The accused was arrested on July 17, 2013 at Seme border while trying to cross from Nigeria to Benin Republic after he failed to declare Seven Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand CFA (7,815,000 CFA) to Customs. He was transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and prosecution
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The accused who is the Managing Director of Adags Universal Trading Limited, is alleged to have used the complainant, Jasini Bello who was his employee, to dupe his victims by asking them to invest in his company with a promise of earning fifty percent interest monthly on their investment for a period of one year, while half of the initial investment will be refunded at the end of the contract
Ovie betrayed emotions as tears rolled down his cheeks as he was narrated how Elizabeth died and the investigation process, which has been surrounded by controversies, foul play and allegations
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okechukwu, a primary five pupil at Nnoche-Uduke Primary School, was said to have left home on Saturday and was not seen until Sunday morning, hanging on a tree at the back of her compound
Seeing the seriousness of Aliyu to sell his son, Magaji excused himself under the pretext of going to source for the money and reported the incident to the police
The accused, Taiwo Bello, 28, and Ayomide Bello, 25, who reside at 14 Equity Street, Anuoluwapo Estate, Lagos, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful killing
The management of Fidelity Bank was said to have been alarmed after discovering that instruction from the owner of the account to transfer N5 million was not really from the victim
The suspect, St. John Ojo Osaghae, was arrested by the Special Fraud Unit after it received a petition from the British Deputy High Commission to the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Tunde Ogunsakin, alleging Osaghae, holder of Nigerian passport no. A0 3916493, applied for a six months
SFU’s spokesperson, Ngozi Isintume-Agu explained that as soon as the petition was received, detectives swung into action and arrested Michael
The accused persons are alleged to have forged a document of the Federal Government titled: “Restricted, Federal Government of Nigeria, National Task Force,” and falsely held public offices as Director General and Director, FCT Command of National Task Force through which they fraudulently obtained money from sales of employment form
The suspect, Olafinraye Adedamola, whom detectives from the Special Fraud Unit, said used to pose as a lady to defraud unsuspecting foreigners via internet, denied being a fraudster, insisting that he was paid by one of his victims some dollars to assist him purchase a building at Ogba, area of Ikeja, Lagos State
The spokesman said that it was the Enerhen Divisional Surveillance and Anti-kidnapping team on patrol that received information of the abduction of the girl
Consequently, the court did not take the plea of the accused but adjourned the case to December 23 for mention
The judge ordered the woman’s Counsel, Emmanuel Okenyi, to inform the embassy of the case
The accused allegedly forged Export Clearance Permit, a document usually issued by the Ministry of Trade and Investment, and which is a major requirement for the lifting of crude oil
Ikpeamonwu said: “Within one year of our operations in the state, we have been able to arrest more than 47 vandals and also locate and destroyed seven illegal refineries in the state
When the charges were read to the four accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
The monarch was arraigned on a four-count charge with his seven chiefs for criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, cursing grievous hurt and trial by ordeal
She said: “It is in the record before me that Victor Mgbeobuna contravened the NDLEA Act, having confessed to bringing into the country 1.6 kg heroine en route from Pakistan
Chief Magistrate Simeon Ojo, who gave the order in his ruling, decried the alarming cases of rape in the state