UNACCEPTABLE – GOV. ALIA BLASTS MBALOM KILLINGS, ASSURES JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS. (PHOTO).

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 UNACCEPTABLE – GOV. ALIA BLASTS MBALOM KILLINGS, ASSURES JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS  Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has condemned the latest attack on Mbalom community in Gwer East Local Government Area, describing it as barbaric and unacceptable, while assuring residents of intensified efforts to protect lives and property. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, the governor reacted to reports of an assault by suspected armed herdsmen on the community, an incident that adds to recurring security concerns in parts of the state. Alia said the attack represents a direct threat to the peace and security of Benue, noting a disturbing pattern of what he described as calculated and selective assaults. He expressed sympathy to affected families and reiterated his administration’s resolve to confront criminal elements. The governor also commended the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies for their swift response, adding that operatives are already...

EFCC ARRAIGNS BANKER FOR N50.4M FRAUD TODAY AT IGBOSERE.{PHOTO}


       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, arraigned one Adebayo Ogunnusi and his company, TQM Infrastructure Limited, before Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos on one-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N50, 400,000.00( Fifty Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira).
The offence is contrary to Section 1(1) (a) and 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act No. 14 of 2006.The complainant, Kehinde Agbabiaka, alleged that he approached the suspect, who presented himself as Head, Small and Medium Enterprise desk of a new generation bank, to source for the sum of $ 160,000 ( One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars), which he needed to import goods from China within a week.Agbabiaka further alleged that he transferred the money in installments of N47, 250,000.00 on August 22, 2016 and N3,150,000.00 on August 26, 2016 respectively to the GT Bank account number 0001058690 of the suspect.The suspect, however, allegedly reneged on the agreement and also became elusive after receiving the money.The suspect pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, Mustapha Aliyu, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the suspect be remanded in prison custody.The defence counsel, however, pleaded with the court to grant his client bail.Consequently, Justice Nwaka ordered the suspect to be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons.The case was adjourned to November 15, 2017 for consideration of bail application.

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