CCTV footage shows how masked men killed, decapitated tech CEO, Fahim Saleh [WATCH]

UNITED STATES – A CCTV footage has shown how a suspect killed Fahim Saleh, the Chief Executive Officer of Lagos-based motorcycle-hailing company, Gokada, in New York on Tuesday.

OgeneAfrican had earlier reported that the dismembered body of Saleh, 33, was found in his luxury Manhattan apartment after his sister raised an alarm of his disappearance.

According to the New York Post, his arms and legs below the knees were removed, and body parts found in different plastic bags next to a plugged-in electric saw.

READ: CCTV footage reveals how masked men killed Gokada founder, Fahim Saleh [WATCH]

Police said the surveillance footage showed the suspect entering the building on Monday and then using the elevator with the victim.

The CCTV footage showed the suspect wearing gloves, a hat and mask covering his face, and carrying a bag.

He waited to enter the elevator with Saleh, and as they both rode up to the seventh floor, Saleh appeared suspicious of him.

“The perpetrator had a suitcase. He was very professional,” the Daily News quoted a police source as saying.

The attacker reportedly struck immediately after the deceased stepped out of the elevator, which opened directly into his apartment.

Accoridng to Daily Mail, the Gokada owner fell to the floor after either likely being shot or stunned, the footage reportedly shows.

Meanwhile, Police detectives are still investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

Watch video below:- CCTV footage reveals how masked men killed Gokada founder, Fahim Saleh.

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How Winners Chapel Deaconess allegedly burnt private part of 14-yr-old ward with hot knife [PHOTOS]

KADUNA, Nigeria – A deaconess has been arrested after she allegedly subjected her ward to a series of brutal torture that has shocked Nigerians.

The 14-year-old girl named Princess lived with her parents in Kaduna until they were displaced by bandits following an attack on their community. As a  result, Princess’ parents had to place their daughter in the home of Mrs. Iyema Oyemola Oyewole, a deaconess of Living Faith Church in Barnawa, as they didn’t want her to be homeless.

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Paul Mashatile’s wife dies just days after his mother

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Just few days after having to deal with the heartbreak of losing his ever-supportive struggle stalwart mother, ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile has lost his wife.

Mashatile’s wife, Manzi Ellen Mashatile passed away on Sunday afternoon after a long illness. 

Mashatile’s mother, Marriam Nomvula Mashatile, was 82 when she passed away on June 20. 

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EFCC arrests CashNation Boss, Kashy for alleged internet fraud

LAGOS, Nigeria – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested Babatunde Oyerinde Abidoun, a.k.a. Kashy, for his alleged involvement in cyber crimes.

OgeneAfrican gathered that Abiodun, who is the owner of CashNation Ent. Ltd., a music record label, was arrested recently at his residence in Lekki Conservative Estate, Lagos.

EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale said this in a statement in Abuja.

Oyewale further affirmed that Abidoun was arrested followed intelligence gathered overtime about his alleged suspicious lifestyle.

Part of the statement reads, “Abiodun, who shuttles between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, UAE, allegedly used the proceeds of his fraudulent activities to fund his lavish lifestyle.

“Investigations linked his fraudulent activities to his domestic staff, Thomas Aliu Akwu, who confessed to having different accounts domiciled in UBA, Ecobank, GTB, Zenith Bank and FCMB and also receiving money for his boss through the accounts.

“Items recovered from the suspect at the point of arrest include a white 2013 Bentley Continental and Mercedes Benz GLK 350.

“The suspect will soon be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”

WATCH: How Interpol arrested Hushpuppi in released video

DUBAI – The country's Police has released a video showing how Hushpuppi, Mr Woodberry and their cybercrime gang were arrested in Dubai

The video shows the police trailing Raymond Igbalodely Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to his hotel at night before arresting him.

