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Sixteen persons in Jigawa were arrested over alleged armed robbery, shop breaking, criminal trespass, car, and motorcycle theft, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaman Gomna, has said. Gomna told newsmen in Dutse on Monday that the suspects were arrested between Nov. 18 and Dec. 31, 2019 in various parts of the state. He said two of the suspects were arrested on Nov. 18 over alleged shop breaking and theft of valuables in Ringim Local Government Area of the state, adding that investigation into the case was ongoing. The commissioner said that five of the suspects were arrested…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has inspected some completed and ongoing projects at 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Rukuba, near Jos. Maj. Ikechukwu Eze, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, who disclosed this in statement on Monday in Jos, said that the inspection took place on Sunday. According to Eze, the projects are being funded by the COAS under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding the Division, Maj. Gen. Nuhu Angbazo. He said the COAS, who expressed satisfaction with the level and quality of work, assured that he would continue to make the welfare of…

Three security guards: Milacasupe Jackson, 28, Peter Alfons, 25, and Mustapha Usman, 27, on Monday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a car valued N2.6 million. The defendants are being tried for conspiracy and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Adegoke Philip told the court that the defendants committed the offences on Dec. 8 at Agidingbi, Ikeja. Philip said that the defendants stole an unregistered Toyota Sienna car belonging to Teeded Motor Nigeria Ltd. “The defendants, who are security guards, conspired to steal their company’s car. “The defendants persuaded a man to buy the car. When the…

A Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Monday sentenced a household, Simon Jerry, to one year in prison for stealing a mobile phone valued at N264,000 from his boss. Jerry, who resides at One-Man Village, Nasarawa State, was sentenced on a count charge of theft, an offence he admitted committing. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Ibrahim Muhammed, however, gave the convict an option of N20,000 fine and another N95,000 as compensation for the stolen phone. He further ordered that the convict would serve another one year sentence, which would run concurrently if he failed to pay the compensation. Earlier,…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a civil engineer, Olakunle Azeez, to one-year in prison for cyber-crime or Yahoo Yahoo. Justice Sherifat Solebo, sentenced Azeez who is a father of three. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Azeez with cyber-crime. The convict entered a plea bargain agreement dated Nov. 18, 2019, with the anti-graft agency. Justice Solebo said: “upon review of the facts by the prosecution and upon the submission of the defense counsel, the defendant is sentenced to one-year in the correctional center. “In view of the fact that the defendant has been in custody for over…

The trial of a Lagos-based prophet, Cletus Ilongwo, charged with N49.6 million fraud in an Ikeja Special Offences Court was on Monday stalled following the absence of an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness. Mr Nkemruwem Anana, the prosecution counsel, informed the court that the witness, who is an EFCC official traveled for a course. “My lord, he has not returned from the trip. We had earlier informed the defence counsel that the matter may not likely hold and that we will be seeking an adjournment,”Anana said. Responding to the submission of the EFCC counsel, the defence counsel, Mrs…

A 23-year-old man, Godswill Agu, on Monday appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing electrical wires worth N1.8 million. Agu, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a three-count charge of conspiracy, break-in, and wilful damage. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. John Iberedim, told the court that the defendant committed the offences with one other person still at large, on Dec. 15, at 11:30 p.m. at Road A, Spring View Estate, Olu-Odo Ikorodu.Iberedim said that the defendant and his accomplice broke into…

A 25-year-old Uber driver, Shuaibu Babatunde, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s Toyota Corolla, valued at N2 million on Monday appeared in a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The police charged Babatunde, who resides in Ikorodu area, near Lagos, is charged with theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on June 19, at Apapa, Lagos. Olaluwoye said that the defendant entered into an agreement with the complainant, Mr Philip Udegbulem, to drive the car under the Uber platform and remit a percentage of…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it has so far enrolled over two million people in Kano state as of the end of December 2019. The Commission’s state Coordinator, Mr Mohammed Auwal-Sanusi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kano. “As of Dec. 31, 2019, we have enrolled 2, 016,987 people across the 44 local government areas of the state. “Lagos state is currently leading with the enrolment figure of 4.8 million people, followed by Kaduna state with 2.3 million people,” the coordinator said. He attributed the low level of turnout…

The Niger state government has commenced the formation of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for Minna and Suleja cities to make them equitable, socially inclusive, engaging, resilient and self-sustaining cities. Mr Micheal Kinyanjui, Regional Metropolitan Officer, UN-Habitat, led a delegation from UN-Habitat to the state for the preparation of the plan in Minna on Monday. He said that the UN-Habitat was delighted with the commitment of the state government to an IDP for major cities on human settlement for their sustainability. “Niger is the first state in Nigeria that has shown a commitment to the implementation of urban support programme,…