Crime & Court
Police invite Hunkuyi, Kaduna NLC boss over N369m Deal
The police have invited Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (PDP, Kaduna) and the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State chapter, Mr. Adamu Ango over a N369 million project in Kaduna.
The two were invited via a later dated August 3, 2018 signed by an Assistant Commissioner of police, Mr. Sanusi Mohammed on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGP Tactical Squad, Force Headquarters).
The letter said, “This office is investigating a case of criminal conspiracy, forgery, cheating, obtaining money by false pretence, conspiracy to convert and criminal conversion that you were mentioned.
“You are kindly requested to meet the under designed officer for fact-findings through DSP Ibrahim Agu.”
It was gathered that on Ango honoured the police investigation yesterday, while senator Hunkuyi was still being expected.
A complaint had petitioned the police on a #369 Million project for the construction of a shopping complex at Independence Way Kaduna, Otherwise known as Nigeria Labour House. Contacted Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Kaduna State Comrade Adamu Ango said he was at the SARS headquarters in Abuja yesterday on the invitation of the police.
He said he got to the office only to get an invitation to report at the SARS office in Abuja.
He said it is about a plot of land which has been handed over to a company, Sahel which he said he explained to the police.
“I went and I have briefed my layers about it and they asked me to report on Monday,” he said. The NLC chairman said he does not know if any other person was invited but that he went based on the invitation he received.
Efforts to get reaction of Senator Hunkuyi were not successful yesterday as his pones were switched
The complaint said, “Sometimes in late 2015 Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi asked a company to partner with his firm called Sahel Technical Services Limited for the construction of a Shopping Complex on part of the parcel of land located on independence Way Kaduna otherwise known as Nigeria Labour House.”
He said the project was later stopped by the Kaduna State Urban Planning Development Agency (KASUPDA) but efforts to recoup his money were futile.
Crime & Court
EFCC Secures Public Summons Against Yahaya Bello in ₦110bn Case
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons for former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to appear in court to respond to a fresh 16-count indictment.
The summons requires Bello to attend court on October 24 for his arraignment, alongside co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu.
The public summons was ordered following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In her ruling, Justice Anenih directed the EFCC to publish the summons in a widely circulated newspaper to ensure proper notification.
Also, the court instructed the EFCC to post copies of the public summons at Bello’s last known address and in conspicuous locations within the court premises.
The EFCC has reported difficulties in serving the charges, which were filed on September 24, alleging that Bello and the two co-defendants committed a criminal breach of trust involving a staggering ₦110.4 billion.
Crime & Court
Police Officer Stabs Civilian to Death Over ‘Uncleared Transaction’
A Police Inspector, Mohammed Bulama, attached to the Police Mobile Force (PMF) 41 in Yobe State, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 39-year-old civilian, Abdulmalik Dauda, during a confrontation in Damaturu, the state capital.
The incident, which occurred on September 29, 2024, was sparked by a heated argument between Bulama and Dauda over “uncleared transactions” in the Zango area of Damaturu. The argument escalated, leading Bulama to fatally stab Dauda in the chest.
In a statement, the Yobe State Police spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed Bulama’s arrest and announced that an investigation into the homicide case had been launched.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Garba Ahmed, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident involving Inspector Mohammed Bulama,” Abdulkarim said.
He further disclosed that the officer has been placed in custody, pending internal disciplinary action and prosecution.
CP Ahmed condemned the actions of the officer, extending his condolences to the family of the victim.
He also assured the public that justice would be served swiftly in accordance with the law.
Crime & Court
Police Summon Officers Over Alleged N1m Corps Members’ Extortion
The Lagos State Police Command has summoned three officers accused of extorting N1 million from members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Surulere area of Lagos.
Footage of the incident, which went viral on social media late Friday, shows the officers confronting the corps members, reportedly over the absence of a physical copy of a driver’s license. The video was shared by social media user Oluyemi Fasipe, who claimed that the officers threatened the corps members with firearms and forcibly took them to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House, the Area C Command of the Lagos State Police, where they allegedly extorted the sum of N1 million.
“Dear @BenHundeyin, Your officers today in Surulere extorted 1 million naira from three corps members,” Fasipe wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “They were threatened with firearms, kidnapped, and taken to the KAFARU OLUWOLE TINUBU HOUSE AREA C POLICE COMMAND of the @LagosPoliceNG where they were robbed.”
Fasipe added that the entire incident stemmed from the corps members’ inability to present a physical copy of a driver’s license, a situation he described as “evil.”
In one of the videos, the officers are seen inspecting the vehicle’s documents, with the situation escalating as additional officers arrived. One officer can be seen entering the car and demanding that the corps members stop recording the incident, while also prohibiting them from contacting their families.
In response, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the officers involved have been summoned, and an investigation is underway.
“The men have been summoned, and their trial has commenced,” Hundeyin wrote on X. “We urge the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the State Headquarters to testify at the ongoing trial.”
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