Suswam is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission along with his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of state funds to the tune of N3.1 billion
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The prosecutor, Sergeant Olatunde Kehinde, had told the court that the defendants committed the offences in June 2016 at Bamishele Street, Allen Avenue, Ikeja
The 74-year-old first class monarch was abducted from his palace on July 16 at about 8pm
The command, in a statement by its spokesman, ASP Aliyu Usman, also said nine street gang members, locally known as Sara Suka, two notorious criminals and three others were also arrested during the period
It said the corps adopted the deployment of Mobile Courts to major highways for speedy trial of suspected offenders to serve as deterrent to prospective road traffic rules violators
He said the pistol was discovered in a Toyota Camry Solara with Chassis No 4TIFA38P46U065280, adding that another Toyota Matrix with a Chassis No 2TILE4EE08C013249 was also intercepted along with the Toyota Camry Solara
The accused person, who is a student of Gbokoro Polytechnic, Benue State, had denied the allegation that he was a member of a kidnap gang that terrorised Enugu metropolis with his cab
Another suspect, Ebiye Ozano, is an alleged kidnapper said to have masterminded the killing of one naval officer in the creeks of Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State
The two leaders of the first gang, which consist of eight members, Babatunde, 15, and Tayo, 15, were arrested last Thursday at about 11:30pm in Mulero, Agege for assaulting and robbing one Aladegbo Abidemi with an axe and snatching her Blackberry Z10
The convicted kidnappers – Fidelis Ochuko (25-year-old driver), Kelvin Opuoma (21-year-old bricklayer), Kelly Jonathan (20-year-old student), Kevwe Itedjere and Joseph Enakpodia (20-year-old Okada rider) – pleaded not guilty to the two count information charge proffered against them by the Delta State Attorney-General when they took their plea at the commencement of trial
He further said it was pathetic to see the life of any Nigerian, irrespective of his or her status, snuffed out by any criminal gang in whatever name.
The Inspector-General of Police said the death of the monarch, his family and orderly was particularly painful, “but more painful when we take to reprisal attacks”
The accused persons: Dauda Ahmed, Abdulmumeen Mustafa, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi, were charged with inciting, disturbance, culpable homicide, joint act and mischief
Mani said: “The suspect said something within him pushed him to take his daughter to the stream on the fateful night and got her drowned.
“Strange voice told him to take the girl to the stream
Speaking during a condolence visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, over the death of the Saf Ron Kurele on Wednesday, Abubakar solicited for religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence among the peace loving citizens of Nigeria
She also used the opportunity to inform the EFCC boss of the Association’s first international conference coming up in November, urging him to be present and sponsor some staff of the Commission to attend
Michael was said to have been having sexual intercourse with his daughter since 2013.
She got pregnant this year
He attended several courses within and outside the country, few of which are Crime Prevention of Korea Police at Police Training Institute, Seoul South Korea; Training Course on Anti-Hijacking Techniques; and Tactics for Developing Countries at Special Police Academy, Beijing, China
The judge, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, adjourned ruling earlier fixed for Tuesday after a closed door meeting with both counsel in the matter.
Agbele’s counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), had challenged the breach of his client’s fundamental human rights by the EFCC
However, preliminary investigation revealed that he has been sending petrol and other goods through the same route at regular intervals without an identifiable corresponding recipient in Damboa as alleged
One of the methods employed by the suspected fraudster is to politely approach people having difficulty using the ATM and offering to help, only to dupe them after obtaining their personal identification numbers