Crime Archives — Page 16 of 17

January 15, 2018 No Responses

Edo SUBEB partners Police to curb encroachment, theft

The Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has concluded arrangement with the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police, to curb vandalism, theft and encroachment on properties of schools under its jurisdiction across the state as the agency commences...

January 5, 2018 No Responses

Mechanic in court over alleged N200,000 engine fraud

A 35-year-old mechanic, Adebori Sabitu, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N200,000 from a customer to fix his car engine. Sabitu, a resident of Igbogbo, Lagos, is standing trial on two count charge...

November 22, 2017 No Responses

Ex Firstbank staff in court over alleged N7.1m fraud

An ex-banker, Anthony Akhogie, was on Tuesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding First bank of N7.1 million. Akhogie, 26, who resides at Mushin area of Lagos State is facing three-count charge of conspiracy, forge...

November 8, 2017 No Responses

Importer faces trial over alleged re-branding of Dangote Sugar

A 72-year-old businesswoman, Esther Akinsanya, was on Tuesday charged before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged packaging of unregistered Brazilian sugar as Dangote granulated sugar. The accused is charged alongside her company, Esther Olufumilayo Nig....

November 6, 2017 No Responses

27 killed in Texas church shooting

More than 20 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church during Sunday services, police say. The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a small town in Wilson County, Texas. The gunman,...

November 1, 2017 No Responses

SEC arraigns Man over identity theft, sales of 53, 592 units of Nigerian Breweries shares

September 9, 2017 No Responses

‘Preparation is key to successful cyber security management system’

The key to a successful cyber security management system is to prepare well and expect incidents in the system, writes Scott Yang, Cybersecurity Manager, Taiwan Stock Exchange. Under the crossfire of system vulnerabilities, human behaviours, and task schedul...

August 29, 2017 No Responses

Customs detains Oritsetimeyin truck over alleged smuggling

A truck belonging to Oritsetimeyin Logistics Limited has been detained by the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of Nigeria Customs Service,Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, over alleged smuggling. With registration number SMK 412XC, the truck was arested while conveying smug...

July 27, 2017 No Responses

EFCC recovers N328.9b from NNPC retails, Oando, Total, Mobil, others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a total sum of N328, 988,296,990.62 from NNPC retails, Oando Plc, Mobil Plc, Conoil Plc, Total Plc, OVH Energy Plc, Forte Oil and Gas Plc, MRS Oil Plc and NIPCO Oil...

June 16, 2017 No Responses

‘FG will continue to fight illicit trafficking in Cultural Property’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has promised that the Federal Government will continue to fight against the illicit trafficking in Cultural Property. Declaring open an exhibition of repatriated Nigerian artefacts in Lagos on Thu...

March 15, 2017 No Responses

EFCC intercepts N49m at Kaduna Airport

Following a tip off, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna zonal office, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 intercepted a sum of N49million in five large black 150kg colored BUHU sacks. EFCC head, Media & Publicity, Wilson...

February 23, 2017 No Responses

EFCC recovers 17 vehicles from Dikko, ex-Customs boss

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday disclosed that it has recovered 17 “exotic vehicles’’ in a warehouse belonging to a former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde. A statement issued by Wilson Uwujaren, Hea...

January 26, 2017 No Responses

Somali hotel bomb attack ‘kills 28’

Ambulance workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu have told the BBC they have counted 28 dead bodies at a hotel following a bomb attack by militants. They said 43 others, including seven journalists, were injured after bombs exploded at the...

December 15, 2016 No Responses

Customs intercepts truck with adulterated diesel products

The Nigeria Customs Service ((NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ Owerri has intercepted a truck suspected of carrying adulterated diesel product. According to the Customs Area Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Mohammed Uba Garba, t...