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A Magistrates’ Court in Ebute-Metta, Lagos Mainland, has ruled that Olalekan Ogunyemi, the Police Inspector accused of killing football fan Kolade Johnson, should remain in prison till June 10, 2019. The decision means 35 more days in Ikoyi Prison for Ogunyemi, who has already spent 30 days in prison since he was first remanded on
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The police on Monday, March 25, 2019, arraigned two sisters, Rasidat Lasisi and Ramota Shoyoye, in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attacking their tenant with razor blades during a disagreement. Lasisi , 44, and Shoyoye, 30, who reside in No. 77, Adealu St., Dopemu Agege, Lagos Mainland, are charged with conspiracy and assault to
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A 19-year-old mechanic, Chinedu Ezebuka, who allegedly sodomised a 13-year-old student, has appeared before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Special Offences Court today, Monday, 25 March 2019. The suspect whose residential address was not provided with sexual assault. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution led by Mr Olayemi Shofolu, alleged that the defendant committed
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A 32-year-old man, Adebayo Fasina, who was on Friday, February 11, charged with rape, told the court that he was attracted to a 14-year-old girl by the curves of her breast. Fasina appeared before an Ogba chief magistrate court on allegations of rape and assault. The accused, if found guilty, might face a
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A suspect, Olajide Oyenuga, who works as a bus conductor and alleged to have burgled his neighbour’s house has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court. The suspect was arraigned in court on a two-count charge of burglary and entering residence with intent to commit felony. During the hearing, the Police Prosecutor Sgt. Godwin Oriabure, told
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Osita Emmanuel a commercial tricycle rider (Keke Marwa) conspired with his gang to defraud an 81-year-old passenger to the tune of N27 million. They deceived her into believing they can produce local and foreign currencies from pieces of papers by dipping them into mercury. Osita and his gang also made
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An alleged fake pastor David Praise-Diri is now cooling his heels in Ikoyi prison. David who is said to have paraded himself as a Mountain of Fire and Miracles pastor is facing a three-count charge of impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences and stealing. The prosecutor, Benedict Aigbokhim told Yaba Chief
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A Lagos State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ebute-Meta has remanded an Islamic cleric, Fatai Afobaje, aka Alfa, in prison for allegedly killing his friend, Rafiu Sulaimon, and sharing his body parts. The magistrate, A. O. Komolafe, said Afobaje should be remanded pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. Alfa
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The Police in Lagos have arrested a 42-year-old man, Alli Mustapha, for allegedly killing one of his customers, Idowu Maliki, in the Ikotun area of Lagos State. Mustapha had a shop at Imope Compound in Ikotun, where he sold petty goods to people in the community. The Niger State indigene was
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A 29-year-old bricklayer, Ibrahim Tijani, who allegedly killed his neighbour, Bashorun Okanla, with a cutlass, was on Monday in Lagos remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons. The Magistrate, Mrs M.O. Tanimola, of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court gave the order at the arraignment of the accused. She said that the accused
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