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EFCC Hands Over Recovered N107m To Property Fraud Victim In Lagos

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Ikoyi, has handed over bank drafts worth N107,000,000 (One Hundred and Seven Million Naira) to a victim of property fraud through his counsel, Babatunde Oni, SAN. The recovery followed a petition received by the Commission from the petitioner through his legal representative, Babatunde Oni SAN & Co., alleging obtaining money by false pretence, conspiracy and extortion involving some individuals identified as Adeola Ibrahim, Bolanle Bamgbose and others. According to the petitioner,  sometime in October 2024, he developed an interest in purchasing a parcel of land situated at Iya Oloye Crescent, off Ikorodu Road, Lagos State, for N150,000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira), after the property was introduced to him by Olalekan Kazeem and another individual identified as Alfa. The petitioner subsequently engaged the services of Bolanle Bamgbose & Associates, a law firm represented in the trans...

Fortune October 05, 2026

Crime

Ajagungbade's Death: None Of Our Members Were Arrested, We Handed Them Over To The Police - Osun Amotekun Chief

The attention of the Osun State Amotekun Corps has been drawn to reports circulating on social media alleging that five operatives of the Corps were arrested by the police in connection with the death of the late Oyeyemi Ajagungbade Emir and the recent attacks in Ile-Ife. The Osun Amotekun Corps wishes to state categorically that the report, as presented, is misleading and does not reflect the true circumstances of the matter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Police did not arrest the Amotekun operatives in question. Rather, the Corps Commander of the Osun State Amotekun Corps, High Chief Dr. Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, in the interest of transparency, accountability and a thorough investigation, personally handed over four operatives attached to NURTW chieftain Alowonle Nurudeen to the Osun State Police Command. The decision was taken to enable the police to conduct their investigation and unravel the circumstances surrounding the attacks in Ile-Ife. The operatives were therefore made...

Fortune October 05, 2026

Crime

IGP Disu Intensifies Effort To Rescue Kidnapped Imo NYSC Corps Members, Deploys DIG Nadada And Two CP's

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, psc(+), NPM, has deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Shehu Umar Nadada, mni, to Imo State to provide operational direction for the ongoing search-and-rescue mission of the prospective NYSC corps members and other passengers abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road, Umunoha, on 1st October 2026. The DIG Operations arrived the State with two Commissioners of Police and conducted an on-the-spot assessment of the situation and the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts of the Command CP. He also reviewed the operational strategies, deployment of personnel as well as operational assets, and provided further directives to strengthen the coordinated response. The assessment was conducted alongside the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Audu Garba Bosso, psc(+), mnips; the Commissioner of Police, Federal Operations, CP Akpan Anifiok, psc, mnips; the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Police Mo...

Fortune October 02, 2026

Crime Economy

You Have Justified My Confidence In You - Tinubu Laud EFCC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has applauded the efforts and performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the country, stressing that it has justified the confidence reposed on it    He gave this commendation on Friday, October 2, 2026 in Awka, Anambra State at the commissioning of a new Zonal Directorate of the EFCC. The President pointed out that there are evidential proofs of the success of the Commission in convictions, recoveries and other landmark achievements   Represented by Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker, House of Representatives, Tinubu noted that "supporting the EFCC is not particularly difficult. The agency has consistently demonstrated that the confidence reposed on it is well founded. Without mincing words, the evidential proof of the EFCC’s success speaks loudly in convictions secured, assets and properties recovered”   He affirmed that the strides of the C...

Fortune October 02, 2026

Crime

Whitewashing & the murder of Emir Ajagungbade

By Mr. Waheed Saka What type of whitewashing is this? That's what came to mind after seeing so many narratives about the murdered Emir Ajagungbade. A political enforcer of immense repute, I make it bold to say that we can never count 5 leading enforcers in Osun without mentioning Emir. Oga Kan, omose one million!   So where is the ajìjàgbara narrative coming from?  No activist, dead or alive, is addressed as "Olúwaàmi" by any of their followers; those are names only meant for ruthless street enforcers. Not even Gani Fawehinmi, of blessed memory, is so addressed. Emir or any other enforcer don't get such a cognomen through ajijagbara but through extreme street violence.  This emerging trend is not only about covering up crimes by the powerful. It is also about airbrushing a life to create a martyr where none existed. It takes a flawed, confrontational history and replaces it with a sanitised portrait of a peacemaker, a leader without blemish, whose death was an unprov...

