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Fake female police inspector swindles 10 job seekers of millions of naira
Fake female police inspector swindles 10 job seekers of millions of naira
The Police intelligence operatives have arrested a 28-year old woman parading herself as a Police Inspector working in the office of Lagos State Commissioner of Police and using it to obtain millions of Naira under the false pretence of recruiting job seekers into the Nigeria Police Force.
The suspect, Juliana Ashazi Friday, was arrested in Lagos after she defrauded over 10 victims of various sums of money under the false pretence of securing job for them into the Nigeria Police.
Some of the victims included Roseline Phillip, Muntari Garba, Yakubu Garba, Bibian Anthony, Adeyinka Mutiu, Faith Kwembe, Iliya Akwanga, Jummal Bako, Edith Abue, Emmcy Zelon among others.
The suspect was arrested following a petition to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, who directed the Special Squad to apprehend the suspect over several reports against her.
Thus, the Police arrested her and detained her at the Command Headquarters for interrogation over the alleged exortion of money under false pretence.
The suspect, had after obtaining the money in question, bolted away and did not secure any Police job as she had promised hence the report to the Police over her alleged criminal conduct.
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She was later arrested by Police intelligence operatives and having been found culpable after interrogation, she was charged before the Ogba Magistrate Court for the alleged offence.
Some of the charges read:
“That you Juliana Ashazi Friday ‘f’ and others still at large, sometime between November, 2023 and February, 2024 at about 1100hrs, Bomet camp area of Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: obtaining money by false preterice, impersonation and thereby committed an offence Contrary to and Punishable under Section 411 of the Crimina Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
COUNT II: That you Juliana Ashazi Friday ‘f’ and others still at large, on the sa date, time and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did impersonate Nigeria Police Force by calling yourselves a Police Inspector attached to Lagos Police Commissioner’s office, using it as an advantage to obtain money from and thereby committed an offence Contrary to and Punishable under 77(a)(b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.”
COUNT III: That you Juliana Ashazi Friday ‘f’ and others still at large, at same date, time and place, in the aforesaid Magisterial District, did obtained various sum money from victims omunder the pretence of helping them secure Police job and thereby committed an offence contravening Section 314(1) of the Criminal law of the State.”
She pleaded not guilty when she was arraigned.
The prosecutor, Inspector John Iberedem, then asked the Court to give a date for hearing since she pleaded not guilty to enable the Police to prove that she actually committed the alleged offence.
The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Ex. Kubenije, granted her bail with two sureties, who must show evidence of means of livelihood and tax payment while addresses will be verified by the Court.
The matter was adjourned for mention while the defendant was remanded in custody at the the correctional center at Kirikiri town, Lagos, pending when she will perfect her bail conditions.
Fake female police inspector swindles 10 job seekers of millions of naira
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Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Ramadan ends in Nigeria, Sultan announces March 30 as Eid-el-Fitr
Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad, says the crescent moon marking the end of Ramadan fasting has been sighted.
The Sultan, who is president of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSIA), said in a broadcast on Saturday night, “Today marks the end of the Ramadan fasting and Sunday, March 30, is the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.”
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Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
Embrace environmental sanitation during Eid-Fitr, LAGESC boss tells Lagosians
By Dada Jackson
The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has urged Lagosians to embrace proper environmental practices and obey the state’s environmental laws ahead of the Eid-l-Fitr festivities to mark the end of the Ramadan fast by Muslim faithful around the world.
Corps Marshal of the agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (retd), sounded the call at the agency’s command headquarters at Bolade-Oshodi.
He said, ‘‘The Ramadan fast is a testament to the willingness of Muslim faithful to adhere to the pillars of their faith and it is enjoined that cleanliness is an important religious practice in all faiths, which is why we admonish Lagosians to imbibe proper waste disposal and keep their environment clean during the celebration.”
Cole also advised Lagosians to make proper use of pedestrian bridges for their safety instead of crossing highways to prevent ‘hit and run’ cases by speeding motorists.
He equally read a riot act to miscreants in the habit of converting pedestrian bridges to sleeping areas which deters Lagosians in transit, pedestrians vowing that anyone caught w be made to face the state Environmental laws as amended
The KAI boss also revealed that the agency had recorded giant strides and would not relent in ridding pedestrian bridges across Lagos of criminal obstructions, traders and hawkers with daily arrests made alongside secured prosecutions by the Courts.
The Corps Marshal also warned Lagosians to desist from street trading, use of Styrofoam pack, hawking in traffic, patronage of cart pushers for refuse disposal, and erection of illegal structures on laybys, setbacks, medians, road verges, kerbs or around public schools in the state.
The KAI head said offenders would be made to face the consequences via prosecution in a competent court of appropriate jurisdiction.
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Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
A Magistrates’ Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State yesterday sentenced a mother, Falilatu Amidu, and her daughter, Ayisatu, to six months imprisonment each for stealing dry ponmo, stock fish and dried meat valued N1 million
The defendants, who reside at No 21 Ago-Oko area of Abeokuta, were convicted on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.
The Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Odumosu, held that the evidence presented by the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that the convicts were guilty of the offence as charged.
Odumosu sentenced both mother and daughter to six months in prison each with an option of N5,000 fine.
She ordered that the convicts should refund N100,000 each to the complainant as restitution before accessing the N5,000 fine option.
Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Fawunmi, had told the court that the defendants committed the offence at Lafenwa market sometime in August 2024.
Fawunmi explained that Falilatu conspired with her daughter, Ayisatu, to steal a big sack containing stock fish, dried ponmo and dried cow meat valued N1million, belonging to one Mrs kafayat Alao.
According to him, one of the defendants, Falilatu, used to help the complainant to carry load from her store in Lafenwa to where the complainant sells her items.
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“The complainant asked her to help her pick some goods from the store. She waited for over an hour and did not see the defendant, which made her to go to the store to check on her.
“On getting to the store, she did not find Falilatu, and she noticed a big bag containing dried meat, ponmo and stock fish was missing while the defendant was nowhere to be found,” he said.
Fawunmi further explained that Falilatu stole the goods and gave it to her daughter (Ayisatu) to sell. He said Ayisatu received the goods from her mother, knowing that they were stolen.
The prosecutor noted that the offence committed contravened sections 516, 390(9) and 127 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun 2006.
Mother, daughter who stole ponmo, stock fish in Ogun jailed six months
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