Category: Crime

An Abuja Federal High Court has granted former Commander of Force Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari a two-week bail.The court said the two-week bail was to allow Kyari return home to conclude his mother’s burial rites.The court subsequently set Friday, May 31 for determination of his bail application.Kyari is facing trial for drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

The former IRT boss was arrested on 14 February 2022 by the NDLEA

A sixty three Year-old woman, has been arrested  for operating a baby factory in abia state,

The woman, identified as Chinyere Nkwocha, until her arrest was operating in the Umuafai Ndume Ibeku area of Umuahia North Local Government of the state.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), said the baby factory was uncovered by the Department of State Services (DSS), Abia State Command.

The victims, aged between one and 24 years, included seven young girls, six of whom are pregnant, one lactating mother, and two boys who are minors.

NAPTIP said the suspects and the victims have been handed over to its Abia State Liaison Office for further investigation and appropriate action.

The Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri–Azi,  expressed concern over the increasing incidents of the buying and selling of babies and the proliferation of baby factories across the country.

She said in recent times, there have been alarming reports and public outcry regarding the sale of babies and the existence of facilities specializing in trapping young girls, recruiting men to impregnate them, and subsequently selling the babies after delivery.

She also encouraged communities to continue collaborating with Law Enforcement Agencies in combating the crime by reporting all cases of human trafficking to NAPTIP through its toll-free number, 0703 0000 203, or short code 627 (only on the MTN & AIRTEL networks).

The Police in Lagos State have reported the arrest of four individuals suspected of involvement in a robbery incident targeting a woman inside a vehicle in Ilasan, Lagos.According to a statement issued by the Lagos State Spokesperson SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the suspects were arrested after allegedly robbing the woman of N1.4 million.Following the robbery, the victim lodged a formal complaint with the police, prompting an investigation into the matter. The subsequent inquiry revealed that the suspects were responsible for the theft of N1.4 million from the victim. The arrests were made in Ijora-Badia, Lagos, as a result of diligent police work and surveillance.

In a statement released on X, Hundeyin, the Police spokesperson, disclosed that photographs of the suspects were shared online without obscuring their faces. He justified this decision by stating that the suspects had already provided confessional statements.The decision aimed to facilitate the identification of the suspects by other potential victims of their criminal activities.Hundeyin emphasized the seriousness of the offense, referring to it as a “one-chance robbery.”The suspects were identified as Habeeb Azeez, Michael Adeyeye, Biodun Iyiola, and Adeleye Dotun. Their arrest was the result of discreet investigation by detectives from the Ilasan Division, indicating the effectiveness of law enforcement efforts in combating crime in the region.

He said: “One-chance robbery: Detectives from Ilasan Division have arrested Habeeb Azeez ‘m’ aged 29, Michael Adeyeye ‘m’ aged 26, Biodun Iyiola ‘m’ Aged 46 and Adeleye Dotun ‘m’ aged 27 in Ijora-Badia following discreet investigation into a complaint by a victim that the suspects withdrew N1.4 million from her account during a one-chance robbery at Ilasan.”PS: Why are their faces not covered? This is because they have already made confessional statements. In addition, this will enable other victims identify them.”

By Ebinum Samuel

A rave of the moment youth in highly sought-after area of Victoria Island, Lagos is alleged to Cruise around his environment with 3 state-of-the-art cars valued at N1.8 billion.

The “prodigy” whose name was simply given as Olamide, is said by a resident of Oniru Estate to be an expert in wire transfer frauds (“Transaction “) whose victims are corporate bodies in USA.The 28-years-old is alleged to hide under the cover of engaging in poultry farming in Lekki to perpetrate his ignoble acts.

A source said one of the cars, a Lamborghini type was bought through “Exchanger” for N950 million.It further revealed that this is coming on the heels of his earlier purchase of two other cars, a Ferrari and a V-Wagon worth N800 million.

It was reliably gathered that the young man and his accomplice based in Ghana are into big-time hacking of companies e.mails and accounts in USA.

A concerned resident who craves anonymity, asks, “Our former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is an acclaimed farmer of great repute. Do you think Baba has cars worth more than N350 million? How comes a 28-years-old guy will buy three cars for N1.8 billion?”

Meanwhile, the youth is said to always boast of his connection with an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG.

A South African woman, Nonjabulo Nokukhanya Nkosiwho, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her boyfriend, Dumisani Qwabe, 47, a ward councilor candidate.

Nkosiwho, 37, had planned to hire a hitman to kill her boyfriend but failed and instead carried out the murder on her own.She was sentenced for murder in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.The National Prosecuting Authority in KZN said Nkosi was in a romantic relationship with Qwabe and at some point she decided to kill him.“She approached Xolani Skhumbuzo Mtambo to arrange for a hitman to kill him, but the plan fell through,” said NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara.

She said Nkosi then obtained a firearm and petrol to carry out the killing by herself.“On October 25, 2021, Nkosi met Mtambo at a marketplace, where he loaded the firearm for her, and showed her how to use it. Thereafter, Qwabe received a call from Nkosi and left his house,” Ramkisson-Kara said.“Later that night, his motor vehicle was found engulfed in flames on the road between Nongoma and Pongola, with his burnt remains inside.”

