Crime
Lady narrates how she was sexually harassed and extorted by SARS officers and it’s really troubling
A lady has narrated a very troubling encounter she had with SARS officers who harassed her in Port Harcourt.
Olorogun Mabel Peters said she woke up sick and went to get drugs but by the time she got back to her estate, some armed officer approached her and asked for her papers. When they saw that the papers were complete, they asked for her company ID and she explained she doesn’t have it on her at the moment.
They immediately accused her of stealing a car and drove her to the station where they then changed their story and claimed that she is one of the criminals they received a call about. They ended up detaining her and seized her phone.
She went on to accuse one of the officers of sexual harassment while she was in their custody. She said they eventually asked her to pay N100,00 and drove her to an ATM to withdraw the money.
She wrote:
@opetodolapo Today is definitely one of my worst days.. I woke up a bit feverish with slight headache so I cancelled my activities for the day, at about 6:30pm I decided to go get drugs,because my condition seemed to be getting serious and also get pizza for my mum just 7mins drive away from my estate..
On getting back to my estate, a blue Prado jeep stopped right in front of me and some armed men on uniform came out asking me to park for a search, I obliged, they went through all the vehicle papers and drivers license etc very much complete..
The next question I was asked was they needed to see my company Id ,I tried to explain to them I didn’t have it on me because I just drove out to get pizza from the next bus stop and they said I was under arrest for stealing a vehicle and I couldn’t give them an ID of where I work, I obliged and we drove to their station and the whole story changed..
One of the officers made a phone call and he said I was among the criminals they received a call about.. I tried to beg, I even showed proof of the medications I got, they gave me a paper to make a statement,in the process they took my phones from me and started going through my phone, from my chats call logs down to my bank mails etc….
After spending 2hrs with them they demanded for a sum of 2million naira as my bail,for a crime I do not know.. This is pure wickedness and evil… I never stole, robbed, violated any rules etc… We finally came to an agreement after keeping me hostage from 6pm till 12am that I should pay them 100,000naira..
One of the officers even approached me trying to sexually harass me!! This same men didn’t even mind the time they comfortably drove me to an ATM machine so I could make a withdrawal for them… These men are criminals!!
I was granted bail by 1:30am after spending 7good hours… Someone’s hard earn money This Is totally unacceptable, Are you guys not meant to be protecting lives ? Why will you extort someone of their hard earn sweat!! I thought SARS had ended… (officers names are : officer Matt, Emma, security, Friday)
Crime
US court sends British-Nigerian to seven years in jail over $5m cyber fraud
Oludayo Adeagbo, a British-Nigerian, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
According to the US department of justice, Adeagbo, who also goes by John Edwards and John Dayo, conspired with others to steal over $3 million from different entities in Texas, including local government entities, construction companies, and a Houston-area college.
Adeagbo and conspirators also defrauded a North Carolina university of more than $1.9 million.
The case began in August 2022 when Adeagbo and two other Nigerian citizens, Donald Echeazu, 42, and Olabanji Egbinola, 44, were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK), where they resided, to face charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering.
The US department of justice said offences were committed in North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
On April 8, Adeagbo pleaded guilty in two cases against him in North Carolina and Texas for participating in a business email compromise scheme, which is also called a “cyber-enabled financial fraud” scheme.
A business email compromise scheme can be initiated by scammers creating fake accounts pretending to be companies that a business regularly does business with.
Court records showed that Adeagbo and his co-conspirators obtained information about significant construction projects throughout the United States, including an ongoing multi-million-dollar project at a university in North Carolina.
“To execute the scheme, Adeagbo, Echeazu, and others registered a domain name similar to that of the legitimate construction company in charge of the university’s project and created an email address that closely resembled that of an employee of the construction company,” the department of justice said.
“Using the fake email address, the fraudsters deceived and directed the university to wire a payment of more than $1.9 million to a bank account controlled by an individual working under the direction of Adeagbo and his co-conspirators.”
Adeagbo and his co-conspirators pulled the same tricks in Texas, targeting local government entities and universities pretending to be construction companies. They received over $3 million from the scheme and $5 million overall.
Adeagbo has been ordered to pay $942,655.03 in restitution and will serve seven years in prison.
Crime
Court jails man six months for impersonation committed in 2019 UTME
A magistrate court in Abuja has sent a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidate to jail.
The candidate, identified as Jide Josiah Jisos, is facing a six-month sentence for impersonation committed during 2019 UTME.
Folashade Oyekan, the court justice, convicted Jisos after she found him guilty of a one-count charge of impersonation.
The officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) arrested Jisos while monitoring the 2019 UTME at Brix Academy in Abuja.
During the exam, Jisos presented himself as a representative of a non-governmental organization (NGO) that came to oversee the examination.
However, Jisos was arrested and handed over to security officials for investigation after being discovered to be an impersonator.
He was busted after he could not justify his claims during the questioning by the leader of the monitoring team in the hall.
During interrogation, he confessed that he was not affiliated with any NGO and was in the examination hall to assist his daughter in taking the 2019 UTME.
After being found guilty of impersonation, Jisos was sentenced to six months in prison with an option of a N100,000 fine.
Crime
NDLEA seizes N4.4bn worth of cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized cocaine worth N4.4 billion naira at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
Femi Babafami, NDLEA spokesperson, disclosed the seizure in a statement on Sunday, detailing the agency’s operations in the last week.
According to Babafemi, the drug consignments were wrapped in nine polythene bags and hidden in waste collectors in the two rear lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines flight ET900.
The spokesperson said they were recovered during the post-landing cabin cleaning, adding that the MMIA strategic command of the NDLEA was alerted about the strange objects.
The statement said the trafficking was an effort by members of an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria to smuggle a total of 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kg into Lagos.
“Investigations revealed that the seized drugs were conveyed from Brazil to Ethiopia through ingestion and excreted in Addis Ababa by a set of couriers while some other traffickers picked them up and attempted to smuggle them into Nigeria through the Lagos airport before their attempt was frustrated with the cooperation of the airline’s authorities and other airport stakeholders,” the statement reads.
Babafemi noted that the incident occurred on October 29.
He added that NDLEA officials also intercepted 754, 000 pills of tapentadol and acetaminophen 225mg worth N525 million in a targeted and watch-listed container from India at the Apapa seaport in Lagos.
The spokesperson said the agency’s officers, on October 28, countered attempts by some drug trafficking syndicates to export 2.928kg cocaine, cannabis, and tramadol concealed in body cream containers, and pieces of artwork to Australia, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), and the United Kingdom through some courier companies in Lagos
ARRESTS MADE IN FCT, KOGI, TARABA
Meanwhile, in the federal capital territory, the NDLEA said Mujahid Hamisu, a 24-year-old, was arrested with 147,000 pills of tramadol concealed in black nylon bags containing plumbing materials along Kwali-Gwagwalada Abuja expressway on his way from Onitsha, Anambra, on Saturday.
He said operatives caught one Seun Abimbola on the same day with 512 grams of methamphetamine during a raid operation at the Giri junction area of the FCT.
He said in Kogi, officers on patrol along Kabba- Obajana highway arrested Mercy Ameh, 28, in a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Abuja with fake naira notes worth N4.3m after a search of her luggage.
In Taraba, Danlami Fakwa, 46, was arrested at Sabon Gari, Jalingo LGA with 49.795kg cannabis.
Adamawa, Katsina, Kaduna, Ondo, and Edo were also listed as states were arrests were made in the past week.
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