The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye (well known as Bobrisky) over abuse of Naira, “spraying” of Naira notes and currency mutilation. Bobrisky, who has been embroiled in several controversies over the past weeks, was arrested in Lagos on Wednesday night, and has since been detained at the Lagos command of the …

The Nigeria Police Force has again warned against jungle justice as it affects the effective administration of justice. According to a statement on Monday by Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the act could be detrimental to the smooth dispensation of justice in recorded cases in our dear country. Adejobi said: “It is pertinent to understand that the …

Gombe State Police Command on Thursday paraded a suspect for stealing 23 cows in Golombi village, Shongom Local Government Area of the state. The 23-year-old Adamu Maikudi of Mai Rana village, Billiri Local Government Area was paraded by the state police command for the act while two others. Parading the suspect Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mahid Abubakar, …

Police in Rivers State have arrested a witch doctor and 25 others suspected to be linked to the snatching of 79 cars in the state. The police also confiscated a shrine believed to be used by the “juju-priest” in fortifying the criminals for their operations. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Olatunji Disu, paraded the suspects at the Police …

The Amotekun Corps in Osun State, on Monday, said that a 26-year-old commercial driver, Taofeek Oyekola was arrested for allegedly using a magic ring to lure a teenager to his residence. The suspect was reportedly said to have attempted to rape her at his residence in Osogbo, the state capital. In a statement on Monday, the state Amotekun spokesperson, Mr. …

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced Dennis Okubiat to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old church member, which led to urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu found the convict guilty after reviewing the victim’s evidence which colluded with that of the medical report. The judge also held that the prosecuting counsel Babatunde Sunmonu, …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Ojo Oladeji to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old minor three times, in an uncompleted building. The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove the charge of defilement beyond reasonable doubt against Ojo. Oshodi said that the confessional statement …

There was outrage as a 16-year-old student openly defiled his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last Friday. It was gathered that while the student carried out the act, his friends watched the scene. Shortly after committing the act, the boy was said to have scaled the school …

The Lagos Police Command has arrested one Adepoju Ifedayo for allegedly defiling his 13-year-old sister. This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X account on Saturday. Sharing a picture of the suspect, Hundeyin wrote: “Adepoju Ifedayo reported to the police that his neighbour allegedly defiled his 13-year-old …

The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a couple, a former soldier and a printer, for allegedly producing fake currencies. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the police paraded the suspects, including the couple, aged 50 and 46, at the command’s headquarters on Friday in Lagos. The Zonal Public Relations Officer, Tunni Ayuba, who spoke on behalf of the …