Friday, April 26, 2019

(FOREIGN) Sri Lanka Police Chief Resigns Over Failures That Led To Deadly Easter Bomb Attacks

 

   Sri Lanka's top police official, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, has resigned over failures that led to the deadly Easter bomb attacks, the country's president said on Friday.

(LOCAL) 26-Year Old Bricklayer Arrested For Selling His 6-Week Old Twins For N500k In Edo State



   A 26-year-old bricklayer identified as Kenneth Ofoke, has been arrested for allegedly selling his six-week-old set of twins Edo State.

(LOCAL) President Buhari arrives London

 

  Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived London, United Kingdom for a private visit. He left Nigeria earlier today after a State Visit to Borno State where he commissioned a number of developmental projects in the State.

(LOCAL) Four Suspected Fraudsters Arrested Over $200k Wire Fraud



    The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, April 25, 2019, arrested four suspects; Ajiero Onyeka, Clement Peter, Mustapha Zubiri, Agbo Austine Taylor for allegedly attempting to carry out a fraudulent Bank Wire Transfer to the tune of $200,000 about N72, 000, 000 (Seventy Two Million Naira).

   A team of EFCC operatives swooped down on the suspects as they were about to transfer the said amount from the account of an unsuspecting foreigner into a domiciliary account in Nigeria.
The Commission was tipped off when the suspects were sourcing for domiciliary account number which they will use to receive the money.
   Bank Wire Transfer fraudsters have a practice of using other people’s domiciliary account to receive fraudulent money with the promise of giving the account holder a commission from the money.

(LOCAL) Lagos Govt Pardons 14 Inmates After 20 Years

 

   The Lagos State Government, through the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, has pardoned 14 inmates of the Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri.