Crime
Bauchi NSCDC Arrests 5 Over Pipeline Vandalism, Motorcycle Theft

Bauchi NSCDC Arrests 5 Over Pipeline Vandalism, Motorcycle Theft
Bauchi NSCDC arrests 5 over pipeline vandalism, motorcycle theft. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it has apprehended five suspects for pipeline vandalism and other offences in Bauchi State.
The commandant, Oloyede Oyerinde, said this while parading the suspects on Saturday in Bauchi.
He said operatives of the corps apprehended the suspects for criminal misappropriation, rape and theft in different locations across the state.
Mr Oyerinde said the operatives nabbed two suspects (names withheld) for motorcycle theft at a lodge in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of the state.
He said the Corps arrested one suspect (name withheld) on March 7, for alleged pipeline vandalism and illegal extraction of kerosene in Alkaleri.
The commandant said that on Feb. 26, operatives of the Corps in Alkaleri detained a 38-year-old man (name withheld), for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.

NSCDC
He said the Corps on March 4, detained a 22-year-old man for siphoning diesel from a 150KVA generator meant for powering street lights in Bauchi metropolis.
Mr Oyerinde said the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
While reiterating commitment to protect critical infrastructure, Mr Oyerinde urged residents to cooperate with security agencies to protect lives and property.
Crime
EFCC Arraigns 2 Chinese Nationals, Nigerian For Cyber Crimee In Lagos

EFCC Arraigns 2 Chinese Nationals, Nigerian For Cyber Crimee In Lagos
EFCC arraigns 2 Chinese nationals, Nigerian for cyber crimee in Lagos. EFCC alleged that they engaged in this foreign exchange without going through the official foreign exchange market authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on Monday dragged a Nigerian, two Chinese nationals, and their company before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged multibillion-naira cybercrime.
The defendants Huang Haoyu, Friday Audu, An Hongxu and a company, Gentting International Ltd., are standing trial before Justice Daniel Osiagor on a 12-count charge of cybercrime.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, Bilikisu Buhari, told the court that the defendants committed the offences sometime in 2024 in Lagos.
Ms Buhari said the defendants allegedly conspired among themselves to commit the offences with one Dualiang Pan, who is now at large.
She said the defendants allegedly willfully caused to be assessed computer systems organised to destabilise Nigeria’s economic structure.
Ms Buhari also said the defendants allegedly procured Nigerian youths to falsely represent themselves as persons of foreign nationalities.
They were alleged to have procured one Chukwuemeka Okeke to retain $1.2 million in his crypto wallet, which they ought to know forms part of fraudulent activities.
They were alleged to have also procured one Alhassan Garba and Ifesinaci Jacobs to retain $1.3 million in their crypto wallet, being proceeds of crime.
They were also alleged to have retained in the Union Bank account of Gentting International Ltd the sum of N3.4 billion, which also forms part of the proceeds of their fraudulent activities.
The prosecutor alleged that they transferred, among others, N106 million and N913 million to Mr Dualiang’s UBA account, which also forms the proceeds of their fraudulent activities.
The transfer and several other transfers were said to be made from Gentting Ltd.
Besides, the defendants were said to have illegally negotiated a foreign exchange transaction with one Alhassan Garba to the dollar equivalent of N1.1 billion, N962 million, and other sums.
EFCC alleged that they engaged in this foreign exchange without going through the official foreign exchange market authorised by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Court
All monies are said to have formed part of the proceeds of their fraudulent activities.
She said the offences contravened section 29(2) of the Foreign Exchange Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2004.
It also contravenes sections 18 and 27 of the Cybercrime (Prohibition) Act 2015, as well as sections 18(2)(d) and 21(c) of the Money Laundering Act 2021.
The court adjourned the case until March 20 to hear the defendants’ bail application.
The judge ordered the defendants to be remanded in EFCC’s custody pending bail.
Crime
Cross River Lawmakers Invites Commissioner Over Alleged Illegal Levies

Cross River Lawmakers Invites Commissioner Over Alleged Illegal Levies
Cross River lawmakers invites commissioner over alleged illegal levies. The House described the imposition of illegal levies by the ministry as double taxation.
The Cross River House of Assembly has invited the state commissioner for environment over alleged illegal levies imposed on truck drivers.
The House took the decision following a complaint made during the house session on Monday by Okon Owuna, the member representing Akamkpa I in the assembly.
Mr Owuna said that the levy tagged “Cross River Evacuation Permit” was imposed by the Ministry of Environment on trucks hauling granite from quarries in Akamkpa.
The lawmaker said that the levy was illegal, and not approved by the Cross River Internal Revenue Service.
“This levy is not also backed by the state Revenue Administration Law passed by the State Assembly,” he said.
He further said that the collection of the illegal levies had caused serious hardship on truck drivers as well as business owners in the area.
“This has led to the withdrawal of their trucks to quarries in neighbouring states; this trend should be stopped to preserve the good image of the state.
“If this trend is not checked, it is capable of destroying the hard-earned reputation and good image that Governor Bassey Otu has built for the state,” he said.
Other lawmakers who spoke on the matter described the imposition of illegal levies by the ministry as double taxation.

Cross River Lawmakers
The speaker, Elvert Ayambem, condemned the act and said that the commissioner of environmental and chairman of the Internal Revenue Service should appear before the house.
Mr Ayambem said the invitation of the two government officials would enable the House to adequately understand the issue and proffer lasting solutions.
Crime
EFCC Arrests TikTok Influencer, Murja Kunya for Alleged Naira Mutilation In Kano

EFCC Arrests TikTok Influencer, Murja Kunya for Alleged Naira Mutilation In Kano
EFCC arrests TikTok influencer, Murja Kunya for alleged Naira Mutilation in Kano. Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, for allegedly abusing and mutilating the Naira.
Specifically, Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano.
The arrest followed her diligent pursuit by EFCC operatives after she jumped an administrative bail granted her by the Commission over one month ago.
She was initially arrested in January 2025 for violating the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Act which prohibits the abuse and mutilation of the Naira.
She was granted an administrative bail by the Commission pending her arraignment before the Federal High Court in Kano.
However, when it was time for her court appearance, Kunya absconded, evading the legal processes.
However, after weeks of intensive investigation and surveillance, EFCC operatives successfully re-arrested the TikTok Influencer on Sunday March 16, 2025.

Murja Kunya
She was subsequently conveyed to the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Commission, where she is currently in custody awaiting her arraignment.
The EFCC reiterates its commitment to enforcing laws protecting the integrity of the Nigerian currency and warned against acts of abuse including spraying, stamping, or mutilating the currency during social events.
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