Impostor Slammed With 27 Month Jail Sentence For Job Scam

Justice O. A. Adeniyi of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, convicted and sentenced one Micheal Ogun (a.k.a Idris Suleiman, Ibrahim Bello) to 27 months in prison on a six-count charge of forgery and obtaining by false pretence brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


Ogun allegedly poses as an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and in that assumed capacity defrauding innocent Nigerians of their hard-earned money under the guise of securing them a job in the two agencies.The job scam was reported to the EFCC by one Angela Chinwe Okeke after being duped by the defendant.


In the course of the trial, Ogun changed his plea following a plea bargain agreement. At the resumed sitting today, Justice Adeniyi asked the defendant to carefully study the plea bargain arrangement and confirm if he fully understood the terms and conditions contained therein noting that, the matter was adjourned for conviction and conclusion of the trial, following chilling evidence tendered against him by the prosecution.


Responding, Ogun’s counsel, Samuel Zibiri, SAN, stated that the defendant has pleaded guilty to all counts. Referring to paragraph three of the plea bargain, Zibiri urged the court to look at the option of fine adding that the defendant is a young married man with a wife and two infants alongside his aged parents. He further stated that Ogun will restitute all his victims with veritable claims and proof of monies paid.


Justice Adeniyi, after a careful perusal of the plea bargain terms, ruled out the option of fine holding that, “the plea bargain was an afterthought coming in at the dying minute after the prosecution has proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt”.


The judge, thereafter, found the defendant guilty and sentenced him to three months each on counts one to five without an option of a fine and one year on count six. Additionally, the convict is to refund the money fraudulently collected from all his clients.

Policeman Uses A POS To Extort Money From Bike Rider In Lagos (Video)

Policeman attached to the Makinde police station, seen using a POS to extort a bike rider, today, on Olowora street, Mafoluku, Oshodi, Lagos.

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Italy Arrests Nigeria’s ‘Rambo’ For Torturing, Killing Migrants In Libya

A Nigerian human trafficker known as “ Rambo ” has been arrested in Italy on charges of torturing and killing migrants held captive in Libya , Italian police said Tuesday .

The suspect named John Ogais , 25 , was traced to a reception centre in Calabria in southern Italy and clapped in cuffs on charges of belonging to a transnational smuggling ring , specialising in human trafficking, murder and rape .

Detectives in Agrigento in Sicily have pulled together witness testimony from migrants who accuse Ogais of torturing people held captive in a makeshift prison , with at least two men reportedly dying at his hands .

Many of those rescued from flimsy dinghies in the Mediterranean as they try to make the perilous trip to Europe bear torture scars and tell rescuers they had no choice but to flee for their lives from the crisis - hit African country .

While I was inside that ghetto , where it was impossible to escape, I heard that a man who called himself Rambo had killed a migrant , ” one of the witnesses said according to the police statement.

“ My cousin and others tried to escape but they were caught and tortured nearly to death , ” the witness said .
Another said : “ Once I saw Rambo the Nigerian kill a migrant he had gagged and tortured for a long time ” , while yet another said he “ personally saw two people beaten to death , an underage boy and a man killed by Rambo ” .

– Extortion, murder –

The latter was “ killed by Rambo in front of the victim ’ s brother . When he killed the man Rambo pointed a gun at the brother and told him not to tell his family anything and to get them to immediately send money ” for their release .

Ogais was found staying at a reception centre in Isola di Capo Rizzuto , one of the largest such centres in Italy , and the scene of mass arrests last month over a mafia scandal which capitalised on asylum seekers .
Libya has long been a stepping stone for migrants seeking a better life in Europe and people smugglers have stepped up their lucrative business in the chaos which has engulfed the country since its 2011 revolution .
People rescued at sea have described harrowing ransom situations in which captors lock up migrants and demand their families send money to buy their freedom . Those who fail to comply are executed .
Reports have also emerged of ruthless traffickers burying people alive on the beaches of Libya if they refuse to board unseaworthy dinghies and overcrowded boats.

Despite the dangers, many of those arriving in Libya — fleeing conflict or poverty — find it almost impossible to get out again, if not by sea .
According to the UN ’ s International Organization for Migration , there are between 700 , 000 and one million people in Libya awaiting their chance to cross.
Over 77 , 000 people have tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since the beginning of the year , the UN ’ s refugee agency said Tuesday , while close to 2 , 000 people have died trying .

Abba Kyari: 'How I Arrested Evans, An Intelligent Criminal With A Very Sound IQ'

Funny things I did to arrest Evans, kidnap kingpin – Kyari, IRT boss

.Says I took okada to Magodo GRA to stop his escape

The Head of the Intelligence Response Team, Assistant Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari, has disclosed that he had to take a ride on a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as okada, to enable him move faster to the Magodo GRA Phase II residence of notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onuamadike, aka Evans, to effect his arrest.

Kyari told our correspondent on the phone that to avoid any delay due to the usual chaotic traffic situation on Lagos roads, he had to quickly jump on a commercial motorcycle from his Ikeja GRA location to Magodo GRA Phase II to arrest Evans, who he had earlier been informed by his men already deployed in the area, was making frantic preparations to leave his mansion very soon.

He added that in the early hours of Sunday, “At about 1.30am, Evans and some of his gang members went out to a club around Ikeja and returned at 5.10am. So, we were very sure Sunday would be our day. So, I decided to go and cleanup myself and have a little rest before I returned to Magodo. I was still resting when my guys called that the target was set; that it appeared he wanted to go out. So, I had to take Okada from where I was, to meet up.

