Everyday is for the thieves, one day is for the owners. This is the case of notorious kidnappers terrorizing residents of Ekiti. Ondo and environs as the long hand of the law has caught up with them. Worthy of note is Bunmi Ogunremi also known as Bunmi Bafon who actively participated in the kidnapping of a woman who is also his in-Iaw. He was paraded alongside Ige Adu and they both confessed to their kidnapping activities. Prominent among their victims is a petroleum drealer, Alhaji Sulaiman Akinbami at Ureje, Ado Ekiti. He was paraded alongside lge Adu and they both…
Author: Funke
A self-confeased phone thief Nnanna Kalu, 30 years old has been sentenced to 15-month imprisonment by the Lagos State Mobile Court His journey to prison began when he was captured in a CCTV camera stealing laptop belonging to a medical worker at the Gbagada General Hospital few weeks ago, only to return to the hospital to steal again but he was spotted and arrested. He was arrested and handed over to Rapid Response Squad, RRS, patrol team. According to RRS unit of the Lagos State Police Command, the culprit was arrested putting on same T-shirt and trouser he wore when…
An Airforce Sergeant Torsabo Solomon of 153 Base Support Group, BSG (Airforce Comprehensive School Yola, Adamawa state) has been arrested in connection with bandits attack at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, in Kaduna which took place two months ago. The arrest followed the order of his Base Commander on the request of the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, after preliminary investigations indicted him for an offence connecting him with arms and ammonition with recent bandits attack at the academy. The accused was conveyed in an Airforce military plane from Yola to the Academy, Kaduna for further interrogation.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja had found former chairman of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, guilty of money laundering charges and sentenced him to 61 years’ imprisonment on Monday. The prison terms are however to run concurrently for eight years. The court held that Maina was guilty of inducing staff of Fidelity Bank to open bank accounts for him without conducting due diligence. Justice Abang also held that the former pension boss concealed his true identity as signatory to accounts opened in UBA and Fidelity banks as he used the identity of his family members without their…
Lawmakers of the Imo State House of Assembly have impeached Speaker of the House, Paul Emeziem on Monday. The impeachment is not unconnected with several allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office leveled against him. Paul Emeziem was impeached following the unanimous decision of the 19 members out of 27 lawmakers in a signed letter read on the floor of the house. Kennedy Ibeh who is the member representing Obowo State Constituency has been sworn in immediately as the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly.
Criticisms are continuing to trail the composition of panel set up by the Lagos State government to investigate the remote cause of ikoyi collapse building. A legal practitioner, Seyi Clement faulted the composition of the panel and offered other suggestions. He is particularly not happy that a retired high court judge is not a member of the panel of enquiry. In his opinion, it’s a waste of time in arresting the menace of the corruptive and toxic relationship between builders and the Lagos State government. He said this is the minimum needed to investigate the Ikoyi tragedy, expose…
Finally, Dele Momodu has opened up on the relationship with the Owner of Collapsed Ikoyi building, Femi Osibona. He also replied those who claimed that his wiife was in the collapsed building in the eulogy. Dele Momodu praised the business acumen of the late realtor and his dedication to put Nigeria on the map of developed nation. He also revealed that late Osibona was a cousin of the Vice President Yemo Osinbajo but never relied on him to make a living. Finally, in his write up, Dele Momodu called for a thorough investigation into the incident. PENDULUM: THE UNSOLVABLE JIGSAW…
Funke Busari Not less than 30 journalists and editors covering crime and judiciary beats have concluded a sensitization workshop on the role of journalist on Criminal Justice and Anti-Corruption reform in Lagos recently. The event put together by the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption RoLAC, an agency funded by the European Union and implemented by British Council in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos Council urged journalists to always go extra mile to dig out facts on any issue before making it public. This advice was given by Mrs. Ajibola Ijimakinwa; RoLAC Lagos State Coordinator while speaking…
Popular Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha has been accused of defilement of another girl. Her names are withheld. This revelation was made at the continuation of trial when a Policeman, ASP Wahab Kareem, told Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja on Friday. The policeman who testified said this latest charge against the defendant was brought to the authiurites’ notice during investigation into the initial case of the foster daughter of actress and comedienne Ms Damilola Adekoya alias Princess. According to the fifth prosecution witness attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Yaba, Lagos, said while…
Suspected bandits seems to have been feeling the heat from the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State. The Operatives have intercepted a bus loaded with 500 pieces of daggers concealed under the seats. Other weapons seized from the suspects are different sizes of knives and guns concealed inside Tigger nut bags. From the operation, 18 people suspected to be bandits were arrested with the vehicle while two buses escaped. The State Commander of Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said the three buses escaped from different checkpoints before they were arrested in Ondo town.