31-year-old Nigerian Man Vomits 69 Pellets of Heroin in Accra [PHOTO]

Barely a week after the arrest of a Nigerian by sniffer dogs at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Accra; another Nigerian is in the grip of officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) for ingesting pellets of heroin.

Chika Macillinus Umeugokwe, a 31-year-old trader, was arrested last Saturday, January 11, 2014, shortly after boarding a taxi at the KIA on his arrival from Pakistan.

His two accomplices, however, managed to escape.

When he was taken to the NACOB headquarters, he allegedly expelled 69 pellets of heroin weighing one kilogramme with a street value of $80,000.

Briefing the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Executive Secretary of NACOB, Nii Lantey Blankson, said the suspect claimed he had swallowed 77 pellets of heroin but vomited some in Pakistan before setting off.

100 Nigerians Languish in Moroccan Prisons, says Ambassador

Sen. Abdallah Wali, Nigeria’s ambassador to Morocco, on Sunday said no fewer than 100 Nigerians were currently languishing in Moroccan Prisons.

Wali told Newsmen in Sokoto that most of them were being held for offences relating to illegal migration, drugs and petty crimes.

According to him, “there is no existing protocol between Nigeria and Morocco regarding repatriation of Nigerian prisoners or Moroccan prisoners to their respective countries.

“What we do is that the embassy frequently visits Nigerian prisoners in various prisons spread across the country,” he said.

The envoy also said that during such visits, the embassy officials listened to the prisoners and collated their requests for onward transmission to the authorities.

“So that they get attention, whether it is medical, sometimes even on the food they eat.

 “Sometimes they also need access to some things that are not provided in the prisons,” Wali said.

Send ‘YES’ to Live & NO to Die: Nigerian in India Take Cyber-Crime to Another Level [PICZ]

They had allegedly forced hundreds of businessmen, particularly jewellers, across India to live in constant fear, even forcing a few to avoid coming to their shops. All these were done through SMS.

Two brothers, Vikas and Prakash and their Nigerian friend, Idehen Solomon Osazee perpetrate their heinous activities by sending text messages to their victims, asking them to pay an amount of money and also to reply ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ if they wanted to stay alive or not.

According to deccanherald.com, the trio, who have over 18,000 businessmen as targets, make use of free SMS services of foreign websites to send over 1,500 messages daily.

Police said the trio collected a huge database of businessmen operating in various parts of India, including Delhi, from different websites.

“They targeted jewellers, particularly because the cash flow in their shops is very high and security minimal. Also, they believed this community would prefer paying the ransom than getting into court cases,” said a senior police officer involved in the investigations.

Naomi Oni Poured Acid On Herself to Gain Fame –– Mary Konye

A woman threw sulphuric acid on herself in order to gain fame and fortune, the friend accused of carrying out the attack has claimed.

Naomi Oni, 21, who was disfigured for life in the brutal attack, was forced to deny in court that she asked friend Mary Konye, also 21, to "play the stalker" and throw acid on her.

Ms Oni, who has been left disfigured for life by the attack, denied the claims made by Konye's lawyer at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

But the defence claimed it was all part of her plan to become rich and famous, the Daily Mail reported.

Ms Oni told the court she was not obsessed with plastic surgery or with Katy Piper, who was also the victim of an acid attack, despite her laptop internet history suggesting otherwise.

How 18-yr-old boy killed 12-year-old girl for money ritual

The police in Lagos State, yesterday, said they have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Ikechukwu Friday, who allegedly killed a 12-year-old girl for money ritual.

The suspect, who is currently being interrogated at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, was paraded before newsmen.

According to him, a pastor he asked for money instructed him to kill a young girl and obtain her faeces.

He said the pastor promised him ₦100,000 if he was able to accomplish the task.

According to him, “I attend a popular church around Ketu Street, Aguda but I live with my parents in Badagry. I just finished secondary school and I have been very broke so I approached the pastor for money but he told me that I should strangulate a little girl.

“He said when strangulating the girl, she would pass out faeces. The pastor said I should obtain the faeces and bring it to him. He said if I could do this, he would give me ₦100,000.

Nigerian Lady Excretes Hard Drugs On-Board Aircraft from Malaysia [PHOTOS]

A 32 year old single lady, Chizoba Anya Vivian is currently being quizzed by anti-narcotic officers for allegedly excreting wraps of substance that tested positive for methamphetamine on-board a Qatar Airline Flight from Malaysia. The suspect was said to have aroused suspicion following her frequent visit to the toilet. On arrival at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos, three wraps of methamphetamine was found in her possession.

NDLEA commander at the Lagos Airport, Mr. Hamza Umar, said that the suspect while under observation excreted two additional wraps. In his words, “the suspect was found with three wraps which she excreted in the aircraft. While she was under observation at the Lagos airport, she excreted two additional wraps of drugs. The five wraps which tested positive for methamphetamine weighed 80 grammes”.