“You won’t believe this, but it’s the truth. Do you know that when my surveillance team alerted me of the suspect’s presence at his Magodo mansion, I had no other option than to take Okada from where I was at Ikeja GRA to Magodo?”

I INSTRUCTED MY GUYS TO GIVE HIM WARNING SHOTS; THAT WAS TO ANNOUNCE OUR PRESENCE, AND THAT KEPT HIM INDOORS UNTIL I GOT THERE AND DIRECTED THE AFFAIRS

Kyari said though it might sound funny, policemen sometimes must do “unconventional things” to get at their targets or what they actually wanted.

“I was approaching former tollgate, when I got another call that he might drive out any moment. So, I instructed my guys to give him warning shots; that was to announce our presence, and that kept him indoors until I got there and directed the affairs,” he said.

The IRT boss stated that he and his team had been on Evans’ trail for close to 10 years until the kidnap kingpin met his waterloo last Sunday.

“We have been following him, through intelligence gathering and surveillance, but we have always lost him. He is a very intelligent criminal with a very sound IQ, I must tell you,” he said.

Kyari further disclosed that he and his team mounted a surveillance on Evans five days before last Sunday, when he was finally arrested.

“When we tracked him to Lagos, I was in Abuja. The moment I was sure he was in Lagos, we moved down to Lagos on Monday of that week. We came by road and slept at a police station close to Evans’ residence and started our surveillance on him,” he said.

Armed Robber Shoots Colleague Dead In Warri (Graphic Photos)

The fight against crime and criminality in Delta State got a boost on Monday, June 19 as a suspected armed robber shot dead his colleague simply identified as Obus along Ometan road in Warri at about 6am.

It was gathered that the deceased armed robber was shot by his colleague while exchanging gunfire with police after being chased by a combined patrol team from “B” Division.He was rushed by the police to the Warri Central Hospital for treatment where he gave up the ghost due to the injuries he sustained.

The police also recovered a locally made pistol and the victim’s tricycle from the suspect with Registration number PTN 739 QA(Delta State)

According to source, the suspect and three others had attacked, shot and injured a commercial tricycle operator, Paul Obidi before dispossessing him of his mobile phone, drivers license and other particulars with six thousand naira cash.
Narrating his ordeal at Warri Central Hospital, the victim, Paul Obidi said,” I left the house around 6am this morning and I carried one passenger along Cemetery Road when the armed robbers attacked me. They collected my license, particulars and 6,000 naira.”Contacted, the Divisional Police Officer, “B” Division in Warri, CSP Anieteh Eyoh declined comment, saying,” I’m not in the position to speak to you. Go and speak with the PPRO.”

Kidnapper Evans Advises Fellow Criminals To Stop Kidnapping (Video)

Billionaire Kidnapper Chukwudidumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans spoke to Channels TV while leading the police to his detention camps in Ejigbo and Igando areas of Lagos state on Sunday.

While explaining how his victims were kept, the notorious criminal advised his comrades in crime to stop kidnapping as it does not pay.

He said: "Police arrested me, so I believe there is nothing like kidnapping. So my advice to them (kidnappers) is that.. as they are looking at me or maybe they watch me today standing here, they should stop everything about that (crime)"

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"How I Escaped From Evans Cell After They Concluded To Kill Me" - Pharmacist

….I ESCAPED ON THE NIGHT THEY WERE TO KILL ME

Chief Donatus (as he preferred to be identified in this heart-rending story for security reasons), is an ardent Christian who believes that God’s will must manifest, no matter the situation. A wealthy owner of one of the most flourishing pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria with outlets in major cities of the world, he was forced to pass through the eye of a needle after being abducted near his office on the celebrated lover’s day of February 14, 2017. At the end of the 90-day gruelling and shocking experience in the hands of his kidnappers led by the arrested notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Omwuamadike a.k.a Evans, he miraculously escaped from their hideout. In this exclusive interview, the first since his freedom, with Emma Nnadozie and Joseph Unduu, he gave a vivid account of the hair-raising ugly encounter.


Excerpts;

On the 14th February, 2017, at about 7:30pm, while I was going home from my office at Ilupeju, I suddenly saw an SUV opposite me. I wanted to reverse but somebody in the front came down with a long gun and dragged me out from my car. He pushed me inside the SUV. Immediately they moved away from the street, they transferred me to the back of the SUV and covered me with a car mat while one of them sat on top of me. They drove me to an unknown place but before we got there, the one at the back with me now put iron (chain) on my hands. There were about five of them in the SUV. I was carried away and didn’t know what to say. I was afraid for my life and was thinking whether they were assassins or kidnappers because I have some cases in the court. So, I thought maybe those people are the ones after me.

Trip to hideout

When we got there, they asked me to come down but remain faced down, which I did. The house was a bungalow with a parlour and their generator was on. They asked me; are you Chief Donatus, I said yes, what’s your wife’s name? I told them. They now told me that they were not going to harm me, that what they wanted was their own share and that I should corporate. After that, they brought out one AK-47 and a pistol with live ammunitions and showed me that this is not a child’s play. They now brought out a locally made iron like chain and put on my legs, blindfolded me, then pushed me into one dark room. It was a self-contained room with bathroom and toilet inside. There was a standing fan, one high rise foam with bed spread and curtains on the widow but throughout my stay there, it was not opened even for one day. I was there till the following day. There was no food for me through out that night, but in the morning, they brought Indomie for me after brushing. I took my bath and ate. They asked me not to look at them any time I wanted to bath so when the time comes; I raised the blindfold up a bit, making sure that they did not see me.

