Crime
Ondo schoolgirls arrested for faking kidnap, demanding N100k ransom from parents
Operatives of the Ondo state command of Amotekun, the south-west security network, have arrested two schoolgirls for allegedly faking their own kidnap.
Adetunji Adeleye, the state commander of the security outfit, announced this while parading the minors and other suspects for criminal activities on Monday.
Adeleye said the minors — aged 13 and 15 — allegedly kidnapped themselves in Oka-Akoko axis of the state and demanded N100,000 ransom from their parents and the traditional ruler of the community.
“Their parents raised the alarm that their children were kidnapped and we swung into action but when they called for ransom we tracked the number and we were able to arrest them,” he said.
“We appreciate the Department of State Service (DSS) for assisting us in apprehending them. When they we negotiating, they even threatened the traditional ruler that if the ransom wasn’t paid within two hours they were going to kill the victims without knowing that they are the criminals perpetrating the act.
“Again, we have people who kidnapped themselves and raised alarm but upon our diligent investigation, we were able to unravel the mystery surrounding their disappearance to the extent that they confessed.”
Adeleye said a total of 28 suspects were paraded at the command’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital.
Crime
NDLEA arrests returning businessman for smuggling cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as an ‘I Just Got Back’ returnee for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.
Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.
The suspect, who had just returned from a foreign trip, initially raised suspicion due to his nervous demeanour.
NDLEA officials subjected him to a routine screening, during which wraps of cocaine began to fall from his body.
The statement said: “Narco-trend update: The moment #ndlea_nigeria officers intercepted an ‘I Just Got Back’ businessman, screened him, and wraps of cocaine began to ‘rain’ from his body. Who will tell them that NDLEA will always get them no matter the mode of concealment?”
Click the link below to watch the video:
Crime
Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption
A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption.
Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence of corruption between individuals,” the court announced in a statement.
Crime
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Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.
The court also fined Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment.
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