The NPA said Nkosi did not report to work the next day due to first and second-degree burns she sustained to her left cheek and left hand.“Following Qwabe’s death, his family members discovered that his cellphone and bank card were still active. Police investigations revealed that Nkosi was using Qwabe’s bank card and banking app to make cash withdrawals and pay for purchases,”Ramkisson-Kara said.“

She was subsequently arrested, and an analysis of her cellphone records led to Mtambo’s arrest, three months later.In court the state handed in evidence of WhatsApp messages between both the accused before and after Qwabe’s murder, the NPA said.“Footage from CCTV cameras at the ATM where Nkosi used Qwabe’s bank card, was also submitted as evidence.”

In aggravation of sentencing, victim impact statement handed to court described Qwabe as a kind and supportive person who had a vested interest in the community.The family said they had difficulty coming to terms with his death, especially since he was killed in such a gruesome manner.”

In addition to life, Nkosi was sentenced to five years imprisonment for theft.Mtambo was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for murder.“

In sentencing him, the court considered the fact that he was a first offender and that he was not present on the scene when the offence was committed as substantial and compelling reasons to deviate from the minimum sentence of life imprisonment,” said Ramkisson-Kara.

By Ebinum Samuel

The activities of a 28-years old scammer in Lekki area of Lagos state, is not only giving the residents sleepness nights, but has made the landlords there to call on security agents to check his life style.

The young man who is said to Cruise around with a Lamborghini and G-Wagon cars, is being alleged by the residents to be a Wire Transfer fraudster who hacks into E-mails and telephone numbers of companies based in United States of America.

They said he has accomplices in Ghana and China.A resident who pleaded anonymity gave the suspect name as Olamide. “He ( Olamide) always boast that he has law enforcement agents in his pocket. He was arrested last month by security operatives from Abuja.

We learned that the young man bribed the operatives with the sum of N115million. We fear for our lives because his cahoots that he cheated in their ignoble trade always storm here for altercation with him” said the resident.

Details later….

A trainee British Army officer at Sandhurst military academy raped a female colleague who was so drunk ‘she could not walk’, a court martial has heard.Officer Cadet Harry Waters, 24, is accused of carrying the young woman upstairs ‘princess style’ and having sex with her on his bed at his family home.The officers-in-training had shared a ‘passionate’ kiss downstairs on the sofa, the military court was told.OCdt Waters, who denies rape, claims his fellow cadet climbed on top of him prompting him to ask: ‘Do you want it?’.

But the female trainee officer later told him ‘if you have to carry me up the stairs’ that doesn’t count as consent for sex.The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, whose alumni include Princes William and Harry, is responsible for training the British Army’s officers but in recent years the Berkshire institution has been rocked by sex abuse scandals.Bulford Military Court, Wiltshire, heard Waters invited a group of cadets to his family’s home in Guildford, Surrey, for a weekend while his parents were away.The alleged rape came after a day of heavy drinking, which the alleged victim, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was not accustomed to, it was heard.Rupert Gregory, prosecuting, said: ‘OCdt Waters invited her and others to spend the weekend at his family home which is not far from Sandhurst.’On the Friday they had drinks and food and had watched a movie.

She says she fell asleep and this defendant carried her up to her room.’The following day they went to a pub in London, drinking in the day. They met up with others.’It got quite late and they ended up taking an Uber back to his family home, they sat down and they carried on drinking.’Mr Gregory said the female officer cadet was ‘not used to the robust drinking culture’ within the Army, had been drinking whisky, and was more inebriated than anyone else.The prosecutor said others went to bed, leaving OCdt Waters and the alleged victim alone, and that the pair started kissing.

She suggested things were OK but thereafter tried to avoid him around Sandhurst.She confided in a friend who urged her to make a report however it was heard she did not make a formal report initially.She said she felt ‘isolated’ at Sandhurst and was not ‘supported’ there as she struggled to get an STI test when false rumours floated around that OCdt Waters had contracted one.It was heard she was left upset when OCdt Waters moved into a room opposite hers.

While out with other cadets, the young woman was jokingly teased about ‘getting with’ OCdt Waters.Around four months later, after speaking with the Padre at Sandhurst, the cadet wrote a letter to OCdt Waters accusing him of sexually assaulting her.Mr Gregory said: ‘She ended up asking OCdt Waters whether he had an STI and wrote to him a letter about how isolated she felt.’They had a chat and he said he felt differently about what happened.’She said to him she was so drunk she could not walk so she didn’t consider that what they did in the bed was consensual.’

He said he had not carried her upstairs and that she said ‘yes’.’The cadet said of the meeting: ‘I told him you need to know this but I’m not able to say this, I handed him the note and walked back to my room.’The note said that she had been struggling to deal with the ‘psychological’ impact of what happened, that she was ‘isolated’, and that it would ‘stick with me’.

OCdt Waters came to her room and she told him: ‘I don’t know if you have a different definition of consent but if you could not walk up the stairs I don’t see that as consent.’OCdt Waters left her room upset after telling her he didn’t carry her upstairs.

The trial, due to last over two weeks, continues.