EFCC arrests fake Senator over alleged €5.7 million fraud

<p>According to Aminu, NDLEA in the state was also able to arrest 372 drug offenders, out of which 103 were successfully prosecuted, while 31 cases are pending in court.</p>, <p>Speaking on the International Day against Drug/Substance Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, Aminu said the whole world, including Nigeria, is under siege of illicit substance abuse and trafficking.</p>, <p>Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Monday revealed that it seized a total of 1,289.153 kilograms of different banned drugs from August, 2022 till date.</p>, <p>The Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command, said their personnel, following credible intelligence, busted a gang of rail line vandals in Kaduna.</p>, <p>The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mohammed Jalige in a statement on Monday, said an unspecified number of unknown persons came to Sanzwan in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, in an articulated vehicle (DAF) with reg no DAL 172 YL and vandalized about 600 pieces of railway slippers.</p>, <p>“On June 25, 2023, two additional trucks fully loaded with railway sleepers were equally recovered,” the statement said.</p>, <p>Commissioner of Police in the state, Gyogon Augustine Grimah who spoke to journalists at the Marina Resort in Calabar explained, “When the bodies were sighted, our marine police rose to the scene, with efforts from the local divers, the bodies have been recovered.</p>, <p>“Three students were missing and we did not rest since that day. The rescue effort continued day and night and this morning we are here to let you know that the bodies have been recovered and you can see them around me.</p>, <p>“it was discovered that the suspect, bearing many aliases (Fahad Makwe, Senator Tompolo, Tom Makwe, Dr. Bran), defrauded a Spaniard of Five Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Euros (€5.7million)”, the spokesman said.</p>, <p>The search continued throughout Sunday afternoon when it was believed that the bodies would pop up after 24 hours from when they were drowned