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Police nab three masquerades over alleged breach in Etinan

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three persons over their alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct linked to masquerade activities in the Etinan Local Government Area of the state.

According to the command, the arrests followed a distress call received at about 4:45 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, from an anonymous source, reporting a serious breach of public peace at Mbioto II Village, Etinan LGA.

Police operatives were immediately deployed to the scene, where two suspected masquerades and their leader were arrested.

Mubanga
Jan 24, 2026

Police nab three masquerades over alleged breach in Etinan

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three persons over their alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct linked to masquerade activities in the Etinan Local Government Area of the state.

According to the command, the arrests followed a distress call received at about 4:45 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, from an anonymous source, reporting a serious breach of public peace at Mbioto II Village, Etinan LGA.

Police operatives were immediately deployed to the scene, where two suspected masquerades and their leader were arrested.

Mubanga
Jan 24, 2026

Police deny officer’s involvement in motorcycle accident

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a report circulating on social media alleging that a police officer threw an object at a moving motorcycle, causing a minor to suffer a serious heart injury.

A statement issued by the command, the police clarified that no officer was involved in throwing any object at a motorcycle or in any action that led to the injuries claimed in the report.

Mubanga
Jan 23, 2026

Police deny officer’s involvement in motorcycle accident

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a report circulating on social media alleging that a police officer threw an object at a moving motorcycle, causing a minor to suffer a serious heart injury.

A statement issued by the command, the police clarified that no officer was involved in throwing any object at a motorcycle or in any action that led to the injuries claimed in the report.

Mubanga
Jan 23, 2026

Unyenge faults Ekid’s claims over Stubbs Creek Forest ownership

Unyenge, a community in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, states that it is closely monitoring the ongoing negotiations between the Ekid Union and Ibeno over the ownership of the Stubbs Creek Forest.

The controversy, according to community leaders, was reignited by the Ekid Union’s renewed push to assert dominance and control over the forest, which spans four local government areas: Mbo, Ibeno, Esit Eket and Eket.

Mubanga
Jan 22, 2026

Unyenge faults Ekid’s claims over Stubbs Creek Forest ownership

Unyenge, a community in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, states that it is closely monitoring the ongoing negotiations between the Ekid Union and Ibeno over the ownership of the Stubbs Creek Forest.

The controversy, according to community leaders, was reignited by the Ekid Union’s renewed push to assert dominance and control over the forest, which spans four local government areas: Mbo, Ibeno, Esit Eket and Eket.

Mubanga
Jan 22, 2026

EFCC arraigns Mompha’s Associate over alleged N206m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday arraigned Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged N206 million fraud.

Babafemi was arraigned alongside his companies—606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and Splash Off Entertainment Limited—before Justice Rahman Oshodi on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, concealment and transfer of proceeds of crime, contrary to Section 332(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and punishable under Section 332(3) of the same law.

Mubanga
Jan 20, 2026

EFCC arraigns Mompha’s Associate over alleged N206m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday arraigned Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi before the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged N206 million fraud.

Babafemi was arraigned alongside his companies—606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and Splash Off Entertainment Limited—before Justice Rahman Oshodi on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, concealment and transfer of proceeds of crime, contrary to Section 332(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and punishable under Section 332(3) of the same law.

Mubanga
Jan 20, 2026

EFCC presents First Witness in alleged N458m Lagos fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Emmanuel Adeyemi, Head of the Fraud Prevention and Investigation Department, Unity Bank, in the alleged N458 million fraud case involving one Ibrahim Habib Ibrahim before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, said Ibrahim is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N458,396,967.50 (Four Hundred and Fifty-Eight Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Seven Naira, Fifty Kobo), to which he pleaded not guilty.

Mubanga
Jan 20, 2026

EFCC presents First Witness in alleged N458m Lagos fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Emmanuel Adeyemi, Head of the Fraud Prevention and Investigation Department, Unity Bank, in the alleged N458 million fraud case involving one Ibrahim Habib Ibrahim before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday, said Ibrahim is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N458,396,967.50 (Four Hundred and Fifty-Eight Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Seven Naira, Fifty Kobo), to which he pleaded not guilty.

Mubanga
Jan 20, 2026

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