OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin on Friday September 9, 2022 arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged involvement in internet- related fraud. They include; Akele Aisosa, Idemudia Lawson Osarodion, Daniel Chidube Emeka and […]
THE Nigerian Navy, Forward Operation Base, FOB, Ibaka in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State has arrested three suspected oil thieves alongside a wooden boat laden with 19 drums of products suspected to be Premium Motor Spirit, PMS The Base Operating Officer Lt.-Cdr. Daniel Onyemaeze, who disclosed this on Thursday said the suspects […]
INTERNET fraudster, Ramon Abbass, popularly known as Hushpuppi will be sentenced on September 21, 2022, according to the The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles. This was made known to Channels Television in a mail on Friday by the court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mroze. Recall that Hushpuppi’s sentence […]
THE Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi has disclosed of an ongoing discreet investigation of all anti-vandal units of the corps in the wake of concerns against increasing wave of oil theft in the country. Vowing to reverse the trend, Dr Audi charged all relevant officials of the […]
THE United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles, says the September 21, 2022 sentence date for alleged international Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, remains unchanged. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, made this known on Friday in response to an email inquiry by Channels Television. Since Hushpuppi’s conviction […]
OPERATIVES of the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters. A statement by the Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested in a sting operation at various locations in Kubwa and Gwarimpa areas of Abuja for alleged involvement in cyber-fraud Among […]
A pastor of Truth and Spirit Prophetic Church, Mercy Okocha, and nine of her members, have been arrested over the death of a 25-year-old Oro worshiper, Agboola Akeem, at Sanni Taiwo Lawal Street, Oko Oba area of Lagos State. The suspects were arrested after Akeem was reportedly attacked and killed during a clash between members […]
THE Osun State Police Command on Wednesday said that it arrested seven suspects for allegedly attacking one Omoniyi Femi, the Vice Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Gbongan Branch. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gbongan is in Aiyedaade Local Government Area of Osun. In a statement by SP […]
A 50-year-old man, Kazeem Bamidele, has been arraigned at the Ogba Magistrate’s Court, Ikeja, Lagos State, for stealing several phones from unsuspecting members of the public in the state. The defendant alongside others still at large was arraigned on a five-count bordering on conspiracy and stealing. The charges read in part, “That you Kazeem Bamidele, […]
THE Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested one Gazali Ado , a 35-year-old impersonator who posed as an operative of the EFCC on the Google map. He was arrested following a petition by one Kenneth Nwarize who alleged that the suspect defrauded him of the sum of N150,000 […]