The Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun, has arrested 32 suspected criminals across the State, involving kiddnaping, violation of anti-grazing law, conspiracy, attempted murder and theft. Speaking on Sunday at the command’s headquarters in Akure, the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said the arrests followed intensified surveillance and […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has urged the military to maintain the fight against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism, which has led to increased oil production. Mr Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., made this appeal on Tuesday when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, […]
By Goodluck Amuna There is an interesting debate about oil theft in the country, but little emphasis has been placed on the quantity of crude oil produced in the country. I some issues with the narrative on crude oil theft. I believe its one-sided. The solution to this problem would be for the Nigerian National […]
Five guns which were used in “James Bond” movies, including the last weapon brandished by actor Roger Moore while playing 007, have been stolen from a house in north London by suspects with Eastern European accents, British police said on Friday. The deactivated weapons, which police said were believed to be worth more than 100,000 […]
Abuja – The police, on Wednesday, arraigned Yerima Hamza and Suleiman Adamu in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged theft of Samsung galaxy S9 plus valued N320,000. The defendants, who reside at Mabuchi village, Abuja, pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of joint act and theft levelled against them. The prosecutor, […]
A fishing and research vessel donated by the Japanese Government to the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCF&MT) in Lagos has been stolen by pirates. This is even as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) disclosed that it has been able to trace the missing vessel to neighbouring Cameroon. The vessel, […]
Authorities in Egypt have hanged five people convicted of murder and theft, the interior ministry said on Sunday. They were executed in a prison in the southern province of Assyut after the appeals process had been exhausted, a ministry statement said. No more details were supplied about the individual cases. Dozens of Islamists have been […]
Taiwo Oluwo, a 51-year-old property agent, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for stealing N360.000 belonging to one Pastor Praise Judah, after promising to let out a land space to him. The accused was said to have committed the offence on the December 15, 2014 at 8B, Ejigbo Road, Orisunbare, in Lagos. Taiwo […]
The language was acerbic; tempers flared, somewhat. Lawyers deployed harsh words against each other. That was the hallmark of the hearing at Courtroom 8 of the Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday in London, the United Kingdom. At issue was the hearing into the planned confiscation of assets worth N6.3 billion (£21 million) traced to Udoamaka […]
A salesgirl, Ngozi Ugodu, 29, on Thursday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with alleged theft of N3.3 million belonging to her employer. Ugodu, who resides at Idi-Oro, Mushin, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, told the court that the accused was […]
Four people were killed on Thursday evening when a gang of armed robbers invaded a new generation bank at Plot B, Waterfront Plaza, Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos state. According to a witness, the four people were three police escorts of a passing civilian Coaster bus and a fish seller. The robbers, numbering at […]