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Cleaner arraigned for stealing N3.2m goods from employer

A 33-year-old cleaner, Charles Sunday, was arraigned on Tuesday before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a gold chain and other items valued at N3.250,000 from his employer. Sunday, who resides at No. 15, Orchid Road, Eleganza, Lekki, is facing a charge of stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant committed the alleged crime while employed as a cleaner for the complainant, Mr Temitope Aremu. He...

Three suspected cultists arraigned for causing panic in Lagos

Three men, identified as Wasiu Okanlawon 36, Kehinde Kareem 34, and Hammed Olatunji 42, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court in Ebute-Metta on charges related to alleged cult activities in Mushin. The trio, alleged members of the notorious Aiye Confraternity, are facing four counts, bordering on conspiracy, grievous harm, causing public panic, and belonging to an unlawful society. The police prosecutor, Superintendent Jimoh Joseph, told the court that the defendants, along...

Prophetess, teacher arraigned for fake charm, N8m theft

A prophetess, Folake Olasode, 35, and a schoolteacher, Damilola Aboloyinijo, 31, were on Monday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Tinubu for allegedly preparing a fake charm of protection and obtaining N8m from their victim. The duo are facing five counts of conspiracy, stealing, obtaining, unlawful assault, and breach of public peace, preferred against them by the police. The Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Francis Igbinosa, told the court that Olasode and...

Four arraigned for assault, theft in Osun

Four residents of Osun State were on Monday arraigned before a State Magistrates Court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, for allegations bordering on a fight in a pub, destruction of properties and theft. The defendants, Abdulgarfar Opeyemi, Micheal Abayomi, Opadotun Taiwo and Azeez Abiodun, had appeared before a presiding Magistrate, Olusegun Ayilara, on five-count pressed against them by the police. The counts include conspiracy, assault, malicious damage, breach of peace and theft. Giving further...

Woman arraigned for ticket forgery, $2,500 fraud

A 41-year-old woman, Adenike Salami, was arraigned on Friday before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos State on charges of forging an airline ticket and fraudulently obtaining $2,500. Salami, who appeared before Magistrate Waliu Salami, is facing three counts of conspiracy, fraud, and forgery, brought against her by the police. The prosecutor informed the court that the defendant, along with others who are still at large, conspired to commit the alleged offences. “The defendant, Adenike...

Woman arraigned for allegedly stealing N100m from employer

A 32-year-old woman, Nnoma Nze, accused of stealing N100m, from her employer, was on Thursday arraigned before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court in Lagos State. Nze is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, fraud, and stealing, brought by the police, against her. The alleged crime occurred over a span of nearly a decade, from 2015 to 2024, at the Onilekere Cement area in Lagos State. According to the prosecution, Nze allegedly conspired with others, who are...

Marketer arraigned for stealing N4m goods in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command, on Monday, arraigned a 33-year-old marketer, Adewale Odegbesan, for allegedly stealing products worth N4m. He was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope with the defendant charged with three counts of conspiracy to steal and theft. The charges alleged that the defendant committed the offences between June 2023 and February 2024 at the Betty Distribution Company, Drop Point, Ajangbadi, Lagos, and conspired to steal products worth...

Anambra bizman arraigned over alleged threat to life

The Nigeria Police on Monday arraigned a 39-year-old businessman, Tochukwu Nwosu, before the Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, for allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill his elder brother, Dr Chinwike  Oke-Nwosu. The defendant is facing 11 counts bordering on wilful damage, unlawful damage, assault, and threat to life preferred against him, by the police. Nwosu, who resides at No. 3 Nwosu Lane, Agbana Ngene Village, Amawbia in Awka South Local Government Area of...

Two students arraigned for hacking MTN computers

The Police Special Fraud Unit has arraigned students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, and Resign Regal Academy, Timothy  Oluwabukola and Anthony  Odemerho, for allegedly hacking MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers and stealing airtime and data valued at N1.9bn. Oluwabukola and Odemerho who were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday are facing four counts bordering on conspiracy, unauthorised access into the company’s web-based platform known as Application Programming Interface and unlawful conversion, preferred...

Driver arraigned for allegedly stealing employer’s N22m

A 33-year-old driver Oluwatosin Eko, was on Tuesday, arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate Court, in Lagos, sitting at Ebute-Metta, for allegedly stealing N22,280,000, from his employer. Eko was arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy, and stealing preferred against him, by the police. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Cyriacus Osuji, told the court that the defendant and others now at large conspired amongst themselves to commit the alleged theft. Osuji said that the incident occurred at...