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Pregnant Married Woman Fakes Own kidnap, Shares N2m Ransom With Boyfriend – Lifestyle Nigeria

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command said its operatives had arrestend a pregnant married woman who faked her own kidnap, demanding 2 million naira as ransom from her husband.

Reports said that when ransom was delivered, the lady shared the money with the man suspected to be her boyfriend whom she connived with to defraud the husband.

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The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, disclosed this to newsmen, on Wednesday, during a parade of suspects at the command headquarters in Abuja.

He said; “on 11/03/2024 about 19:40hrs, one Chiedozie Ubah ‘m’ of Saburi II Dei-dei, Abuja, reported at gwa gwa division that his pregnant wife Rosemary Ubah left home to the hospital on same date for a scan but did not return home.

“He later received a call through his wife’s phone number telling him that his wife had been kidnapped and demanded for two (2) million naira ransom before her release.

“He transferred the sum of two (2) million naira into his wife’s account as instructed by the kidnapper. He later brought his wife to the station after her release.

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Goat ‘Arrested’ For Attacking Dog and Students – Lifestyle Nigeria

In a bizarre incident, a male goat named Akmed was forcibly removed from a home in Mt View-Verulam, KZN, South Africa, after it attacked a dog and a group of students. According to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), officers were called to the scene after a resident requested assistance, reporting that the goat was attacking her dog.

Upon arrival, the officers learned that the goat had earlier attacked several students on their way to a primary school. Despite attempts to locate the owner, the goat was removed and taken to the RUSA Headquarters. In a subsequent update, RUSA confirmed that the goat has since been reunited with its owner.

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Yahaya Bello: Court Summons EFCC Chairman Over Alleged Contempt

A High Court in Kogi State has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the order was issued on the grounds of his alleged disobedience of a court order, which led to a contempt charge.

The EFCC Chairman is accused of carrying out certain acts that had been restrained by the Court on February 9, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive Originating Motion.

Justice I. A. Jamil, presiding over the case, ruled that the act carried out by the EFCC was in violation of the order and amounted to contempt.

The EFCC operatives had laid siege on the residence of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on April 17, 2024, despite a court order restraining them from such action.

The court’s order was based on a motion ex-parte filed by Yahaya Bello, where he prayed to the court for an order to issue and serve the EFCC Chairman with Form 49 Notice to show cause why Order of committal should not be made on Olukoyede.

After listening to the arguments of the Applicant’s counsel, Justice Jamil granted the prayers and ordered Olukoyede to be summoned to appear before the court to answer the contempt charge.

Delivering his order on the motion on April 25, 2024, Justice Jamil said, “The applicant’s application before me is to the effect that the Respondent has carried out some acts upon which they have been restrained by this Court on the 9th of February, 2024, pending the determination of the substantive motion on Notice before this Court.”

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How Second Binance Executive Planned Kuje Prison Escape, Applied For New US Passport

The detained Binance Holdings Limited executive, Tigran Gambaryan, has attempted to escape from Kuje Correctional Facility, The PUNCH has learnt.

Investigations by our correspondent revealed how Mr Gambaryan who is currently remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility, applied for a new United States of America passport, under the pretence that his seized passport was missing.

The Armenian-born Binance executive, Gambaryan who has both American and Armenian passports, told the US Embassy in Abuja that he lost his passport which is currently being held by the EFCC, impeccable anti-graft sources privy to the development but not authorised to speak, told The PUNCH on Wednesday.

Following the development, the EFCC has urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to disregard Gambaryan’s bail application, while noting that the Armenian-American could flee from Nigeria like his Kenyan-British colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla who fled to Kenya.

A source, who is privy to the investigations, revealed that “The second Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is currently remanded in Kuje prison, has planned to escape from the facility. He applied to the US embassy in Abuja to issue him a new Visa while lying that he lost his passport which was seized by the EFCC.”

Another source, who insisted on anonymity, noted that “Gambaryan could have escaped from Kuje if not for the fact that the US embassy flagged his request for a new passport. Fortunately, the US embassy immediately reached out to the EFFC, and the embassy was informed that he’s a criminal suspect whose case is currently in court for alleged money laundering – concealing the source of the $35,400, 000 generated as revenue by Binance in Nigeria knowing that the funds constituted proceeds of unlawful activity.”

Meanwhile, the EFCC had on Tuesday, urged Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja to deny Gambaryan’s bail application.