This move is seen as a bold step in the governor’s fight against corruption, demonstrating his commitment to ensuring that public funds are used for the benefit of all.
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Father, son accused of stealing N75m from Lagos firm
Father, son accused of stealing N75m from Lagos firm
Thirty-one-year-old Babatunde Ishola and his father, Bayo, have been remanded by the court at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly stealing N75m belonging to a lotto company in Lagos State.
The defendants were arraigned on two counts of stealing and diversion of funds at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court in the state.
The duo were alleged to have taken money from the company’s account and diverted it to their accounts and those of their cohorts who are now at large.
In a document signed by the police prosecutor, Mike Enejere, the first defendant, Babatunde, served as the account officer of the lotto company as the funds were diverted between 2020 and 2023.
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The charge read in part, “That you, Ishola Mubarak Babatunde, Ishola Rasheed Bayo, and others now at large, between 2020 and 2023, at Lotgrand Limited, a registered lotto company in Lagos, within the Magisterial District of this Honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit stealing. You thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
“That you, Ishola Mubarak Babatunde and others now at large, on the same date, place and within the Magisterial District of the aforementioned, did steal the sum of seventy-five million naira (N75,000,000), property of Lotgrand Limited, Lagos, while you served as the account officer, as you dishonestly and fraudulently diverted the said sum belonging to Lotgrand Limited, a registered lotto company, to your personal account and that of your cohorts.”
“You hereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 (8) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”
The duo were remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending the meeting of their bail conditions of N10m with two sureties in like sum.
The Magistrate, Mojisola Salau, adjourned the case till September 3, 2024, for further hearing.
Father, son accused of stealing N75m from Lagos firm
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Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
Okonkwo is a resident of Mubi in Adamawa State, while her sibling lived with their mother, Hauwa Lawan, in Rimirgo in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The suspect reportedly tricked her mother before taking the kid on the false pretence of enrolling him in a school in Mubi, some 40 kilometres away from Rimirgo.
After several weeks, their mother became worried as all her attempts to speak with her son over the phone were cunningly thwarted by Okonkwo.
Lawan resorted to flagging the situation to the police, which led to the arrest of the suspect.
Narrating the incident, Okonkwo said she sold the boy for 410,000 naira to a willing buyer, one Efunaya Nabufe, who trafficked the victim to Enugu city in the southeastern state of Enugu.
“I used the proceeds of the crime to buy a grinding machine so I can start a business and also gave my boyfriend ₦200,000 to buy items required for our traditional wedding,” the suspect confessed to the police.
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For her part, Lawan expressed dismay, wondering how her daughter could sell her sibling to a total stranger.
“She visited sometime last year and lied to me that she would be taking her kid brother to enrol him in a school in the city, seeing there’s no good school in our village.
“Ever since she took away the boy I never heard from him because any time I called to hear his voice she kept telling me one lie or the other for one year now. I got tired of asking and since I least suspected my own daughter could do this to me, I didn’t raise any alarm.
“As God will have it, she took a proposed husband home to her father in the southeast, the father demanded to know the whereabouts of his child first before attending to her marriage proposal.
“She then lied to him that the kid was dead, but the father consulted an oracle and was told the child was alive. He then threatened her and she opened up and told him the truth; that he was living with a woman in Enugu.
“When her father informed me, I reported the matter to the police who swiftly arrested her and her accomplice, the child trafficker, one Efunaya Nabufe,” the distraught mother narrated.
The Spokesperson of the Adamawa State Police Command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, who confirmed the incident, said Okonkwo and Nabufe are connected to the crime.
Woman sells sibling ₦410k, gives money to fiancé to buy wedding items
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Sokoto governor orders officials to return workers’ sallah gifts
Sokoto governor orders officials to return workers’ sallah gifts
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has issued a stern warning to local government and Local Government Education Authority officials to return the N30,000 Sallah gifts meant for workers in the state that were reportedly diverted into private pockets.
The Governor demanded that the diverted funds be returned immediately, threatening serious consequences for those who fail to comply.
Speaking at a gathering at the Government House, Sokoto, Governor Aliyu expressed dismay at the nefarious actions of some finance officers who denied workers the approved stipends.
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He vowed to ensure accountability, transparency, and prudent management of public funds, promising zero-tolerance for corruption.
The governor directed heads of agencies to compile lists of affected workers and ensure refunds.
He thanked the people of the state for their support and called for continued cooperation in the administration’s quest to deliver on its campaign promises.
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JUST IN: Police confirm killing of Woman in Ijebu Ode
JUST IN: Police confirm killing of Woman in Ijebu Ode
Olubukonla Adebanjo, a 35-year-old woman, was gruesomely murdered in the Iwesi area of Ijari, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, in the early hours of Saturday, June 29.
Sources alleged that the victim went to buy food items and was attacked and macheted by unknown men until she passed away.
The victim’s husband, Olaoluwa Adebanjo, said he received a distress call from neighbours about the incident.
According to him, upon arriving at the scene, he found his wife in a pool of blood.
He said: “One of my neighbours called me and informed me of an urgent life-and-death issue. I tried calling my wife, but someone else answered; it was the woman she had gone to buy something from. She told me to come quickly because my wife was on the floor. When I arrived on our street, I found my wife dead on the ground with the police already at the scene. They were waiting for me to identify the corpse before they could take her to the mortuary.”
While speaking to the Nation, Adebanjo lamented that he was heartbroken and still in shock about his wife’s tragic death.
“I would be glad if the culprit is found as soon as possible because my wife must not have died in vain,” he said.
The deceased is survived by a 4-year-old child.
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A resident of Iwesi, Ijebu Ode, Pastor Fidelis Elekwachi expressed his displeasure over the killing, noting previous incidents of armed robbery, burglary, assault, and murder in the area.
He said: “Before this incident, on Thursday, we experienced a burglary at a barber shop in the area where clippers, generators, and many other things were stolen,” Elekwachi explained.
“The day before the burglary, there was an armed robbery at a shop where phones and other valuable items were taken at gunpoint.”
Elekwachi urged the Ogun state police to tighten security in the area as such incidents are becoming commonplace and endangering residents’ lives.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident.
She detailed how the police responded to a distress call from the victim’s neighbor.
According to SP Odutola, the victim was attacked with a machete by an unknown assailant who fled when pursued.
She said that law enforcement promptly dispatched officers to the scene, where they gathered evidence and took photographs.
She confirmed that the victim, Oluwabusola, was rushed to Ijebu Ode General Hospital for urgent medical attention but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
SP Odutola assured the public of a thorough investigation, stating that every effort would be made to apprehend the perpetrator.
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