EFCC arrests Malaysian man over €250m fraud in Lagos (Photo)

A Malaysian man has been arrested by EFCC over a €250m fraud in Lagos with the use of false document, conspiracy to forge and an attempt to obtain money by false pretense. EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on May 22, 2019, arraigned a suspected fraudster, Tan Ah Chai Richard, alongside his company, Coastal Asia Investments Limited, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in lkeja, Lagos on a five-count charge bordering on forgery, use of false document, conspiracy to forge and an attempt to obtain money by false pretence to the tune of €250,000,000 One of the counts reads:

Kanye West associate Malik Yusef accused of forging the singer's signature to scam Korean company of $2.5m

 
Kanye West's one-time friend and associate Malik Yusef has been accused of forging the singer's signature in a $2.5 million fraud lawsuit brought by Gentle Monster, an eyewear company based out of South Korea. Gentle Monster said in court docs that Yusef, a 48-year-old Chicago native, falsely led them to believe the Runaway singer, 41, would be the centerpiece of an advertising campaign for the brand, including the creation of a video.

3 suspected cult members caught with female pants on Ogun

Three suspected cult members have been arrested with female underwear allegedly tied with charms in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects – Olagboye Abidemi, 32; Olasemojo Michael, 28; and Wasiu Waheed, 23 – were reportedly members of the Eiye Confraternity.

Shocking revealation about man who set ablaze 8 members of his girlfriends family

The Ondo State Police command have arrested a suspected arsonist, Deji Adenuga, who allegedly set ablaze eight members of his estranged girlfriend’s family.Five of them died. It turns out this isn’t his first time as he was serving a death sentence in 2012 for killing his wife.However,he escaped prison in 2013.

24-year-old man kills his 65-year-old dad in Anambra, sets his corpse ablaze

The police in Anambra state are currently on the trail of a 24-year-old man identified as Abuchi Onuorah, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old father, Onyiauke Onuorah, in Nando, in the Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State and setting the corpse ablaze. A family member said Abuchi killed his father over suspicion that he was responsible for the death of his 51-year-old mother.

Four Suspects Caught With Freezer-Load Of Hemp

Four persons have been arrested with a deep freezer loaded with weeds suspected to be marijuana. The suspects reportedly claimed that the freezer was to be used for sale of soft drinks. The four suspects – Opeyemi Wahab, 22; Kabirat Ahmed,21; Yusuf Rasaki, 20; and Saheed Mustapha, 32 – were all arrested at black spots in Iperin, in the Agbara area on Saturday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday.

I kidnapped my boss’ son to teach him a lesson – Suspect

Two suspects have been arrested by police in Niger State for kidnapping a 10- year -old boy. One of the suspects, Yushau Bala, who claimed to be the mastermind of the abduction, confessed that he kidnapped the victim, Afdal Mohammed Hadi, to punish the parents who had accused him of theft in their house.

How N720bn Cash Disappeared: Banks, Ex-CEOs In Trouble

Where is the N720 billion “invested” by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 12 years? Nobody seems to have an answer. Not even NHIS boss Prof. Usman Yusuf, The Nation has learnt. He said the “investments” had no approvals of successive Ministers of Health, past boards of the NHIS and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF). He said billions were lost to diversion and under-payment of interest. Banks, former Executive Secretaries, select management staff and interest groups were all neck-deep in the scandal, Yusuf alleged. According to the NHIS Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, there is no trace yet of the N720billion.

Father 'Forces’ Teenage Daughter Into Marriage After ‘R*ping’ Her

A 14-year-old girl has accused her father, Olawale Ibitoye, of r*ping and forcing her into marriage. Her father, she alleged, forced her to marry Moses Okurukpe, who impregnated her. The girl was said to have made the claim at a traditional birth centre she was taken to while in labour. But Ibitoye denied the allegation, saying his daughter, was fond of fleeing their home at Epe in Lagos. He denied forcing her into marriage, insisting that she brought the man and introduced him as her husband. Ibitoye said: “I did not sleep with my daughter. She is learning a trade because she ran away from school. Then, she came with a man saying she wants to marry him. The man is Moses Okurukpe, who was also ready to marry her.

See photo of man who was caught with 27 bags of human feaces

A young man has been named by the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC with 27 bags of human faeces. The young man whose name was given as Idris Yusuf, a 29-year-old handcart pusher. He was arrested for unsanitary and illegal disposal of human faeces under the bridge at Daleko, Mushin.