Fortune September 26, 2026

Crime

Nasarawa Police Foils Kidnap Plot, Arrests Four Suspects; Two Held Over Cult Killing In Lafia

The Nasarawa State Police Command has foiled a planned abduction in Obi Local Government Area and arrested four suspects who allegedly conspired to kidnap and kill their target after collecting ransom. The suspects - Yahaya Musa, Likita Adamu, Riga Abdullahi and Saidu Alhaji Gari, all of Adudu District - were arrested by operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID), Lafia, following credible intelligence. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement on Wednesday that the suspects allegedly plotted to abduct one Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Alhaji Na'iye. According to him, the plot was uncovered before it could be executed. Two of the suspects were arrested on September 19, while the remaining two were arrested on September 22 and 23. Nansel disclosed that during interrogation, the suspects allegedly confessed to the crime and revealed their plan to kill the victim after ransom payment. They have been transferred to the State Crimina...

Fortune September 24, 2026

Crime

Independent Committee Of Inquiry Into 37 Miners' Death Commences Sitting - Prof. Chiroma

The Independent Committee of Inquiry into the reported deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced sittings, following its inauguration by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.   This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Committee's Secretary, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN.   According to the statement, the Committee held its inaugural meeting immediately after being sworn in and adopted a work plan to guide the conduct of its investigation.   In line with this work plan, the Committee will visit all relevant sites, engage with relevant government agencies, and interview survivors, suspects and other persons with material knowledge of the incident. It will also gather all documents and other materials necessary to establish the full facts of the matter.   The Committee's medical team has already begun work to determine the cause, mechanism and manner of the deaths.  ...

Fortune September 24, 2026

Crime

10 Member Committee Inaugurated To Investigate 37 Miners' Death - FG

The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has inaugurated a ten-member Independent Investigative Committee, constituted on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 people in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) custody in Niger State, and to recommend measures to prevent a recurrence. Speaking at the inauguration held in Abuja today, 22nd September, 2026, the Minister stated that the Committee must operate with complete independence, free from any influences, persuasions, or overtures and scenarios that might derail it from establishing the true root of the matter. He stated that the best gift the nation could offer the families of the deceased at this time is justice, describing it as the debt the country owes to Nigerians who lost their lives. Dr. Tunji-Ojo commended President Tinubu for his personal concern over the matter and for promptly directing the constitution of the Committ...

Fortune September 22, 2026

Crime

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐟 𝐎𝐬𝐮𝐧 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐖 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 ‘𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐫’

The gruesome murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a political ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke popularly known as Emir, has renewed questions over the violent struggle for control of motor parks within the Accord Party in Osun State. TOBA ADEDEJI retraces the rise and fall of the self-styled mystic and political actor and the conflicts that preceded his death. It was a scene of confusion and terror at a canteen via Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife owned by one ‘Iya Ibeji’, where Emir and some members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) were eating before an attack by some gunmen took the self-styled Aníkúlápó (one who carries death in his pouch) away. It was gathered that some of the attackers were in the uniform of a local security outlet, suggesting that his murder was a product of conspiracy. A source at the scene, who pleaded not to be named, recalled that Emir was called out of where he was eating with some of his loyalists within the NURTW by the attackers who eventually kill...

