Two friends were on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly buying 11 stolen chickens worth N160,000. The police charged Bamgbose Lateef, 27; and Ifeoluwa Mustapha, 29; whose addresses were not given with felony, theft and breach…
3 men docked over alleged theft of Volkswagen bus
The police in Lagos, on Tuesday arraigned three men before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged theft of a Volkswagen T4 Bus valued N1.7 million. The defendants, Anthony Onwotemi, 51, Okechukwu Udeh, 39 and Oluwafemi Olorunnisola, 45, are being…
Welder bags 3 months in prison for stealing car battery
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 42-year-old welder, Solomon John, to three months imprisonment for stealing car battery. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The magistrate,…
Court remands man for allegedly stealing aluminum window
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Waheed Bello, in Awahjigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry, for allegedly stealing aluminum window valued at N500,000. The Magistrate, Mr L A Layeni, ordered the remand of Bello in the correctional…
Court remands 2 over theft of motorcycle
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has remanded two men, John Simon and Yusuf Nikie in a correctional facility after they pleaded guilty to stealing a motorcycle. The Magistrate, Michael Bawa, however, reserved sentence until May 2. Simon and…
Police arrest 4 men over tricycles theft in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says it arrested four men for allegedly stealing three tricycles from an Ojota, Lagos-based Mobility Company. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency…
30-year-old charged with stealing N1.2m from dead man’s bank account
The police on Thursday brought a 30-year-old man, John Timothy, before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for alleged N1.2 million theft from a dead man’s bank account. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing charges of conspiracy and…
Carpenter bags life for rape, man arraigned for rifle possession, police arrest suspects in 6 days and a lot more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Carpenter bags life jail for raping neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter (Punch) Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja…
Osun: Amotekun arrests security guard for allegedly stealing 9 air conditioners
The Osun Amotekun Corps on Friday says it arrested a 25 year-old man, who works as a private security guard, for allegedly stealing nine air conditioners in Osogbo. In a statement by Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, Osun Amotekun Commander, the suspect,…
AEDC official, others arrested for ‘transformer theft’
A staff member of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has been arrested alongside five others for allegedly vandalising and stealing a transformer in Abuja. SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, announced this in a…