A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

EFCC ARRAIGNS MAN FOR ALLEGED INTERNET FRAUD IN KADUNA.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


EFCC Arraigns Man for Alleged Internet Fraud in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Opara Victor Uche before Justice Joyce Asabe of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a one count charge bordering on cybercrime. 
 
The charge reads: “That you, Opara Victor ( aka Clara Hides ) sometime in October, 2023 in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence to wit; falsely presented yourself as Clara Hides from South Africa, to several unsuspecting victims via chat ( an online social media application) in a bid to lure them into love scam, which pretense you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 142 (1) of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law, 2017”. 
 
He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him prompting the prosecution counsel, M.U Gadaka to urge the court to fix a date for commencement of trial. The defence counsel, F.D Kozah however prayed the court to admit his client to bail.
 
Justice Asabe, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N 500,000 ( Five Hundred Thousand Naira) with 3 sureties in like sum. The sureties must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court and possess landed properties with Certificate of Occupancy. They are also to depose an affidavit of means and provide evidence of tax payment.
The defendant's troubles began when a team of operatives arrested him in a sting operation in Barakkallahu, along Kaduna- Zaria Road. He was found to have created a fake Facebook account with the names, Clara Hides and Dr Edoche, and used the same to defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. 

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