“How I raped, strangulated and buried her in a dry well” – Man confesses to killing 12-year-old girl

He has been to jail twice. This time, he could end up with the death penalty. The first time he went to prison, he had attempted to kill his mother. When he had served his term in Owerri, he relocated to Maiduguri. In Maiduguri, he killed his friend and he was thrown again into prison. Now Samuel Chukwunyere Ochichi, 34, is facing the third conviction, this tune, he may not be as lucky as he was on two previous occasions.

He has confessed to killing another person, the 12-year-old Favour Ifunanya Oguamalami. He said he took the girl to his room, raped, strangulated and buried her in a dry well at Amaegbu village, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo state. He was picked up by operatives of the Police Ambush Squad, Imo State Command two months after committing the crime.

Mother Attempts to Kill Day Old Baby to Cover illicit Affair

A housewife who cheated on her husband and got pregnant has been arrested by the police at Ajegunle Divisional Headquarters, Mile 12, Lagos, after she delivered a baby and attempted to throw it into a soak-away pit.

The housewife, Fatimoh Adekoya, 29, was caught by her husband on Saturday, 21 December, after placing the baby together with the placenta beside a soak-away in front of their house at 27, Ifelodun Street, Weighbridge, Owode-Onirin, Mile 12, Lagos.

Fatimoh, a mother of three, delivered the baby herself around 4 a.m. on Saturday and wrapped it with a cloth along with the placenta and placed it beside the soak-away.

Her husband, Quadri Mayowa Adekoya, who claimed he did not know that his wife was pregnant, said he saw blood all over her and also on the floor in the house.

Apart from the blood, he also heard a baby crying outside. He later traced the blood from his room to a Bagco sack placed beside the soak-away. The baby and placenta were wrapped with a cloth.

Three to Die by Hanging For Stealing ₦50,000

For robbing a woman of ₦50,000 at gun point, the trio of Kayode Babarinde, Akeem Haruna and Yusuf Nurudeen must die by hanging so held yesterday by the Supreme Court.

In a unanimous judgment five justices of the court upheld the concurrent judgment of both the Kwara State High Court and the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal.

The three convicts were charged before the Kwara state High Court in Ilorin on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery contrary to section 97 of the Penal Code and Section 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act Cap R 11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

They were alleged to have robbed one Mrs Ruth Alabi of the sum of ₦50,000 while armed with a locally made pistol on 18/8/2007 at Baba Oloya Street, Jebba.

Pastor arraigned for stealing and raping 9-months pregnant woman

A Magistrate’s Court in Ejigbo, Lagos has today arraigned a 28-year-old pastor, Chibuike Isreal, for alleged stealing and unlawful carnal knowledge.

The prosecutor, Femi Adeleye, informed the court that the accused committed the crimes at No. 4 Ojorubutu Street, in Kudeyibu area of Ijegun, sometime in August.

Adeleye said that the accused unlawfully had sex with his victim (name withheld), when she was nine months pregnant for another man.

He added that the accused also unlawfully obtained ₦250 from her under false pretences.

Mr Adeleye, a police corporal, further told the court that Israel stole the said amount from his victim.

The prosecutor said that the offences contravene Sections 250, 263 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

NSCDC officials arrest 4 suspected traffickers with 2-year-old baby in Ebonyi [PICZ]

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi have arrested 4 persons on suspicion of human trafficking.

The officers also rescued a 2-year-old girl suspected to be one of their victims. The girl, identified as Gift Adaobi was said to have been sold to the gang by her grandmother.

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The rescue followed the arrest of four persons suspected to be involved in human trafficking at Ebonyi.

The arrest has since fueled fears that such crimes may be happening surreptitiously in other Council areas without the knowledge of security agencies in the State.

Police Arrest Ex-bank Director over ₦7billion Bank Fraud

One of the executive members of the now liquidated Gulf Bank Plc; Prince Adekunle Adeyeba Johnson has been arrested by police detectives attached to the Special Fraud Unit, Lagos over his alleged involvement in ₦7billion fraud.

According to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC report, Prince Adekunle is suspected to be the ringleader in the collapse of Gulf Bank Plc. He is suspected to be involved in the insiders’ abuses that led to the bank’s liquidation.

In a statement signed by SFU spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, the fraud was characterised by manipulation of records, suppression of information, criminal concealment, misrepresentations and forgeries of public documents, leading to colossal loss of funds of the defunct bank.

Catholic Priest Arrested for Illegal Possession of Firearms in Imo

A Roman Catholic priest (name withheld) is currently being interrogated by men of the Nigerian police over unlawful possession of firearms.

The Imo State-based priest, who oversees one of the prominent Parishes in Dikenafai, Ideato South Local Government area, Imo State, was arrested for possessing three unlicensed guns, with which he threatened the lives of his parishioners.

It was gathered that the guns including one pump action rifle, one double-barrelled gun and a locally-made pistol were recovered by the operatives of the Special Armed Robbery Squad (SARS), Imo State Police Command, from his official residence.

