The Katsina State Police Command has announced a reward of N50m to any individual who provides valuable information that will lead to the arrest of two bandits’ kingpins in Katsina. ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, Police spokesperson in Katsina in a statement said the two wanted suspects are Modi Modi and Jan Kare, both operating within Katsina State, particularly in the regions of Kankara and Safana Local Government Areas. The statement reads in part: “The safety...

The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the auditor general for local government in Yobe State. Dele Oyewale, spokesman of EFCC in a statement said Yahaya allegedly received funds from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, and diverted part of the money to...

Eleven suspected currency racketeers have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in the sales of new naira notes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, for allegedly specialized in selling naira notes, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street adjacent to the Central...

Operatives of Gombe and Ibadan Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters. Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson in a statement on Friday in Abuja that 27 of the suspects were arrested in Bauchi, while 19 were arrested in Ibadan. According to him, the suspects were arrested at D&D Apartment and Bubes Hotel, Yelwa, Bauchi State, following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. According to...

A cleric, Adewale Adelu, and five others have been sentenced to death by hanging over their role in armed robberies in Ondo state. The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure said the convicts, Adelu, including Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Fayemi Olubusuyi, Ropo Adeleye, Dele Otopka, and Bayo Omotosho were found guilty of attacking and robbing two commercial banks in Akure, the state capital and Idanre 13 years ago. The robbery incidents occurred at the defunct Diamond...