A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has raised alarm over what he described as attempts on his life. In a letter to Nigerians, the international community, family, friends, colleagues and patriotic citizens, the human rights lawyer says that his life is under serious threat. He added that he has never been a politician or have any personal interest in the affairs of politics apart from the general wellbeing of Nigerians. Read his letter here In recent times, I have noticed and been warned of attempts upon my life, based purely on my convictions, advocacies and actions, especially in relation to the…
Author: Funke
The trial of one Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited, was stalled on Friday, due to absence of the counsel for the second defendant – the company with whom he is standing trial. Recall that the defendants are standing trial for an alleged $1.4million fraud. This case has been reassigned to Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, following the retirement of Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo from the Judiciary. Erinle and his company are standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and obtaining money under…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the arrest and subsequent prosecution of all individuals engaged in the sales of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira notes. The Police says it is poised to criminalise any act of hawking, selling or otherwise trading, spraying of, dancing or marching on the Naira notes, falsifying or counterfeiting of bank notes, among other abuses. The Force says this effort is targeted at ensuring the enforcement of the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, which criminalises amongst other things the hawking, selling or otherwise trading,…
A Police Inspector, Sunday Akagu who is the seventh prosecution witness has narrated to Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, how suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, who alledgedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem on December 25, 2022 asked him for a bullet to replace his own because it was not complete after the shooting. He said this while giving evidence on Thursday during the murder trial of the defendant, who he said was arrested and taken into police custody after the shooting. The police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division…
A prosecution witness, Mr. Kenneth Ikeagwu, who is a compliance officer with Zenith Bank has narrated to Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, how the bank provided the account statement of embattled Chairman of Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, Philips Fatuyi to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in respect of a N43.5million fraud charge against him. Mr. Kenneth Ikeagwu while being led in evidence on Thursday by EFCC counsel, Mr. Spife Owede, said he received a request from EFCC sometimes in November 2016 to provide them with the account statement of…
A Police Officer who is an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Olorunshola Segun Olorunshole on Wednesday told Justice Ibironke Harrison how he disarmed Drambi Vandi, the embattled police officer who alledgedly shot dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem in Lagos on December 25, 2022. ASP Olorunshola Segun Olorunshole said he was the one that disarmed the suspended police officer while being led in evidence by the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr. Babajide Martins. Narrating to the trial judge as the fifth prosecution witness, he said, “I am a Police officer with number AP -155460, I joined the Police Force on the…
For the Chief Executive Officer of Lionstone Offshore Services Limited, Mr. Amaechi Ndili and his wife, Mrs. Njide Chizoba Ndili, currently being tried at the Special Offences Court in Lagos for alledged debt of $4.6m, there is a clear violation of a pronouncement by superior courts, that the Nigerian Police has no reason to meddle in business disputes, or recovering of civil debts. The duo are being prosecuted over a civil business dispute between their company and Hercules Offshore Nigeria Limited. They stated that despite the clear stand of the law and judgements of superior courts that the Nigerian Police…
The Nigerian Police Force is embracing modern digitilasation of Police personnel records in the country. This is according to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. In a statement, the Spokesperson disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has now ordered a total overhaul of the former system and a swift commencement of the digitalisation process across all Commands and Formations of the Force for timeous upgrade and operation of the system. This innovation will aid personnel records Digitalisation and Biometric Capturing of all officers of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that all…
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has been told how Ismaila Yousouf Atumeyi, the New Nigeria People Party, NNPP Assembly Candidate in Kogi State collided with others to defraud bank customers. He was alleged to have benefited from the fraudulent withdrawal of N681m. At the continuation of the trial on Tuesday, the first prosecution witness, Olusegun Falola told Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how the sum of N681m (Six Hundred and Eighty-one Million Naira) was paid into Atumeyi’s business account. Atumeyi is standing trial alongside Ngene Joshua Dominic and Abdulmalik Salau, a…
At the continuation of trial of embattled Amaechi Ndili, the Chief Executive Officer of Lionstone Offshore Services Limited and his wife, Mrs. Njide Chizoba Ndili, Mr. Godwin Okon, told Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe that the defendants admitted being indebted to Hercules Offshore Nigeria Limited to the tune of $4,666,234.28. Mr. Okon an accountant and business analyst manager at Hercules Offshore Nigeria Limited who is the first prosecution continued his evidence at the Lagos State Special Offences Court on Tuesday. The first prosecution witness, Mr. Okon said Amaechi agreed to the indebtedness of Lionstone Offshore Services to Hercules Offshore Nigeria in the…