Yahoo Boys In Tears After Their Arrest For Internet Fraud (Photos)

Some Nigerians suspected to be internet fraudsters have been captured on camera shedding tears after they were apprehended by the Police in Philippines. The police arrested 13 Nigerian nationals and a Filipino accomplice. They are allegedly behind an “online scamming syndicate” that victimized Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other nationalities, during raids conducted overnight in Imus City in Cavite province. Imus City police chief, Supt. Audi Madrideo said members of what he described as an “online syndicate” would create fraudulent Facebook accounts, with stolen photos and profiles, and pose as members of the United States military.

Son Of Local Govt Chairman Nabbed For Robbery In Lagos... SAYS "I Blame My Father"

The desperate attempt by a 200 level Computer Science student of Caleb University and another suspected member of his gang to snatch a car from an Uber driver in Ikorodu area of Lagos has been botched following their arrest. During preliminary investigation, one of the suspects was discovered to be son of a serving Local Government Chairman in Lagos. The suspects: Gideon Bamidele (19) and Hafeez Anifowose (20), as gathered, boarded the Uber cab, a Toyota Corolla car with plate number KJA 911 EG, at the early hours of Monday , in Surulere, heading towards Agric, Ikorodu. However, on reaching Itowolo bridge, one of the suspects according to the UBER driver, Mr Otun Olugbenga, “grabbed me by the neck pointing a gun at me. 

Factory brewing fake malt, stout uncovered in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday uncovered an illegal brewery where malt drinks and fake stout are produced at Egbe-Afa, Igbobo area of Ikorodu in Lagos. Five of the suspects behind the factory were also arrested by a team led by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who took newsmen to the scene of the crime.

Confusion Over New List Of Big Looters

A row broke out yesterday over the updated “list of looters” released at the weekend by the Federal Government. Some lawyers and some of those on the list took on the government, but Lagos lawyer Festus Keyamo (SAN) said the listing of “looters” was in order. Minister of Information Lai Mohammed issued the list of “28 looters” in two instalments, after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenged the government to name those who looted the treasury when the party was in power. On the list are ex-ministers, ex-governors, senators, former party leaders and campaign chiefs, among others.

Father Connives With 2 Men To Use His Daughter For Money Ritual

The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 38-year-old man, Odesola Odedokun, for allegedly attempting to kill his daughter, Mary Odedokun, for money ritual. The suspect was docked at Osogbo Magistrate Court alongside two other accused persons on a four-count charge bordering on attempted murder, unlawful possession of charms and fraud allegation levelled against them. The two other accused were Isaac Ajao, 40, and Kazeem Ibrahim, 42. Police prosecutor, Inspector Mustapha Tajudeen, told the court that the accused and others that were still at large committed the offence on March 7, 2018 at about 07:30hrs at Iron community.

Ladipo market traders arrested for cultism and robbery

The Lagos state police command has arrested 6 Ladipo market traders over their alleged involvement in armed robbery and cultism in Lagos.

Police Arrest Yahoo Boys Operating With Charms

Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Cross River State Command on Friday arrested three Internet fraudsters, also known as yahoo-boys, with charms which they used in defrauding and dispossessing their victims of their valuables and money. This was just as another group of five yahoo-boys were also arrested on the streets of Calabar. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, who disclosed this in Calabar during the parade of the suspects, gave the names of the yahoo boys that were arrested with charms as; 22-year-old Chukwuemeka Ahunanya, Francis Ugochukwu, 25, and Emmanuel Chukwuma, 25.

I Rob Because Many People In Government Steal Our Money — Suspect

The Nigeria Police Force in Niger State has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Shehu Bida and Bello Mallam, who claimed that they went into robbery because there was recession in the country and the “government did not provide any job for people.” The two suspects were arrested in Talba Estate, Bida town in the Bida Local Government Area of the state. The Punch learnt that Buda, 20, and Mallam, 18, were trailed and apprehended by the police after robbing one Mohammed Mohammed of the sum of N7,400 and two handsets valued at N9,000. The suspects confessed that they inflicted injuries on Mohammed before dispossessing him of his N7,400 and the two mobile phones.

Police Arrest Suspected Killer of "Hamburger", Other NURTW Top Men in Lagos

An alleged notorious killer, Adeola Williams, alias Ade Lawyer, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’ (IGP) Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The suspect, said to be responsible for the death of a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ganiyu Ayinla, at Lagos Island on January 23, was arrested on Wednesday. He was nabbed in Akure, Ondo State.

Sanitation worker finds dead triplets dumped in a dustbin (Graphic pics)

This is really heartbreaking. An alarm was raised after this set of dead triplets were found recently in a dustbin during an environmental sanitation. According to information gathered online, the babies were apparently dumped at the site by their mother in a clear case of abortion.