Read the continuation: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/miraculous-escape-evans-cell-kidnap-victim/

Worker Kills Chinese Boss In Lagos

A worker at Green World, a drug producing firm on Akinola Cole Estate, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos State, allegedly killed his Chinese boss, Alice Xu.

It was said that the suspect, 28-year-old Okechukwu Amos, a casual worker, sneaked into Xu’s apartment while she was asleep and covered her nose with a cloth until she suffocated.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened around 8pm on Friday at the firm, which the 26-year-old Chinese woman also used as a residence.
It was gathered that the suspect had complained that the boss usually harassed him, and decided to “deal with her” that day.

Not done, Amos reportedly ransacked the apartment and allegedly stole about N800,000 and $2,000, which belonged to the deceased.

To evade arrest at the estate gate, which is manned by private guards and two policemen, Amos disguised as a mentally-derailed person.

Luck, however, ran out on him.

A security guard, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on condition of anonymity, said the suspect almost escaped from the gate, but he unearthed his identity and alerted one of the policemen.

He said;

“I was at the security post around 9pm that day when I saw a man half-Unclad. He walked towards the gate bare-footed. He was holding a pair of slippers and carrying a load wrapped with a shirt on his head.
“I initially took the man for a mad person, but after a closer look, I discovered that he is Ikechukwu (Amos). I asked him what was wrong and why he was dressed like that. He said he was angry and that he was quitting his job at the the company. I asked if the person that brought him to the company was aware, he said no.
“I volunteered to call the person, but he refused. I requested to know the content of the bag with him, he was reluctant.

“That was when I became suspicious and called a policeman, who was at the gate with me. He interrogated him and forced him to open the bag. The bag contained a lot of cash. He led the policeman to the company, where we found the woman dead.”

The guard said Amos was handed over to the police at the MAN Centre division.

A police source said the suspect in his statement stated that he had endured frequent harassment by the woman and decided to punish her.

The source said,

“He was employed recently by the woman through somebody and he worked at the supply department. He alleged that the woman had been very insulting and disrespecting to him over a period of time.

“He gained access into her apartment when she had slept and tied her up. He covered her mouth and nose and the woman died because she could not breathe properly. He said he only wanted to punish her and didn’t mean to kill her. Sums of N800,000 and $2,000 belonging to the woman were recovered from him.”

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident, adding that the suspect had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba.

Nigerian hackers and cyber criminals are being accused of masterminding a grand theft of information and money running into billions of dollars, worldwide. According to experts, the Nigerians are able to carry out the heist by sending phishing emails to commercial organizations and industrial enterprises, which they later steal dry.

The FBI estimates that these phishing attacks have cost companies over $3 billion. The number of affected companies exceeds 22,143. Kaspersky Labs, an internet security company said it has found over 500 companies that are under attack in at least 50 countries. Those under attack are mostly industrial enterprises and large transportation and logistics corporations, based in Germany, UAE, Russia and India.

In a blog post, Kaspersky said the cyber-criminals managed to steal technical drawings, floor plans and diagrams showing the structure of electrical and information networks. Researchers said that all indications are that these were business email compromise (BEC) attacks that have come to be associated with Nigerian cyber-criminals. Emails received by victims looked authentic enough to fool people.

Some had attachments with names such as “Energy & Industrial Solutions W.L.L_pdf”, “Woodeck Specifications best Prices Quote.uue” and “Saudi Aramco Quotation Request for October 2016”. These are well crafted emails that look legitimate and are crafted to make the victim open the malicious attachment. The emails ask the recipients to check information as soon as possible, clarify product pricing or receive goods specified in the delivery note attached. The malicious attachments contain RTF files with an exploit for the CVE-2015-1641 vulnerability. They may also contain archives of different formats containing malicious executable files or macros and OLE objects designed to download malicious executable files.

Kaspersky discovered that the malicious files are intended to steal confidential data and install stealthy remote administration tools on infected systems. Using Whois services, Kaspersky found that the domains used to host the malware were registered to residents of Nigeria. Once in, the hackers compromise a legitimate email and change the banking account details. The malware used in these attacks belonged to families that are popular among cyber-criminals, such as ZeuS, Pony/FareIT, LokiBot, Luminosity RAT, NetWire RAT, HawkEye, ISR Stealer and iSpy keylogger. ”The phishers selected a toolset that included the functionality they needed, choosing from malware available on cyber-criminal forums.

At the same time, the malware was packed using VB and .NET packers – a distinct feature of this campaign. To evade detection by security tools, the malicious files were regularly repacked using new modifications of the same packers,” said the researchers. At least eight different Trojan-Spy and Backdoor families were used in the attacks.

Further research found that the domain names of some of the malware command-and-control servers used by the attackers mimicked domain names used by industrial companies – “more proof that the attacks were primarily targeting industrial companies,” said researchers. They added that most domains used for malware C&C servers were registered to residents of Nigeria. Researchers warned that it would be very dangerous if, because of an infection, cyber-criminals were able to gain access to computers that are part of an industrial control system (ICS).

