Crime Archives — Page 5 of 11 — City Business News

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Allegedly kills Girlfriend In Hotel Room

The Ogun police command says it has arrested a 31-year-old man, Rexlawson Johnson, an indigene of Ebonyi, over alleged gruesome murder of his girlfriend, Patricia John. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Spokesman, said in a statement that the suspect was...

September 15, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank Staff In Court Over Alleged Theft Of N25m From Customers Accounts

A 32-year-old banker with Union Bank Plc, Benjamin Musa, on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged theft of N25 million. Musa, whose residential address was not given, is charged with three counts...

September 10, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Passenger With 2,886 ATM Cards

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command on Thursday handed over a suspect with 2,886 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Deputy Controller, MMIA comm...

September 1, 2020 No Responses

Joint Border Drill Impounds 134,042 Bags Of Rice, 1,791 Vehicles, Others

The Joint Border Drill codenamed ‘Exercise Swift Response’ has made seizures valued at about N11 billion in the last one year. A statement issued by Public Relations Officer of the Drill, Mr Joseph Attah explained on Tuesday that the...

August 28, 2020 No Responses

GTBank Staff In Court Over Alleged N3.8m Theft

A 34-year-old banker, Temidayo Fabumoye, on Friday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with stealing N3.8 million from his employer. Fabumoye, whose residential address was not given, pleaded not guilty to the charge of theft p...

August 22, 2020 No Responses

Olukoya Decries Link With Fraud, Clarifies Allegation On UK Church

General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has denied involvement in any fraudulent activities as being portrayed in some sections of the media, which he accused of being bent on churning out malicious...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

Customs Intercepts 34 Smuggled Vehicles

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Sunday announced a single seizure of contrabands with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10billion. In a press statement by the Public Relations Officer of the unit, Peter...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

Man Drowns At Lotus Garden Hotel

The Police Command in Anambra State has identified the man who drowned at Lotus Garden hotel pool in Onitsha as 42-year old Izuchukwu Achusim, a businessman, who allegedly went to catch fun with a female companion. Spokesman of the...

August 16, 2020 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Places N3m Bounty On Killers Of Two Security Guards

The Management of Okomu Oil Palm in Edo State has pledged N3 million reward for any information that will lead to the arrest of the suspected gunmen who killed two of its unarmed security guards. The company’s Managing Director, Dr Graham...

August 12, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 1.5 Tonnes Of Cocaine On CMA CGM Boxship

Germany’s customs and police officers have seized around 1.5 tonnes of cocaine discovered on board a container vessel at the Port of Hamburg, a spokesperson for the Customs Office in Hamburg confirmed to Offshore Energy. The cocaine was hidden in “bags...

August 6, 2020 No Responses

Army Impounds 342,000 Litres Of AGO In South-South

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said troops of Operation Delta Safe, discovered and deactivated 25 illegal refineries and impounded 342,000 litres of illegally refined AGO in the South-South in the last two weeks. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operati...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Sule Condemns Killing Of Journalist, Others In Nasarawa State

Governor of Nasarawa State. Abdullahi Sule has condemned the killing of a former treasurer of the State’s Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Mr Benjamin Ekom, by unidentified gunmen. Mr Ekom, who was also former Secretary-General of the....

July 29, 2020 No Responses

Boat Accident: LASWA Hands Over Captain, Passengers To Police

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has handed over the captain and passengers rescued from the Tuesday evening boat accident to the marine police for further investigations and sanctions. Speaking during an interview with the News Agency of Nige...

July 24, 2020 No Responses

Court Jails Two Men For Adulterating Engine Oil

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced two men, Kingsley Meteke and John Uche, to two years imprisonment each for adulterating engine oil. The convicts were charged alongside two others – Olaide Shittu and Abdulquadri Olayinka. They were...