The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday announced the rejection of the application bail filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former head of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari. The court also rejected the application by his co-defendants, with whom he faces charges of illegal dealing in cocaine, including ACP Sunday Ubia, Inspector Simon Agirgba, and Inspector John Nuhu. Other Defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, are; ASP Bawa James, as well as two drug traffickers that were arrested at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, Chibunna Patrick Umeibe and Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwane.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has yesterday arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano few hours after he handed over office to Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. The Governor was nabbed by the men of the anti-graft at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos when he was about to flee the country.

The Nigeria Police, Zone 2 comprising Lagos and Ogun on Monday disclosed that it has arrested eleven persons in connection with the gruesome murder of Olu of Agodo, in Ekwekoro Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Oba Olajide Ayinde.The Zonal Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Command Headquarters, Onikan-Lagos, in a statement said the traditional ruler was burnt to death in his car on January 24 near his village in Ewekoro LGA.

The police in Lagos state have arrested the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) where the 22-year-old, Bamise Ayanwole, went missing. The state police spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who revealed this in a statement on Monday, said “The driver of the BRT has been arrested. Details later.” The driver, identified as Nice Andrew Omininikoron, is already being questioned on what transpired before the fashion designer’s death. The deceased, got missing while returning to Ota from Ajah on Saturday, February 26 when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going to Oshodi about 7 pm. at Chevron Bus-Stop.