“In such cases, they can gain remote access to the ICS and unauthorised control over industrial processes,” said researchers. Owen Connolly, vice president services (EMEA) at IOActive, told SC Media UK that this attack is not actually targeting industrial control systems or operational technology. “It’s just targeting users that work for large companies. The fact that those companies may also have OT systems could just be coincidence, not correlation,” he said. Mark James, security specialist at ESET, told SC Media UK that scammers are opportunistic.

They understand they need to adapt and will change their tactics to get the best result. “With the 419 scams being so synonymous with the public, the scope for business users being victims is massive. We also need to consider the scope for larger, single successful attacks reaping the benefits much quicker than the smaller, and often much harder, sells through the public,” he said.

Javvad Malik, security advocate at AlienVault, told SC that organisations dealing with industrial control systems may not be as savvy to scams as financial services, so it could be that the success rate of targeted emails is higher. “Allowing criminals to make quick money. On the other hand, it could allow criminals to implant malware on industrial control systems, or at least on systems that support the ICS. This can then be allowed for further nefarious purposes such as deploying ransomware – or selling on the access to other criminals or ever nation states,” he said.

Man Drives 3-inch Nail Into Nephew’s Skull For Stealing N500

Doctors at a private hospital in Odogunyan, Ikorodu, Lagos, are battling to save the life of an orphan, Friday Paul, whose uncle/guardian drove a three-inch nail into his head for stealing N500.

The eight-year-old Friday lives with his uncle and his immediate family in a room apartment at 6, Anjolarin Street, Odogunyan, Ikorodu, after the death of his (Friday) parents about two years ago. Friday’s uncle, one Mr. Paul, it was gathered, allegedly accused his nephew of stealing the money he kept in his room, weekend, but the eight-year-old boy denied the act, which infuriated his uncle.

Mr. Paul was said to have dragged the boy into an apartment and tortured him. Not done with that, he was said to have driven a three inches nail into the boy’s skull. Friday’s distress call was said to have attracted neighbours, who rushed to the scene, but Paul was said to have abandoned the boy and fled.

It was learned that sympathisers caught up with him and handed him over to the Police at Sagamu Road Division, while the victim was rushed to Ikorodu General Hospital. A resident told Vanguard that the hospital rejected the boy over lack of funds, but sympathisers had to rush the boy to The Saviour the Rock Hospital, Odonla Road, Odogunyan, where doctors are battling to save his life. The resident, who pleaded anonymity, said if not for the quick arrival of the Police, the said uncle would have been lynched.

At press time, Friday wreathes in pains after the nail was successfully removed yesterday afternoon. Paul’s neighbour, Mr. Edwin Abah, claimed Friday had been facing persecution from his uncle, which climaxed in the weekend nail-in-the-skull incident. Friday, who dropped out of primary school after his parents’ death, urgently requires about N100,000 for a surgery.

Lexus SUV Kidnapper Evan’s Wife Drives According To Freeze

Daddy Freeze has taken to Instagram to post pictures of the kind of car that the wife of billionaire kidnapper Evans use to drive. He claims a friend of his who lives 2 houses away from Evans gave him the information. Recall that Evan’s wife shared a picture of her and her children shedding tears while begging for the authorities to spare her husband’s life. In the report, she claimed she didn’t know he was rich and that N 200, 000 is the only amount the billionaire has ever given her. See Daddy Freeze’s Instagram post below.

Going live in 15 minutes! Breaking!!

I just found out today, from a friend of mine who lives 2 houses away from Evans, that Evans kids allegedly go to the same school as my kids?

Can you imagine?

According to my friend, the latest 2016/2017 Lexus, like the one pictured above, is what he had allegedly seen the wife drive several times.

He said that his own wife used to wonder how a woman who couldn’t speak english could drive such an expensive car. He assumed that he was a successful igbo trader.

Join me for a live Instagram video in 15 minutes as we discuss this.

Ivie Edobor, Victim Of Domestic Violence Marks 1st Anniversary

Ivie Edobor, victim of domestic violence who has been in and out of court and hospital, after she was reportedly brutally attacked by her husband John Edobor and his thugs in Lagos, marked one year of the ugly incident yesterday.

Ivie whose bones were crushed by her husband and is currently on crutches with iron bars inside the legs to aid support, took to Facebook to write an emotional post, while also disclosing that her husband who assaulted her jumped bail and have fled to America with his mistress.

Here's her post;

"Its been 1year since the terrible incident that took my right leg. I'm grateful to God for sparing my life that night. Yes, the perpetrator is still at large after jumping bail and fleeing the country to America with his mistress even with court case still on but one thing is sure, I am strong, I am happy, I am free, I have the love of my beautiful angels and most importantly I AM A SURVIVOR. This is my life after DV. My God is awesome".

5 Women And Police Officer Sell 3-yr-old Boy Stolen At Burial Ceremony For 600k

A five-woman gang who specialize in child trafficking, have been busted by the officers of the Imo State Police Command, after they reportedly sold a 3- year-old boy in Ngor Okpala LGA of the state for N600,000 abducted from a burial ceremony.

It was gathered that the suspects Chinonye Okere, Joy Ama, Eucheria Amadi, Pauline Uzoamaka and Nnenne Okere, who sold the boy who was rescued in Lagos, accused a police officer identified as Felix,  who is currently facing an orderly room trial and would be dismissed and charged to the court if found guilty of being part of the child-trafficking syndicate, of being part of their gang.

