Enyimba International Football Club of Aba has confirmed the abduction of one of its players, Ekundayo Ojo. A statement by the club on Monday, Ojo was abducted by gunmen on Sunday. “Enyimba Football Club can announce that midfielder, Ekundayo Ojo has been abducted by gunmen along the Benin-Owo expressway. “The incident occurred on Sunday as the player journeyed to Akure to observe a break following suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) amid concerns...
Stanley Ani, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, March 17, 2020, at the resumed hearing of the case involving Samuel Saleh Umoru and Philomena Chieshe, who were formerly Zonal coordinator and Revenue officer of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, respectively, told the court that Umoru, at various times, instructed Chieshe to pay some monies into his bank account as a loan. Umoru and Chieshe are both standing trial...
A prosecution witness, Olaleye Isma’il on March 16, 2020 told a Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri and presided over by Justice Aisha Kumaliya that Aisha Alkali Wakil (aka Mama Boko Haram) connived with two others to divert N111,650,000 contract funds. Wakil, the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Complete Care and Aid Foundation alongside Programme Manager and Country Director, Dahiru Saidu Daura, and Prince Lawal Shoyade are standing trial on a five-count amended...
Gunmen have kidnapped five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy, Moruba, in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. Usman said the incident occurred on March 1, at about 1:45 a.m. at the school’s premises. He said the assessment...
Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdulrahman, has expressed willingness to partner with relevant stakeholders in order to maintain adequate security in the state. The Commissioner of Police gave this assurance on Tuesday during a Breakfast Meeting organized by the Nigeria Policing Programme (NPP) in Enugu. He promised to not only work with fellow police officers but also with civilians trained by NPP. Working with relevant stakeholders he said will complement the efforts of the...
