Crime
NDLEA arrests wanted Lagos drug baron

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said its operatives have arrested the leader of Mushin, Lagos drug cartel identified as Sulaiman Jimoh aka Temo.
The agency stated that Temo, who had been on its wanted list, had been evading arrest until he was eventually nabbed.
His arrest comes after a drug baron, identified as Joachin Mbonu, was arrested in his mansion in Imo State on July 12 after fleeing from South Africa.
In a statement on Wednesday, the NDLEA ‘s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said Temo was apprehended at his hideout after initially resisting along with his men.
He said, “After many years of wearing the toga of invincibility, the overall head of the Mushin, Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (alias Olowoidiogede, popularly known as Temo), has been arrested by operatives of the NDLEA, at his enclave after an initial resistance from him and his horde of hoodlums.”
Babafemi recalled that operatives of the NDLEA had seized drugs worth billions of naira from Temo.
He added that a few of the NDLEA operatives with Temo had resulted in fierce gun duels.
Babafemi said, “In the last two years, the NDLEA had intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs worth billions of naira owned by Temo but he has remained largely evasive while a few encounters with him and his armed gangs in his Mushin enclave had resulted in gunfight.
“Some of the recent seizures of his shipments include: 14, 524.8 kilograms of Ghana Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana in two trucks and a J5 bus intercepted at Ojuelegba area of Lagos in the early hours of Sunday 28th January 2024; two truck-loads of the same substance weighing 8,852kg intercepted at Eleko beach, Lekki Lagos on 4th May 2023 and 252kg of Loud seized from his enclave in Mushin on Wednesday 26th July 2023. Indeed, in the last two encounters, his men engaged NDLEA operatives in a gunfight.”
Narrating how Temo was arrested, Babafemi said the NDLEA ‘s surveillance team tracked him to Igbarere Street in Mushin and was pinned down on July 22.
He said the team immediately called for a reinforcement of 50 operatives when he tried to escape.
Babafemi said, “The drug kingpin was very notorious for always being on the move to evade arrest but with persistence and determination of the Agency aided by modern tools and intelligence, the concerted effort to get him paid off at 10 am on Monday, July 22, 2024 when NDLEA’s surveillance teams on his trail tracked and pinned him down at Igbarere street, Mushin. A reinforcement of about 50 operatives was immediately mobilized to the area while he was attempting to escape in a Mercedes Benz SUV GLE 350 marked 01G-300G.”
Babafemi stated that Temo attempted to mobilize hoodlums to engage and distract the operatives to facilitate his escape, but he was unsuccessful.
He said, “His attempt to escape by mobilizing hoodlums to engage and distract the operatives however failed after which he was overpowered and whisked away from the chaotic scene while his men surrendered to the superior firepower of the anti-narcotic agents who also succeeded in recovering the Mercedes Benz SUV the suspect was found in.”
Babafemi said the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) commended the officers and men of the Lagos State Command, Special Monitoring Task Force, and other formations for Temo’s arrest.
He said, “In his reaction to the arrest of Temo, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, commended the officers and men of the Lagos State Command, Special Monitoring Task Force, and other formations tasked with the assignment of getting Temo arrested for their resilience, vigilance, and professionalism. He urged them to intensify the heat on all drug cartels wherever they are located.”
Crime
Imprisoned ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in jail for corruption

A Pakistani court has sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in jail after finding him guilty of corruption.
Bushra Bibi, his wife, was sentenced to seven years as an alleged accomplice.
The case concerns the misuse of authority and corruption involving Khan’s Al-Qadir University project trust.
Khan was also fined 1 million Pakistani rupees ($3,500) while Bibi was fined half.
Khan’s lawyer announced the development on Friday but noted that the convictions were made on January 13.
The former prime minister faced allegations of bribery, involving land in return for a £190 million money laundering favour to Malik Riaz, a real estate tycoon.
This marks the fourth major case Khan has been convicted for.
Three earlier convictions, announced in January last year, were related to selling state gifts, leaking state secrets, and unlawful marriage, all of which were overturned or suspended.
Dozens of cases against him are still pending.
The former prime minister, who remains behind bars, has described the situation as a political witch-hunt.
Khan, who was Pakistan’s prime minister from 2018 until his removal in 2022, is also banned from politics for five years.
Crime
Fake lawyer arrested in Lagos court while representing client

Police have arrested a suspected fake lawyer identified as Godwin Eguabor while he was representing a client in a court in Lagos state.
Eguabor reportedly appeared before a magistrate court in the Badagry area of Lagos on Wednesday on behalf of a litigator.
Atule Elchors, the vice-chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Badagry branch, said at the court hearing on Wednesday, Eguabor announced his appearance as legal counsel to a client.
Elchors said he has been hearing a rumour that a fake lawyer was engaging in legal services in Badagry.
“I stood up and told the court that the person who appeared before the magistrate is not a legal practitioner,” NAN quoted the NBA vice-chairman saying.
“And that we have been looking out for him.
“We asked for his supreme court number, which is the enrollment number of every lawyer, but he could not answer, he was just telling us stories.
“The worst thing is that the name he is using in court is different from the name he gave the police when they came to arrest him.”
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On Thursday, Eguabor was taken to the magistrate court by the police and charged for an offence bordering on illegal parade of oneself as a lawyer.
Edet Ekpo, the prosecutor representing the police, told the court that the offence contravened section 380 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
L A Layeni, the magistrate, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.
Layeni ordered that one of the sureties should be a company’s managing director and present a statement of account of the company for one year.
He said that the sureties must deposit N25,000 to the account of Ikeja high court registrar.
He adjourned the case to February 19 for further hearing.
Crime
I don’t regret killing my girlfriend… she cheated on me, says gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi

Timileyin Ajayi, the gospel singer, has confessed to murdering his girlfriend Salome Adaidu in a fit of anger after discovering her alleged infidelity.
Ajayi was arrested in Nasarawa after he was allegedly caught with the severed head of Adaidu in a polythene bag.
The incident occurred on Sunday in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
In an interview with Channels, Ajayi recounted the events leading up to the murder. He alleged that Adaidu was cheating on him and that he discovered her infidelity after seeing her phone.
The singer said he confronted Adaidu who denied the allegations before she apologised.

Ajayi said he used a knife to attack Adaidu after an argument escalated.
The singer also showed no remorse, saying “life is reciprocal”. He argued that he was not arrested but surrendered himself to security operatives.
“I didn’t plan to kill her. She is always cheating, she hides most things from me. I discovered she was cheating when I saw her phone, so I got angry seeing her chat with other guys, and that’s why I killed her,” he said.
“I do not have any regrets. I do not regret my actions because life is reciprocal. I caught her cheating on me. I told her about it but she denied it until I showed her the chat.
“She admitted and apologised. So, she went to the bathroom, she started some things and I couldn’t take it lightly. I went to the room, took a knife, I held her neck and I did what I had to do.
“I was not caught, I surrendered myself. If I did not want anybody to catch me, I would have done that; it is very simple. It is not a big thing to pay, I’m ready to face the wrath of the law.”
However, Esther Adaidu, Salome’s sister, denied that her sister was in a relationship with Ajayi. She argued that it was the first time she had seen him.
The remains of Salome were buried on Monday night.