Yahoo Boy Arrested While Trying To Withdraw 15M

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, arrested one Fidelis Iruedo, a suspected love scammer, for allegedly defrauded a United Kingdom citizen of £30,000 (N15,428,354) in a romance scam.

Luck ran out of Iruedo, 31, after a petition to the Commission by the Nigerian High Commission, London, on behalf of one Alan Digweed, a UK citizen, alleging that the suspect had defrauded his victim of the said amount of money.

Investigations by the EFCC revealed that Iruedo, who voluntarily confessed to the crime, met his victim between July and December 2017, via a date site, match.com.

The suspect, while parading as a lady, procured British passport using the name ‘Tracy Anderson’ with which he used to defraud the victim. He was arrested in Abuja, during an attempt to make withdrawal in a bank.

On arrest, items recovered from him include: several scam letters, 3 flash drives, 1 iphone and a laptop computer. The suspect will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.

This Obasanjo Cute Birthday Cake Is Buzzing The Media

                                      

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, received a doctorate in Christian Theology
at the 7th convocation of National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN), on January 20th, 2018

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo enrolled at the National Open University of Nigeria in 2014 as a graduate student having obtained a post-graduate Diploma in 2009.

When asked why he wanted to go back to school, the former president said he wanted to achieve in every aspect of life.

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo recently caused a huge stir when he wrote an explosive letter that called for a movement to replace President Buhari come 2019 presidential elections.

In the 13-page scathing statement, Obasanjo called on the president of Nigeria, President Buhari to bury any plans of re-contesting in 2019.

He urged President Buhari to “honourably dismount from the Horse” and join the league of the country’s former leaders whose “experience, influence, wisdom, and outreach can be deployed on the sideline for the good of the country.”

The Presidency reacted to the letter, saying it had taken the former President’s admonition in good faith. But that Obasanjo’s criticism on the economy indicated that his busy schedule denied him appreciation of government’s efforts and resounding successes recorded in the economic sphere.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, gave the response in a seven–page statement read to state House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council Meeting and thanked Obasanjo for his write-up.

He said;

“I always aspire to something new in my farm. I do that in my international activities. I do it in my writing. I do it in the improvement of my academic work which helps to sharpen my brain and strengthen my faith”

Check him out dancing in high spirits alongside his Ph.D cake.

South African Actor Sandy Mokwena Is Dead

Popular South African actor Sandy Mokwena, 68, has died. He died in the early hours of Thursday morning of natural causes.

Mokwena was best known as bra Eddie Khumalo in e.tv’s popular weekday soapie Scandal! He has been with the soapie since 2005.

He appeared in several television series including Okavango, Generations, Khululeka, Soul City, Going Up, Yizo Yizo, Justice for All and Zero Tolerance.

That Moment Man Head Was Smashed By A Fast Moving Train

A video has shown the truly horrific moment a man was struck by a train while posing for a selfie – and miraculously survived.

According to The Sun UK, the showing footage shows the man, identified as Siva, 22, standing perilously close to the tracks as the train speeds towards him.

The disturbing incident happened in the South Indian city of Hyderabad on Sunday.

As the clip begins, a voice can be heard in the background warning Siva that he is too close to the track.

But Siva just says “wait” in response and continues to smile back at his phone.

He ignores the train, which blares its siren loudly in warning.

As the train hits him, the image goes blank, but the phone continues to record the audio for over a minute catching the commotion that ensued.

After Siva collapsed to the ground bleeding, his friends who had accompanied him, rushed him to hospital.

They later said he wanted to “touch the train” as it passed

Police said it was the force of the wind, as opposed to the train, that knocked him down.

According to medical reports, Siva is undergoing treatment at a private hospital for serious injuries to his head and hands but is said to be in a stable condition, outlookindia.com reports.

Secunderabad Railway Police Superintendent Ashok said his staff noticed Siva’s stunt and had asked him to move away.

“He did not listen to the advice of staff at the track,” said Ashok.

A case of trespassing has been booked against Siva.

Watch the video below:

Lagos banker allegedly stole N1.4million from bank customers

John Alikalih, a banker working at the Customer Service section of a commercial bank, allegedly withdrew N1.4 million from customers’ accounts under false pretenses. He was, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.

According to Vanguard, Alikalih, whose place of resident was not disclosed, is on trial on a three-count charge bordering on fraud. The prosecutor, Inspector Abbass Abayomi, disclosed to the court that the defendant, who was a staff of a commercial bank in Lagos, committed the offences on January 19, at 1p.m, in Isheri Ojodu branch of the bank.

