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Two Chinese Men Offering Bribe Worth N100m To Sokoto Zonal Head Officer Has Been Arrested By EFCC

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Two Chinese Men Offering Bribe Worth N100m To Sokoto Zonal Head Officer Has Been Arrested By EFCC

*Two Chinese offered its officer bribe worth N100million has finally been caught by EFCC

* On Monday, May 11 in Sokoto, the suspects were arrested by the Anti-graft commission.

*They offered the bride to compromise ongoing investigations of the construction company owned by the Chinese men.

Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi were to two suspects arrested for trying to bribe The Sokoto Zonal Head Officer of EFCC, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal the sum of N50millon.

They offered the bride to compromise ongoing investigations of the construction company, China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited.

China Zhonghao Nigeria Limited is said to be handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara state government in the sum of N50billion, in the year 2012 to 2019.

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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) is investigating the company, in connection with the execution of contracts for the construction of township roads in Gummi, Bukkuyun, Anka and Nassarawa towns of Zamfara State.

Investigation is still going on for the construction of 168 solar-powered boreholes in the fourteen local government areas of the state by the Chinese company.

The professionalism of investigation made it known that the company reaches out to  Sokoto Zonal Head Officer of EFCC, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal with an offer of N100million as a bribe to make the matter die off.

The two suspects being arrested went on Monday to the zonal head office to offer him cash totally N50million. The cash was offered as the first installment. Promising to bring the balance later.

The cash is a piece of evidence, therefore the EFCC arrested them with the cash.

The suspects will soon be charged to court said by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).

According to the latest development made by EFCC on Monday, May 11,they were able to secure the final forfeiture of $300,000. Which belongs to a Chinese national, LiYan Pin, to FG.

Justice Babatunde Quadri of Federal High court, Abuja, ordered the interim forfeiture of the money following an expert application filed by the anti-graft agency. The charge levelled against Yan Pin by EFCC over the sum is called money laundering.

Yan Pin failed to declare the money in his possession. He tried to fly out of the country to China at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. He was arrested by the intelligence officers in Nigeria.

 

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Gunmen Attack NDLEA Headquarters in Ebonyi, Kill One Police Officer

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Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State, killing one police officer. The incident happened on Tuesday, the Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, Loveth Odah, said. According to her, two of the gunmen were also killed in the duel.

 

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While narrating how the incident happened, she said the Ebonyi Police Commissioner, Aliyu Garba, got a distress call from the NDLEA Commandant in the south-east state at about 2:30 am on Tuesday informing him of the attack. According to her, the gunmen drove into the NDLEA headquarters in a Toyota 4Runner Jeep, shooting sporadically at the men on duty.

The Commission immediately mobilised a combined team of a mobile police force and military personnel to the area and promptly repelled the attack. Some of the gunmen later escaped with bullet injuries while two rifles (AK-49 and K2) with 140 K2 live ammunition, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, and 36 GPMP were recovered from the assailants.

Other things recovered were 65 Barreta Pistol live ammunition, one Toyota 4Runner Jeep, some chairs, and other incriminating items, the police spokesperson added. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing gunmen, she said.

Aside from security officers, other public establishments including offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been attacked.
Stakeholders fear that the rising wave of gunmen attacks in the southeast may affect the 2023 elections.

 

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Boko Haram Fighters, Terrorists Killed in Borno and Katsina States

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Boko Haram Fighters, Terrorists Killed in Borno and Katsina States

Reports are coming in that Nigerian troops have successfully neutralized around 100 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists while another 174 have surrendered to the Nigerian military.

Maj-gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this, Thursday while speaking to the press concerning military operations across the country.

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Accoring to him, this comes after weeks of operations by the Nigerian armed forces. Troops of operation hadin kai, between the 24th of February and 10th march, 2022, conducted clearing operations in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has come out to say that over 30,000 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists along with their famines have surrendered in the north east of the country.

The SGF stressed the government’s dedication to ending insecurity in Nigeria with the use of kinetic and no-kinetic approaches.

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BAMISE’S MURDER: BRT Driver Remanded for 30 Days

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BAMISE’S MURDER: BRT Driver Remanded for 30 Days

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded for 30 days a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Mr. Andrew Nice, over his alleged involvement in the death of his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole.

The Court made the order following an application by the Police on the count charge of alleged murder, sexual assault, misconduct and interference with a corpse.

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Bamise, 22, was found dead last Monday on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island, nine days after she was declared missing after she boarded Nice’s vehicle.

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