. According to our source, the Oba is without a wife or a child, he specializes in defrauding his unsuspecting victims mostly wealthy ladies via social media through Facebook and Insta...

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25Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Prison Official who Sneaked in phones and Drugs for Inmates on Death row Nabbed in Kano

An official of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has been nabbed after sneaking in over 4.8kg of cannabis sativa and eight Android phones into the correctional facility in Kano. The illegal items were discovered on Thursday April 22. It was gathered that some prison wardens detected and seized the cannabis allegedly brought to some inmates on death row at Kurmawa prison. The seizure reportedly led to resistance and the uproar from the inmates, while authorities promised to investigate how the illicit drugs got into the facility. Spokesperson of NCoS in Kano state, Musbahu Lawal Kofar Nassarawa who confirmed the incident said one of their staff (name withheld) was nabbed for colluding with other dealers outside to sneak the seized items into the prison. Nasarawa said;...

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25Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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NAPTIP Reunites Human Trafficking Victim with her Family after 20 Years

A human trafficking victim has been reunited with her family after 20 years by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP). The victim who was reunited with her mother (name withheld) at the palace of Idu Uruan Village Head in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Saturday April 24, was taken away at the age of six from Idu Uruan to Benin City by a woman who gave her out to another woman. Ijeoma Uduak, Commander of NAPTIP, Benin Zone said the two women had been arrested by the agency. Uduak said; “Prosecution is ongoing to ensure that justice prevails. “Our task here is to fulfil part of our mandate as an agency that is against human trafficking, and one that rescues and reunites victims with their families. “T...

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25Apr By MosesianNo Comments

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Ghanaian Man allegedly Kills his Girlfriend for Denying him Sex

A 42-year-old man identified as Papa Gyabi has been arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend with a hammer after he claims she denied him sex. The incident happened in Shama-Kumasi in the Western region of Ghana in the early hours of Saturday, April 24. It was gathered that the incident which occurred shortly after midnight started with a quarrel which later degenerated into a struggle between the suspect also known as Landlord and the girlfriend identified simply as Rita The residents told Graphic Online that the deceased, a native of Daboase-Krobo in the Wassa East District visited Papa Gyabi at his residence at Shama-Kumasi. They said later in the evening the two retired to Landlord’s room but at about 12:10am, a heated argument started between the two resulting int...

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