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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 18, 2024 secured the conviction of six persons charged for offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud related offences The convicts who were prosecuted on separate charges stood their trial before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court and Justice…
Kwara State Government has commenced the eviction of beggars and lunatics from Ilorin metropolis to rid the state capital of uncleanliness, menace and vices. The eviction team from the Ministry of Social Development toured the Post Office, Tipper Garage, Offa Garage and Geri Alimi axes of the metropolis where no fewer than 10 lunatics and…
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A Kwara Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday finally granted bail to Abdulazeez Adegbola also known as Tani Olohun, a traditional religion devotee after spending 91 days in the custody of the Federal Correctional Service in Ilorin, the state capital. Tani Olohun has been standing trial for alleged defamation in four different cases…
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At least three inmates have escaped from the Mandala Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service in Ilorin, Kwara State. One of the escapees, Umaru Altine, is on death row convicted for armed robbery; the two others: Segun Nasiru and Isa Usman, are both charged with armed robbery and awaiting trial. “They escaped in the…