According to Punch, the prime suspect, Okere, who allegedly stole the child at a funeral ceremony confessed to the crime, but claimed that one police man, Felix, planned and executed the criminal act with her. .

She said that her husband and one other person she named as being part of the crime, Rose, were on the run. The alleged buyer, 55-year-old Uzoamaka, said she bought the child for N600,000 from 54 year-old Mrs. Amadi in Nnewi, Anambra State in April.

Evans Leads Police To Houses Where He Keeps His Victims (photos)

‎Notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, AKA Evans, who was arrested recently by the police for coordinating several high profile kidnappings and armed robberies within Lagos, Anambara and Enugu State, receiving millions of dollars as ransom, Sunday took police operative to two houses (Dens) in Ejigbo and Igando areas in Lagos state, where he kept some of his victim for months.

Evans: I Gave My Father N3m, SUV And A Hilux Van; Why I Didn't Enjoy My Money

Suspected kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeje George Onwuamadike alias Evans, yesterday claimed he gave his father N3million cash, a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a Hilux Van before he stopped visiting his hometown, Umudim, Nnewi in Anambra State.

Evans made the allegation when detectives took him to one of the dens his gang used for the detention of victims.

The bungalow situated at Green Street, Jakande Estate, Isolo, was rented by the kingpin, through his gang members in 2010 and he paid the rent yearly.

The other two are situated at New Igando and Gowon Estate, the suspect said.

Evans, who said he believed his father must have started the pig husbandry from the money he gave him, blamed the man for what he turned into.

He said: “Before I stopped going home, I gave my father N3million and I bought him jeep and pick up van. I believe that part of the money I gave him was what he used to establish the piggery business. Had it been my father had taken good care of me, I wouldn’t have become what I am today.

“I dropped out of school at JSS2, when my father refused to send me to school. I have been fending for myself since I was 10 with the support of my mother, presently my mother is paralyzed. She’s on sick bed.

“My wife was only lying that she did not spend part of my money. She only wants Nigerians to have sympathy for me. She did not know I was into kidnapping. I only told her that I am into drug, which she advised me to stop because it is dangerous.”

Continuing, Evans, who allegedly threatened his victims with death and even shot at some of them, said he believes in God.

He said: “I believe in God, that was why I mandated my wife to always wake my children up for prayers. My favourite bible passage is Psalm 23. My wife does not know why I loved the Psalm so much. I loved it because of the sins I have committed. I always asked my children to ask for forgiveness for me and also pray that I should not die young.

“I believe in God, because he’s the only one that can save me from the problem I find myself in. I believe it was greed that pushed me into kidnapping. I don’t believe in Juju.”

Although detectives said Evans held Chief James Udoji and five other victims hostage in the Jakande camp until their families paid demanded ransom, Evans said he only had three victims inside the building.

He said: “I have just three camps in Lagos where I kept some of the victims, I kidnapped, and the camps are in Jakande, Igando and Gowon area of the state.

“I collected $1million from Udoji. Another victim Emesbos paid me $300,000, while the third person paid N250,000. Whenever I noticed policemen were after me, I moved the victim to a different camp so that I won’t be tracked.

“I rented the Jakande house for N750,000 per annum. I also operated several bank accounts, but I used GTB constantly.

“The house at Igando has two different apartments. I rented the house for N1million per year. I only kept two victims in the house and they are Chief Umeh and the pharmacist, Chief Donatus Dunu, who escaped.

“We collected €23million (euros) from the family. We demanded €300million before they paid €23million and promised to bring the rest. When we collected the money, I told my boys to release the man, they were the ones holding him, because then, I was suspecting policemen were after me.

“I was surprised when I heard that Chief Donatus Dunu has escaped from the detention camp. It was one of my boys that called and informed me about the development. I was still not convinced that Uche and Emeka did not collect money from the victim’s family and released him.

“It was after two weeks that I received a call from my spy in the community that policemen had busted the house and recovered arms and ammunitions.

“I usually don’t go to the house. I have my boys on ground there and they give me information about the development on daily basis. That alone gives me the assurance that all was well with any victim we kidnapped.

“When I heard that the Igando house has been busted by the police, I threatened the camp officer Uche Amadi that I was going to kill him. I just wanted to get the truth about the escape of the pharmacist from him.

“I always controlled my boys on the phone. Most of the detention camps, I asked them to do the findings and get back to me. I usually gave them specification on the houses to look for and I only went to the place after they must have inspected. I don’t just rent any house, anywhere based on what we were using them for.”

Asked how he was faring in cell, Evans said he was being treated well by other suspects, adding that policemen were also friendly with him.

“They take good care of me. I cannot blame them if they did not take care of me because I am the cause of my problem. I am reaping what I sowed.

“I do not have any car called Fathom. The only vehicles I have are Toyota Hilux, Nissan pickup – N7million, Luxus GS460 – N22million, Range Rover, 2016 model – N55million and Luxus GL47 – N9million.

“I did not enjoy all the money I made from kidnapping because I was always on the run. I am regretting my actions in life. I did not go to clubs, hotels because I was afraid that policemen would come after me. If I am given a second chance, I would be the most grateful person on earth and I promise to be an advocate of anti-kidnapping in the country.”

Policeman Who Sustained Injury During The Arrest Of Kidnapper, Evans Thanks God

A gallant police officer who was among the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) who arrested the notorious billionaire kidnapper Evans in his Magodo mansion in Lagos - has reacted in jubilation to the big capture after sustaining a minor injury in the process.

