Day: July 6, 2023

Abba Kyari granted bail after 18-months in detention

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Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The bail was granted by Justice James Omotosho in a case where Kyari and his two siblings were accused of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The bail conditions include a sum of N50 million, two sureties with property worth N25 million each within the court’s jurisdiction, the deposit of international passports and bank statements, and the endorsement of the release warrant depending on developments in another…

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Pastor Arrested for Alleged Rape and Impregnation of Minor Girl in Rivers State

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Rumuji Police Division, located in Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, has arrested a Pastor known as Pillar on charges of defiling a minor, which has resulted in her pregnancy. The arrest of Pastor Pillar, who serves as a clergyman at a new generation church in Ndele community, followed a complaint filed by Mr. Amesi ThankGod, the brother of the victim’s elder sister. According to ThankGod, it was a routine for the girl to go to the church to relax if her mother went to the farm, returning home in…

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Fraudster switches ATM cards and steals N1.8m from elderly man in Kwara

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A fraudster named Babatunde Adekunle has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State. Adekunle was caught swapping the ATM card of an elderly man and subsequently withdrawing N1.8 million from the man’s account. The NSCDC Commandant, Umar Mohammed, disclosed that Adekunle was apprehended along with six other suspects involved in illegal possession of railway sleepers. Mohammed identified the suspects as Yunusa Bello, 41, Sanni Taminu, 35, Sanusi Lawal, 25, Alhaji Makeri,33, Lukman Sanni, 32, and Olabode Johnson, 41. The Commandant expressed gratitude to the…

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Friend’s hands severed in Bauchi brawl

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A Bauchi State Chief Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Auwal Usman, for using a machete to cut off the two hands of his friend in the state. The Presiding Judge, Haruna Mamma, found Usman guilty of cutting his friend’s hands with a machete during a physical fight. The police prosecutor, Yusuf Musa, told the court that the suspect, a resident of Dogon Ruwa village in Ari, in the Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, had a misunderstanding with Sabo Abduwa which resulted in a fight. Musa added,…

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Visually Impaired Man Remanded for Allegedly Defiling 13-Year-Old Girl in Lagos

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A visually impaired man identified as Francis Ugachukwu has been remanded in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State. Ugachukwu is accused of defiling a 13-year-old girl. During the court proceedings, Justice Abiola Soladoye ordered the remand of Ugachukwu pending the hearing and filing of his bail application. The defendant was arraigned on a single count charge of defilement. The state prosecution counsel, Abimbola Abolade, informed the court that the offence was committed in November 2022 at No. 16 Kareem Giwa…

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Police officer fired for killing generator repairer in Lagos

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In Lagos, a police officer named Kabiru Odeyemi has been dismissed by the Lagos State Police Command for his involvement in the shooting of a 24-year-old generator repairer, Idris Bakare. The dismissal was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, via a Twitter post. Odeyemi’s arraignment is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 7, 2023. The Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has assured the people of Lagos of his commitment to uphold the rule of law, civility, and respect for human life. The incident occurred…

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