The Lagos State Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of twenty-six male suspects linked to “the possession of counterfeit currency and the production and sale of adulterated diesel to unsuspecting motorists at Eti-Osa, Lekki, Lagos.”

According to the Command, the suspects were apprehended on 27th November 2025 at about 1330 hours in a joint operation with operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI).

Police said, “Nine Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand, Three Hundred Naira (₦951,300) in counterfeit notes were recovered from their premises.”

All these were detailed in a Friday press release shared on the Command’s official X handle and signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi.

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Preliminary investigations, the release stated, showed that Abubakar Rilean (40 years), Abubakar Abdullahi (35 years), Adamu Ibrahim Jora (35 years), and Michael John (30 years) were involved in “the production and distribution of adulterated engine oil/diesel, popularly known as ‘rice and beans,’ which they sold to unsuspecting and innocent motorists.”

Two others, Ichapi Moses (30 years) and Samson Adike (28 years), were identified as suppliers of the adulterated petroleum products in the area.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, warned individuals across the state engaging in unlawful acts to desist, declaring that the Command was “intensifying efforts and closing in strongly on perpetrators.”

He added: “Anyone found engaging in acts capable of endangering public peace, damaging vehicles, or threatening economic stability will face the full weight of the law.”

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Reassuring residents, CP Jimoh said the Command remained fully in control of the security situation.

The CP stated: “The state is safe and there is no room for criminals or their unlawful activities. The safety and well-being of all residents remain the Command’s top priority.”

The public was urged to support ongoing security efforts, as the police emphasised that “credible and timely information” remained essential to crime prevention and arrests.

A retired judge, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has been killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

Her body was discovered late Sunday night in her Asaba residence located behind The Pointer newspaper office under disturbing circumstances, sparking tension across the state capital.

It was learnt that her killers bound her legs, hands, and ransacked the entire house, pointing to a violent attack that appeared both targeted and carefully executed.

A key twist in the unfolding investigation is the mysterious disappearance of the night security guard assigned to the Judge’s residence, who reportedly vanished shortly after the incident, heightening suspicions of internal complicity.

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The victim’s brother, Ogbueshi Godfrey Okogwu, said, “My eldest sister was murdered in her house on Sunday night. We only received the news on Monday morning, so we presume the incident happened during the night.

“A major red flag is the disappearance of the night security guard. The morning guard claimed he met the gate wide open when he arrived. He said he simply sat there. Sat there doing what? I do not know. I do not understand this situation at all.”

He added that the family had already provided the Police with the identity and details of the private security company that deployed the guards.

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He said, “Police have detained the morning guard and summoned the owner of the security outfit to report to the station. It remains unclear whether the proprietor has complied.”

“Only God knows what truly happened. We will not know anything concrete until the Police complete their investigations,” he said.

Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, disclosed that “Some of the security are in police custody while one of them is at large.”

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced Damian Okoligwe, a 400-level student of the University of Port Harcourt, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene.

Okoligwe, a Petrochemical Engineering student, killed Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student, on October 20, 2023, at his Mgbuogba apartment in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.
He dismembered her body and dumped it in a wheelbarrow, planning to dispose of it before his arrest.

The trial judge, Justice Chinwe Nsirum-Nwosu, delivered the judgment, stating that the prosecution proved the three ingredients of murder against Okoligwe.

The judge described Okoligwe’s actions as intentional, composed, calculated, and evil, with no contradiction in the evidence.

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Speaking outside the courtroom, the prosecution, led by Charles Mbaba, expressed satisfaction with the judgment, saying it would bring closure to Otuene’s family and serve as a deterrent to others.

Okoligwe’s counsel declined to comment on the judgment, while Otuene’s brother, Osatawaji Otuene, welcomed the verdict, saying it brought relief to the family.

The Guardian reports the incident occurred in Mgbuoba, Port Harcourt, when estate security discovered the body of the young woman in Okoligwe’s apartment on NTA Road. Police were alerted after Okoligwe was seen attempting to move her remains, and he was subsequently arrested.

Videos circulated on social media showed the suspect in handcuffs being led by police officers to his apartment.

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Investigators discovered the victim’s body wrapped in blood-stained sacks on a wheel barrow, with blood also visible on the floor.

Okoligwe, who was a fellow UNIPORT student, admitted that Tiffany was his girlfriend and that her body was found in his apartment, but he denied responsibility for her death.

He told police he discovered her lifeless and did not report it due to illness, remaining in the apartment despite the decomposition and odour.

The police noted that several body parts were missing, raising suspicions that dismemberment may have been ritualistic.

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The University of Port Harcourt Vice-Chancellor stated at the time, “Justice must be done for this matter because no student here has the right to kill or assault anyone. The punishment for physical violence is outright expulsion.”

Following the arrest, the Rivers State Police transferred the case to the State Criminal Investigations Department for further investigation. The victim’s remains were deposited in a mortuary for autopsy.

Two years after the incident, the court handed down a death sentence to Okoligwe.
(GUARDIAN)