Livinus Micheal posed alongside Nigeria's crime buster, ACP Abba Kyari and other policemen after arresting the wealthy criminal in his mansion.

Below is what the officer wrote on his social media account.

I give Almighty God the glory, and my boss Abba Kyari my 1 and only commander, and Abdulraham Ejily team 1, Abba k lead us 2 arrest the notorious and richest kidnapper Evans in which i sustained injury in d cos of his arrest but thank God I'm ok now. Thanks 2 God and all IRT for the dedication and manhunt of Evans. We had sleepless night and end of d day he was arrested.

Kidnapped Delta State Polytechnic Registrar Regains Freedom; N5M Ransom Paid

The Registrar of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Mr. Collins Onyenwenu, who was abducted last weekend by gunmen, has regained his freedom after reportedly paying a ransom of N5 million. SaharaReporters learned that the registrar was released on Tuesday after four days in the kidnappers’ custody.

The gunmen seized Mr. Onyenwenu around 3.30 pm last Saturday. He was at the time traveling in his official car along Ugiliamai/Onitcha-Ukwu Road in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state.

Speaking with SaharaReporters on condition of anonymity, a family member of the freed Registrar disclosed that the kidnappers had initially demanded a ransom of N30 million, adding that they reduced the amount to N20 million and finally to N5 million, which was paid to secure the registrar's release. The source said he suspected the registrar's abduction was connected to the polytechnic's recent sacking of 200 employees.

Confirming the release of the registrar, a senior lecturer at the Polytechnic told our correspondent that he and some staff of the institution believe the kidnappers came from among the more than 200 employees laid off by the Polytechnic. According to the lecturer, many of the sacked employees had in 2015 paid the registrar bribes of between N150, 000 and N200, 000 in order to secure employment at the institution. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State recently dismissed many of those employees.

"The truth is that these persons spent fortunes to secure their appointments. And they paid the huge sums to the registrar, Collins Onyenwenu, during the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. All the employees were duly issued employment letters and went through the biometrics screening in Asaba. All of a sudden, when Governor Ifeanyi Okowa assumed office, the appointments were invalidated on the grounds that the workers did not go through the normal process."

The lecturer added: "A day after the registrar was kidnapped, at night the kidnappers went to the residence in Ogwashi-Uku of the registrar's cousin, named Collins. Collins was not at home. The kidnappers left a message with his wife to pass on to him. They said the registrar should refund all the money he collected in exchange for facilitating their failed employment. They threatened to kill him [the registrar] if he failed to comply."

The lecturer alleged that the registrar used Collins and another cousin named Henry as fronts to collect bribes from job seekers, adding that Henry reportedly left Nigeria once the employments were terminated.

Speaking to SaharaReporters Thursday, the freed registrar said his kidnap had nothing to do with employment issues at the Polytechnic, adding that those who kidnapped him were Fulani herdsmen.

On the reported N5 million ransom, the registrar insisted he did not pay any ransom to his kidnappers.

“I was kidnapped at Ugiliamai along Iselegu-Utagba Uno-Obiaruku Road and taken to Ossisa where I was released," he said. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Aniamaka, stated that no arrests had been made so far, adding that the investigation was continuing.

Ngozi Olojeme Declared Wanted By EFCC Over $48m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a court order to declare wanted Dr. Ngozi Olojeme, the Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2015.

Olojeme, who served as the Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund from 2009 to 2015, was accused of diverting $48,485,127 from the NSITF.

The NSITF is a social insurance scheme designed to provide compensation to employees who suffer from occupational accidents or diseases in the line of duty. The organisation is funded by deducting 1 per cent from all government and private sector employees enrolled in the scheme.

However, according to documents made available to The PUNCH, Olojeme and some directors in the company allegedly diverted billions of naira including funds meant for the payment of allowances of its staff as well as compensation to contributors.

Trouble started for Olojeme shortly after her removal by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.


The EFCC subsequently received a petition alleging that over N50bn from the Employee Compensation Scheme fund, paid by Ministries, Departments and Agencies and private companies as well as another N18bn, being the contribution of the Federal Government as take-off grant to the NSITF, was mismanaged and diverted into the personal accounts of Olojeme and Umar Abubakar, a former Managing Director of the NSITF.

The EFCC immediately set up a team of detectives to look into the allegations.

Operatives of the commission looked into the bank account of the NSITF and uncovered suspicious transactions and diversion of funds.

Some funds were said to have been traced to the accounts of some consultants and contractors, who were believed to be fronts for Olojeme and other directors in the NSITF.

It was learnt that several directors and contractors were invited to explain their own side of the story, many of whom have since returned funds to the EFCC.

Joy Odama: Alhaji Usman Adamu, The Prime Suspect In Her Death Appears

Police investigations into the suspected murder of Joy Odama, a 200-Level undergraduate of Mass Communication of Cross River State University, in Abuja, took a new twist, yesterday, as the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, through the IGP Monitoring Unit, ordered that a fresh autopsy be carried out to confirm the cause of her death.

The IGP’s directive, it was gathered, followed the re-appearance of Alhaji Usman Adamu, who Vanguard gathered made a statement, stating his part of what transpired, noting that he was never on the run.

Recall that the initial autopsy report from the National Hospital, Abuja, indicated that Joy Odama died of cocaine poisoning occasioned by cardiogenic shock secondary to diffusion.