Fortune September 20, 2026

Crime

Probe Osun Killings And Political Violence - CSO's Appeals To IGP

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has been advised to order a comprehensive investigation into the recent killings and alleged political violence in Osun State. Some civil societ groups, which made the appeal, warned that failure to unravel the circumstances behind the incidents could deepen insecurity in the state. The League of Peace Ambassadors, Humanity and Human Rights Advocates and the Nigeria Peace and Security Advancement Network made the call yesterday at a joint press conference in Abuja, following the killing of Olalekan Dauda Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade, in Ile-Ife. The groups urged the police authorities to go beyond investigating the immediate circumstances of Oyeyemi’s death and probe the wider networks allegedly behind political violence in the state, including those who may have financed, organised or participated in attacks. They also called for a review of unresolved killings and alleged politically motivated attacks i...

Fortune September 16, 2026

Crime

Asiri Eniba Sympathises Emir's Death, Demands The Arrest Of The Culprit.

The Osun State boss of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as Asiri Eniba, has condemned the killing of Olalekan Ajagunbade, popularly known as Emir, describing the incident as a painful loss and a serious threat to the security architecture of Osun State. Oyewale, while expressing deep sorrow over the death, said no ambition, political interest or personal pursuit was worth the blood of any human being, describing the killing as utterly condemnable and unacceptable. He urged the Osun State Governor, in his capacity as the Chief Security Officer of the state, to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly apprehended, prosecuted and made to face the full wrath of the law, stressing that justice must prevail regardless of the identities or affiliations of those involved. The NURTW boss described Emir’s death as a devastating blow to the Accord family, the deceased’s loved ones and Osun State at large, warning that such ac...

Fortune September 14, 2026

Crime

Police Commences Investigation Over The Death Of Olalekan Oyeyemi a. k. a. “Emir Ajagungbade”

The Osun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of one Olalekan Oyeyemi, a.k.a. “Emir Ajagungbade,” in Ile-Ife, Osun State, today, 13th September, 2026. The attention of the Police was called to an accident which occurred around energy filling station ile-ife,following which operatives were promptly deployed to the area to restore normalcy, secure the scene and commence investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident,preliminary investigation revealed that one Olalekan Oyeyemi aka Emir was shoot. The Command is currently working to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the shooting,identify those responsible, and bring all persons found culpable to justice. The Command assures members of the public that every necessary investigative and operational measure is being taken to get to the root of the matter. The Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, CP Ibrahim Zungura, psc (+), mnips, strongly co...

Fortune September 13, 2026

Crime

Police Arrest 10 Suspected Vandals in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations across Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area of Abuja. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, who said the operations were part of efforts to safeguard critical public infrastructure in the territory. According to the statement, a police patrol team from Kubwa Division, while on routine patrol around Bazango-Kubwa at about 6pm on September 2, 2026, sighted five persons allegedly vandalising armoured cables. The suspects were identified as Goodname Oriarebun, 29; Timothy Donald, 28; Ayo Buli, 26; Emmanuel Elijah, 28; and Christian David, 28. The command said Oriarebun is from Gishiri, Mabushi; Donald from Arab Road, Kubwa; Buli from Gishiri, Mabushi; Elijah from Shelter Farm, Byazhin, Kubwa; and David from Kabba, Kagini, Abuja. In a separate operation, a patrol team from Wu...

Fortune September 08, 2026

Crime

Ikire Killing: Police Arrested 4 Suspects, Armed Gand Leader On The Run

The Osun State Police Command has invited you today to brief the public that, the Command has made significant progress in its investigation into the unfortunate incident that occurred on Monday, 24th August 2026, at Ikire, Osun State where the DPO Ikire and his men make a swift response to the distress call. On getting to Naira & Kobo area Ikire, a group of armed hoodlums numbering about 30 descended on the Police Officers and forcefully snatched a AK 47 rifle from one of the Policemen. One of the hoodlums popularly known as Ayewo started shooting sporadically with the snatched AK 47 rifle which hit three Policemen and two passers-by. Which later resulted to the death of the two passers-by while the hoodlums ran away with the Police official rifle and the injured Policemen were taken to hospital for medical treatment.  Following credible intelligence gathered and painstaking technical analysis of available information relating to the incident, operatives of the Osu...

Fortune August 27, 2026