Internet Scam: How Nigerian-born couple Helped To Steal £19 million in UK [PHOTO]

A young British couple were part of a global internet banking scam which could have netted a phenomenal £19million after hacking the accounts of nearly 2,500 people.

Aderoju Bammeke, 22, and his girlfriend Jessica Ogunyemi, 20, both of Manchester, were the UK 'platform' for a Nigerian 'phishing' scam that made £41,000 in just two months.

The plot, masterminded by a gang in the West African country, involved sending fake emails to customers of banks including Barclays and Halifax.

The emails told recipients that their accounts had been hacked and asked them to complete a form with their log-in details.

But when victims obliged, Bammeke stepped in and helped the gang log in to steal money.

Fashion marketing student Ogunyemi, his girlfriend at the time, helped him launder the proceeds by putting funds in accounts, hiding cash and allowing him to buy her a £2,400 Vauxhall Corsa.

Another Baby Factory Uncovered in Imo State: Police Rescues 16 Pregnant Teenage Girls [PHOTOS]

The Imo State police command said on Wednesday that it has uncovered another illegal orphanage popularly referred to as ‘baby factory’.

The home which is registered as a non-governmental organization known as Ezuma Women and Children’s Rights Protection Initiative was used by one Dr. James Ezuma as a cover for his heinous activities of encouraging teenage girls to get pregnant and after giving birth, paid ₦100,000 on the condition that they would abandon their babies.

Ezuma, a native of Ndiokeke Ndiakunwanta in Arondizogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested in his residence at Egbu Road, Owerri which also doubles as the address for his NGO and paraded alongside 16 pregnant teenage girls.

Girl Digs Self Out After Being Raped And Buried Alive

A 13-year-old girl has dug herself out of a muddy grave after being raped by two men who then buried her alive in Pakistan.

The teen was abducted from her local village in the Punjab province while she was walking to Koran lessons.

Her father Siddique Mughal told police his daughter had been taken, but they refused to co-operate, Outlook India reported.

The men took the young girl to an isolated place and raped her and then buried her alive as they believed she died during the brutal attack.

₦32bn Police Pension Scam: How ₦14bn vanished without my knowledge – Adebolu

The Head of Internal Audit at the Police Pension Office, Mr. Adeyemo Julius Adebolu, yesterday, narrated before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, how about ₦14billion meant for pensioners across the federation, vanished overnight.

Adebolu, who mounted the witness box yesterday, said he never received any voucher for audit payment of the funds which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said was stolen by seven civil servants.

Those fingered in the fraud were Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa Wada, Mrs. Veronica Ulonma Onyegbula, Sani Habila Zira, and Christian Madubuike.

In total, the anti-graft agency told the court that the accused persons succeeded in pilfering about ₦32billion meant for retired police officers.

Police disrupts London-based Nigerian man’s wedding; Arrested and deported

An unnamed 32-year-old Nigerian, an illegal immigrant based in London has been sent back home after police interrupted his sham wedding in a registry office in Harrow, North London.

Report from British paper has it that the 22-year-old Portuguese bride of the unnamed Nigerian is on bail until November 7, with police saying she may have married for money on three separate occasions. Police established that the pair barely knew each other after questioning them separately, according to the reports.

“The bride and groom were led away in handcuffs after being interviewed by immigration officials in front of surprised guests,” said a report in London Evening Standard.

It quoted Susan Hall, leader of Harrow Council, as saying: “We believe in a fair borough and it is simply disgraceful to lie in our registry office in order to cheat the system.”

UK Pays £1m To Transfer 534 Nigerian Prisoners Home

The United Kingdom has promised to give Nigerian Prisons £1m (about N210m) to improve its prisons before 534 Nigerian prisoners in Britain can be sent home to serve the remainder of their jail sentences under a deal agreed between the two countries.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has made it a major campaign point in 2010 to reduce the number of foreign prisoners in UK prisons by deporting them to finish their sentence in their hom countries.

There are 534 Nigerians in UK prisons and more than half of them, according to UK media reports, could be deported under the new prisoner transfer agreement under discussion.

A major stumbling block to this deportation has been the poor condition of prisons in the prisoners’ home countries, but the UK has promised £1million to Nigeria to help improve its prisons.

Heartless Mother strangles two-day old boy to death

Benue State Police Command has apprehended a 23- year old mother, Joy Iember Iorzua for allegedly killing and dumping her two- day old baby boy, at the River Ujiiragbo, in Gwer local government area of the state.

Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspect was arrested at Mbasa-Mbakine Gee council ward by members of the vigilante group operating in the community who handed her over to the Police in Aliade, the local government headquaters.

According to our source, the suspect who lived along Ayua-Num street, in Aliade town, was delivered of the baby a week ago and two days later, she allegedly strangled the innocent baby to death.

After killing the baby, she wrapped his remains in a polythene bag, put him in a carton and dumped it at the popular Ujiiragbo River.