The report said: “The cause of death was traced to cardiogenic myocardial infection secondary to possible acute cocaine poison.”

However, lawyer to the family of the deceased, Rose Mbata, and representatives of Yala community in Abuja, disclosed that at a meeting summoned by the Inspector General of Police at Force Headquarters, yesterday, with family members of late Joy Odama, and interested parties, Deputy Commissioner in charge IGP Monitoring Unit delivered the IGP’s order.

Surprise appearance

Mbata said: “On arrival at Force headquarters, the Inspector General instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the IGP Monitoring to conduct preliminary hearing on the matter and revert to him.

“In the cause of the preliminary hearing, surprisingly the prime suspect in the case, Alhaji Usman Adamu, who the police had said was at large, suddenly appeared at the meeting room in company of some policemen.

“With a stern and fiery look on his face, he exchanged pleasantries with the police and took his seat. At the end of the hearing, all parties were now taken to see the IGP, who was not on seat.

Fresh autopsy

“The parties were informed by the DCP that on the instructions of the IGP, a fresh autopsy shall be conducted.

“Parties were requested to report tomorrow (today) by 7a.m. at the National Hospital, Abuja, for a fresh autopsy to be conducted where other consultant pathologists shall participate in the exercise.

“The DCP Monitoring later informed us that the Nigeria Police shall bear the cost of the fresh autopsy contrary to the Police earlier refusal to foot the bill.”

The family of the deceased, however, expressed shock that the senior officers indicted in the saga including the then DPO, Karmo Police Division, were absent at the meeting.

Roll call

Parties present at the meeting include the deceased’s mother, Mrs Philomena Odama; Lead Counsel, Lady Rose Mbata & Co; Yala Community, Abuja, represented by Godwin Offiono (Esq.); the family, represented by Godwin Okuja (Esq.); Augustine Okechukwu of Basic Rights Enlightenment Foundation; other witnesses, including the cook, Ms Victoria, and Elizabeth, who took the late Joy Odama to Alhaji Usman Adamu.

Repeated calls to the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, to ascertain why the initial autopsy was being questioned, were not answered.

Cattle Rustlers, Robbers & Kidnappers Paraded With Weapons By Police

PRESS BRIRFING
PARADE OF SUSPECTED VICIOUS CATTLE RUSTLERS/ARMED ROBBERS, KIDNAP FOR RANSOM GANG AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS ON 15TH JUNE 2017
BY FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER AT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA
SUSPECTS:
i. Abubakar Ibrahim M 21 years
ii. Basher Shuaibu M 23 years
iii. Obinna Samson Ani M 37 Years from kaduna state
iv. Kenneth Edeh M 35 years and
v. Uchechukwu Anoada M 36 years from Lagos state
vi. GyanDabo M 29 years
vii. Shuaibu M 30 years
viii. Idris Musa Idris M 30 years
ix. Dennis Salami M aged 33years
x. Umar Mohammed Alia Chairman M aged 60 years old
xi. Isah Ibrahim M aged 45 years old
xii. Lawali Ibrahim M aged 47 years old
xiii. Nasiru Abubakar M aged 42 years old
xiv. Murtala A. Ado M aged 38 years old
xv. Ahmadu Sale M aged years old
xvi. Muhammed Adamu M
xvii. Muhhamed Abubakar M
xviii. Umar Ibrahim M
xix. Mohammed Umar
xx. Umaru Yahaya
xxi. Ibrahim Umar
xxii. Abdullahi Sani M
xxiii. Abubakar Wada M
xxiv. Ali Bello AKA Ali Zugange
xxv. Suleiman Muhammed M aged 27 years native of Kafaru Bida Niger State
xxvi. Shamsudeen Isa M native of Paiko town, Niger State
xxvii. Mingel Saleh M 29 years
xxviii. Lawal Shehu M of Kwanam Ganuwa of Zamfara state
EXHIBITS :
i. Five (5) AK 47 rifles
ii. Two locally mad e Baretta pistols
iii. AK 47 live ammunition and cartridges
iv. Eighteen (18) locally made rifles of different calibres
v. Twenty Seven (27) rounds of live ammunition
vi. Twenty (20) rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition
vii. Five(5) magazines
viii. 50 cattle

CASE 1: CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE
SUSPECTS:

i. Abubakar Ibrahim M 21 years
ii. Basher Shuaibu M 23 years
iii. Obinna Samson Ani M 37 Years from kaduna state
iv. Kenneth Edeh M 35 years and
v. Uchechukwu Anoada M 36 years from Lagos state.

EXHIBITS :

vi. One AK 47 live
vii. two locally made Baretta pistols
viii. AK 47 live ammunition and cartridges
On the 12/05/2017 at 0900hrs, acting on a tip off, team of IGP Special Tactical Squad (STS), intercepted and arrest the following suspects, the suspects conspired within themselves and forcefully broke into Rukayya Blocks Industry at Haudawa Danmaliki Kano, they killed the security guard and made away with one unit of motor vehicle tipper truck with Reg. No. KRV 858 XB. Suspects confessed to the crime, they will soon be charge to Court for prosecution.
CASE 2. CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY
SUSPECTS: -

i. Gyan Dabo M 29 years
ii. Shuaibu Saidu M 30 years.

EXHIBIT:
i. One Peugeot 406 with Reg. No. KMC 540 BF blue incolour.
On the 12/05/2017 at about 2040hrs, a team of IGP STS, intercepted the above suspects who are residents of Jos, Plateau state, were found in possession of robbed vehicle.

