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Nigerians Gets Scam Alerts by EFCC on Help Desk

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Nigerians on Tuesday against a ‘scam alert’ which purportedly emanated from the EFCC Help Desk, saying that such desk does not exists in the agency.

The EFCC’s warning was contained in a statement posted on its Twitter page and signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, which reads:

‘Beware of Scam Alert’, partly read, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a Scam Alert, trending in the social media, which purportedly emanated from EFCC Help Desk Headquarters, Jabi-Abuja.

“For the avoidance of doubt, EFCC has no such desk, and any information which supposedly emanated from the said EFCC HELP DESK did not originate from the EFCC.

“The use of EFCC by the authors of the Scam Alert smacks of sinister motives and it is important that the public is put on notice, as the Commission will not be liable should anyone become a victim of what is obviously a scam.

The Commission however advises the public to be cautious and verify any questionable information with them.

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JUST IN: Kidnapped Bayelsa Judge, Umukoro, regains freedom

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After 13 days in captivity, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a Bayelsa State High Court Judge, who was kidnapped by gunmen, has been released.

The judge was abducted on June 21, 2025, around 7pm by gunmen dressed in combat fatigue in front of a popular eatery at the Ekeki suburb of Yenagoa.

It was gathered that Justice Omukoro was released on Thursday evening and is still with security operatives.

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Eight Arrested in Lagos for Public Urination and Breach of Peace

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The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC, also known as KAI, has arrested and arraigned eight persons over offences related to public urination and disturbance of public peace in the Yaba area of Lagos.

This was disclosed by the Corps Marshal of the agency, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd), during a media briefing held at the command headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi.

“As the premier enforcement Agency in the State with operatives situated across 21 Divisions in the State, we must not allow public indecency such as open urination and defecation to fester undeterred and this daily monitoring of Lagos environs lead to the arraignment and prosecution of 8 offenders in the same vein and we remain unshaken,” he stated.

Major Cole confirmed that the eight suspects were brought before Magistrate Oshikoya of the Special Offences (Mobile Court) in Oshodi, where they were charged with offences under Section 168(1)(d) of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015, which addresses breach of public peace, and Section 5(1) of the Lagos State Public Health Law, 2015, which prohibits open urination.

The Corps Marshal further explained that the court sentenced the offenders to one month in prison.

He emphasized that the ruling serves as a strong deterrent to others who may consider engaging in similar acts of public indecency.

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Salome Adaidu: Court Sentences her Killer to death by hanging

Salome, 24-year-old, was a serving corps member recently murdered by the 31-year-old convict when she visited him at his residence…

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Gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the killer of Salome Adaidu, has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Salome, 24-year-old, was a serving corps member recently murdered by the 31-year-old convict when she visited him at his residence in Papaladna village of Karshi Development Area, under the Karu Local Government Area of the state.

A Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Lafia,delivered the judgement, the previous day.

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In the judgment, trial judge, Justice Simon Aboki said that the prosecuting counsel proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt that the convict killed the victim at his residence.

The judge held that the defendant claimed that he became unconscious after having a good time with his girlfriend, and was unconscious when he wrote his confessional statement, which does not hold water.

The court found Ajayi guilty of the offence after several months of trial.

Justice Aboki stated that Ajayi was convicted under Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty for persons guilty of such an offence.

“The law is clear on this, and the punishment is death.

Therefore, the accused is hereby sentenced to death by hanging,” Justice Aboki ruled.

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