He said the defendant used his position in the bank to fraudulently withdraw N1.1 million from an account belonging to one Mrs Adesola. Abayomi. He was alleged to have gone further to withdraw another N334,052 from an account belonging to another customer of the bank identified as Mrs Benson.

The customers, upon realizing a fraudulent deductions in their account balance, reported to the bank authourities and further investigations on the missing money was then trace to the banker.

According to the prosecutor:

 “The defendant willfully procured the registration of two ATM cards belonging to the two complainants, Adesola and Benson, and used the ATM cards to perpetrate the acts. The total amount, which the defendant fraudulently withdrew from the bank customers’ accounts was N1.4 million.”

The offences are punishable under Sections 326 and 327 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge. He was subsequently granted bail by the Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe to the tune of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.

The Magistrate said the sureties must be gainfully employed, one of who must be a blood relation to the defendant, adding that the sureties must show evidence of three years tax payment to Lagos State Government and adjourned the case till February 27 for a mention. 

Lagos State Sanitation Office Clash With The Marketer

                             

Four operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps on Tuesday sustained varying degrees of injury during a confrontation with some angry traders in Araromi, Oshodi area of Lagos State.

It was learnt that the officials were on patrol when they sighted some alleged environmental infractions in the community.

Some of the men were reported to have come down from the patrol truck to confiscate goods displayed by traders on the sidewalk, while others damaged structures erected by the roadside.

The traders were alleged to have become infuriated when they noticed some operatives filming the scene.

Our correspondent was told that the traders, together with some hoodlums, attacked the officers with broken bottles, sticks and stones.

It was learnt that while four of the officials were injured in the melee, the windscreen of the LAGSC vehicle was shattered.

A statement by the Public Affairs Officer of LAGSC, Ramat Alabi, said the agency reinforced back to the scene and arrested 15 suspects.

She said, “On Tuesday January 23, the men of the special squad of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps were on routine inspection to Oshodi Marcarthy/ Araromi/ Banjoko streets“Far reaching environmental infractions were noticed, including drainage littered with debris, stagnated drainage and traders arbitrarily displaying wares on the sidewalk and culverts. Officers commenced enforcement and pictorial recordings of the scene and dislodging of the traders.

“The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, Mrs. Idowu Mohammed, said it was at this point that some of the traders attacked the officers with stones, bottles, sticks and other dangerous objects. The atmosphere became tense and it was realised that the officers could not vacate the scene without getting hurt.

“Upon receipt of the report, we immediately ordered a back up team from the headquarters and before the reinforcement could get there, some of our officers had been injured and some vehicles badly damaged. With the help of the back-up team, 15 people, including eight males and seven females were arrested at the scene.”

While urging residents to desist from attacking sanitation officials in the discharge of their duties, Alabi said the suspects had been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Safety Arena, Bolade-Oshodi.

She said their punishment would serve as a deterrent to others.

“I will like to call on Lagosians to be law abiding and conscious of the cleanliness of their environment,” she added.

South African Policeman Remanded in Prison For Killing Nigeria Man

                    

The South African policemen responsible for the death of a  Nigerian, identified as Ebuka Okori, have been remanded in prison.

Okori was allegedly killed by two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), on Friday.

Nigeria consulate in South Africa confirmed the arrest of the officers, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, said the in a statement.

The consulate reportedly said consular officers from the Nigerian consulate-general in Johannesburg and the Nigerian high commission in Pretoria were in Durban to witness the court proceeding.

The accused were said to be remanded in prison custody till Monday, January 29, when the case would come up for further hearing.

The Nigerian community reportedly mobilised its members to the court where the suspects were denied bail.

Commenting on the latest development, Dabiri-Erewa appealed to Nigerians living in the affected areas to remain calm and await the outcome of the judicial proceedings.

In a statement issued by her media aide, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Dabiri-Erewa condemned the deaths.

“We condemn in strong terms the barbaric acts and call on the South African authorities to intervene and put an end to this ugly trend,” the statement read.

“We also call on Nigerians to continue to be law abiding, as we work towards obtaining justice for the family of the deceased.”

In a related development, the consulate said investigation is on to unravel the cause of the death of another Nigerian in Rustenburg, north-west province, South Africa on January 20.