CASE 3.CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY THEFT AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTIES
SUSPECTS:-

i. Idris Musa Idris M 30 years
ii. Dennis Salami M aged 33years,

EXHIBITS:

i. 58 different type of handsets including seven pieces of I phone, Black Berry, Samsung valued recovered ten million five hundred thousand naira (10,500,000.00)
On the 07/06/2017 at about 1900hrs, following a direct complain by one Alh. Sharani Hassan M of Sani Maidaggi, to IGP STS, the Special Tactical Squad swung into action at sharans investment, Barrack Road Kano, and arrested the above suspects both who are resident of Sahcol Aminu Kano International Airport.

CASE 4. CRIMNAL CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY,
KIDNAPPING AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS
SUSPECTS:

i. Umar Mohammed Alia Chairman M aged 60 years old
ii. Isah Ibrahim M aged 45 years old
iii. Lawali Ibrahim M aged 47 years old
iv. Nasiru Abubakarn M aged 42 years old
v. Murtala A. Ado M aged 38 years old
vi. Ahmadu Sale M aged years old

EXHIBITS:

ix. One AK 47 live
x. two locally made Barette pistols
xi. AK 47 live ammunition and cartridges
In between 14/05/2017 and 04/06/2017, following intelligence report, operatives of the outfit arrested the above suspects, conspired and formed a gang of robbers who carried out robbery attacks in Sokoto state and its environs.

CASE 5.ARMED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING
SUSPECTS :

i. MuhammedAdamu M
ii. MuhhamedAbubakar M
iii. Umar Ibrahim M
iv. Mohammed Umar M
v. UmaruYahaya M
vi. Ibrahim Umar M

EXHIBITS:

i. Two (2) AK 47 rifles
ii. Twenty seven (27) rounds of live ammunition
The above suspects were arrested on 17/04/2017 at about 0700hrs, based on intelligence report received by Police operatives at Lokoja Kogi state; they were arrested and confessed to be armed robbers and kidnappers.

CASE 6.CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY ARMED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING
SUSPECTS:-

i. Abdullahi Sani M
ii. Abubakar Wada M

EXHIBITS:

i. One (1) AK 47 rifle
ii. 20 rounds of 7.62 mm live ammunition
On 10 June, 2017 at about 23:3hrs, acting on credible information, undercover operatives from the outfit trailed and arrested the above suspect, they conspired to attack and rob one Inspr Sanda Kudu attached to Kaduna State Police Command on 16th May, 2017, on interrogation the suspects confessed to series of kidnappings androbberies. They further confessed to three others AK 47 rifles used during their armed robbery operations, effort is ongoing towards the arrest of the fled suspects and possible the recovery of the remaining three AK 47 rifles in their possession.

CASE 7. CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, CATTLE RUSTLING/ARMED ROBBERY AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS
SUSPECT:

i. Ali Bello AKA Ali Zugange

EXHIBITS :-

xii. one AK 47 rifle
xiii. one empty magazine
xiv. 50 Cattle
On the 20th May, 2017 at about 1630hrs, following an intelligence received by Commander IGP STS/TIU ACP Yusuf Kolo, a team of operatives Led by ASP Hassan Gimba attached to STS FHQ Abuja, arrested the above notorious armed robber, kidnapper and cattle rustler, the suspect confessed to be among seventeen armed robbery gang terrorizing Niger, Kaduna, Abuja and kogi state.

CASE 8.CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY, ARMED ROBBERY AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE
SUSPECT:

i. Suleiman Muhammed M aged 27 years native of Kafaru Bida Niger State
On the 17th May 2017, at about 1300hrs, at Karafu forest bida Niger state, suspect was arrested and confessed that his syndicates while five at large are terrorizing Bida Minna road, he further confessed to the killing of one Altine and Njelbe of Korafo village.
CASE9.THEFT OF MOTOR CYCLE
SUSPECT:
i. Shamsudeen Isa M native of Paiko town, Niger State
Based on tip off, on 03/06/2017 at about 1700hrs at Paiko town the above suspect was arrested with a stolen Bajaj motor cycle. During interrogation he confessed to have stolen another two motor cycles and mentioned his criminal receiver who is now at large.

CASE 10.CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND KIDNAPPING
SUSPECTS:-

I. Mingel Saleh M 29 years
On tip off, the above suspect who confessed to series of kidnapping teenagerswithin Abuja and admitted to have collected a total sum of ten million naira as ransom in which one million naira was given to him. Other members of his gang are still at large.

CASE 11. ARMS DEALING AND ILLEGAL POSSESION
OF PROHIBITED FIRE ARMS
SUSPECT:-

i. Lawal Shehu M of Kwanam Ganuwa of Zamfara state

EXHIBITS:

i. Eighteen(18) locally made rifles of different calibers
On the 16/04/2017 at about 1400hrs, acting on a tip off, operatives of the Technical intelligence Unit (TIU) and the Special Tactical Squad trailed and arrested the above suspect at karatu area of Niger state and exhibits mentioned therein were recovered in his possession. The suspect confessed to the crime and mentioned other members of his gang.Investigation is being intensified to arrest the fleeing members of the gang.

All the arrested suspects will be charge to court on completion of investigations. The Nigeria Police Force is using this medium to further solicit for the cooperation of members of public at giving useful and timely information and also report any suspicious person or persons at the nearest police station.