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Court Orders Firm, KYC Interproject Ltd Sealed Over Alleged N200m Fraud

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2 years ago

August 3, 2023

An Abuja-based construction firm, KYC Interproject Ltd., has been ordered sealed and its promoter, Micheal Ayuba Auta, probed over alleged fraudulent practises.

Auta, the managing director of the company, was ordered to be investigated by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command over the controversies surrounding the contract sum of N200 million paid to him and his company.

The order by the FCT Upper Area Court followed complaints that the N200 million contract sum had been fraudulently diverted to fund a Labour Party electioneering campaign in Kaduna South during the 2023 general election instead of the properties that it was paid for.

Another business Enterprise, Arodiogbu Enterprises Ltd, was said to have paid the sum to acquire some properties from KYC Interproject Ltd.

Based on the order of the court, the FCT Police Command is tracking Auta with a view to apprehending him for interrogation.

A High Court of FCT, sitting as a vacation court, had on July 28, 2023, also granted an order of interim injunction sealing the construction site of KYC properties and restraining the company and its MD, Auta, from tampering with the properties.

The court made the order while ruling in an application filed by Ugo Nwofor and A.C. Orji asking the court to halt the construction process on the properties situated at Guzape, Abuja, pending the hearing of the motion of notice.

Earlier, while presenting the application in suit number CV/HC/CV/6941/2023 and motion number FCT/HC/M/12040/2023 before the court, the counsel to the applicant, Ugo Nwofor, had argued that the actions of the defendants are overreaching and indeed unconstitutional.

The defendants in the suit are KYC Interprojects Ltd and Micheal Ayuba Auta.

DAILY POST reports that a further hearing in the matter has been fixed for August 9, 2023.

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16-year-old Killed As NDLEA Operatives, Drug Barons Clash In Edo

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7 hours ago

October 30, 2025

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, and drug barons reportedly clashed at Okpuje, Uzeba community in Owan West Local Government Area, leading to the death of a 16 -years -old boy, identified as Emmanuel Monday George.

Two others identified as God’spower Omage (20 years) and Ajayi Irobia (54 years), were said to have sustained serious injuries during the gun duel which reportedly happened on Monday.

Mitchell Ofoyeju, state commander of the NDLEA disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Thursday.

Ofoyeju said that one of its officers sustained an injury after being struck on the hand with a sharp object.

Recall that Army and NDLEA officers were recently attacked by drug barons in the agrarian community, notable for cannabis cultivation.

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JUST IN: Fire Guts Store At Abuja Mall

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10 hours ago

October 30, 2025

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A fire incident occurred at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja in the early hours of Thursday.

The cause of the fire, which started around 3am, could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

It was gathered that only the Adidas Sports shop was affected.

It was further gathered that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service, as well as police officers, were deployed to the scene.

A resident of Jabi, Saliu, who informed our correspondent of the incident, said the fire had been contained.

He said, “Around 3am., this morning, there was a fire incident at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja. No loss of life or injury was recorded. Only the Adidas Sports shop was affected by the fire.”

The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH.

Adeh said police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area and prevent looting.

“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. We immediately deployed our men there to secure the place and prevent any breach of public order,” she said.

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JUST IN: Hausa, Benin Youths Clash Over Killing Of Suspected Yahoo Boy

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23 hours ago

October 29, 2025

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Several persons were on Wednesday night injured in a clash between Hausa and Benin youths, in Ogheghe community, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, over the killing of a suspected yahoo boy identified as Chizi Benz.

According to sources, Chizi Benz was said to have been stabbed to death by a Hausa youth over a sour deal.

Though details of the deal were not available as at press time, the killing of Chidi Benz sparked outrage as youths stormed the streets with dangerous weapons in a revenge mission.

According to sources, many ‘Abokis’ were injured in a reprisal attack while others fled for safety.

News of the killing was to have spread to nearby communities of Uwelu along the Siluko Axis, forcing Hausa youths who do petty trading and rides okada closed their businesses and fled for safety.

According to sources, policemen who were deployed to the area fired tear gas to disperse the angry youths.

Edo Police Spokesman, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, promised to send a detailed statement.

He was yet to do so as at press time.