His arrest came after months of investigation. The Dubai Police monitored Hushpuppi, Mr Woodberry and their squad for 4 months, including all their social media activities and the extravagant lifestyle they displayed there

On the night of their arrest, the police tracked them to 6 different locations before capturing them.

The entire operation was dubbed Fox Hunt 2.

The Dubai police accused Hushpuppi and his cybercrime squad of defrauding over 1, 926,400 victims of  $435.6 million.

They explained that Hushpuppi’s cybercrime gang hack corporate emails and clone websites to redirect payments to their own accounts.

The video released by the Dubai police has made Hushpuppi and Dubai Police the number 1 and number 2 most trending topics amongst Nigerians on Twitter.

Watch the video of the arrest below: – Dubai police release video showing how Hushpuppi and others were arrested in an operation dubbed Fox Hunt 2.

Dubai Police reveals how Hushpuppi defrauded 1,926,400 people

DUBAI – The Country’s Police have revealed how popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Raymond Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi defrauded 1,926,400 people.

OgeneAfrican reported that Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, UAE on June 10.

READ ALSO:  Details of Hushpuppi’s arrest over fraud emerge

However, a short video titled ‘Operation fox hunt 2 released by the Dubai authorities on Thursday gave full details of Hushpuppi’s crime.

The Police said Hushpuppi and his cybercrime gang allegedly defrauded over 1.9 million victims of $435.6 million.

They were caught sending fake emails to people and diverting payments to their account.

The suspects are believed to be part of a crime ring that has executed a series of scams totalling up to $435.6 million

”In less than four months the Dubai Police in the new operation Fox Hunt arrested 12 other suspects.

”Six raids were carried out simultaneously while the gang were sleeping in their Dubai residences. After months of investigating and monitoring the gang’s social media accounts, a team of highly trained Dubai police were able to confirm the team’s whereabouts.

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”Hushpuupi boasted about his wealth of social media claiming he was a successful businessman, little did he know Dubai police were tracking his account and taking note of all his social media activities.

“ Before their arrest, Abbas and his gang were responsible for scams worth 1Billion and 600 Million Dirhams. In the operation, Police officers were also able to seize item worth 150 Million Dirhams after they claimed 21 computers 47 smartphones and 15 storage devices and 4 harddisks containing 11950 files.”

Man caught having sex with pig [PHOTOS/VIDEO]

OYO, Nigeria – The Police command in Ibadan has arrested one Ayokunbi Olaniyi, 22, after he was caught allegedly having sex with a pig.

Olaniyi, who resides in Eleti – Odo area, Iwo Road, Ibadan, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court and charged with one count of unnatural offense.

The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Opeyemi Olagunju told the court that on April 2, at about 4 p.m at Elewi – Odo , Ibadan, the defendant allegedly had sex with a pig against order of nature.

Olagunju alleged that the defendant worked for Mrs Adenike Taiwo’s pig farm in Elewi – Odo area of Ibadan.

According to him, the offence contravened the provisions of Section 214 (2) of the Criminal Code Cap 38, Vol. II , Laws of Oyo State 2000.

However, the Defence Counsel, Mr Mumin Jimoh, prayed the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms after he pleaded “not guilty” to the crime.

Jimoh said the owner of the pig has forgiven the defendant.

The Chief Magistrate Olaide Amzat in his ruling said the law must take its cause.

“If the owner has forgiven the defendant, has God forgiven him or the pig forgiven him?

“The defendant will be given a bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum,” he added.

He adjourned the matter until July 21, for hearing, NAN reports.

Amahle Quku’s mom found out about daughter’s horrific murder after seeing her naked body on Facebook [PHOTOS]

SOUTH AFRICA – The family of 17-year-old Amahle Quku from Philippi are struggling to make sense of her death and the “horrific” scene of her bruised and naked body.

READ ALSO: Man arrested following discovery of 17-year-old Amahle Quku’s naked body

Quku’s body was found early on Saturday by residents in Albert Luthuli Street in Browns Farm. Her clothes were ripped off and stones were seen next to her body.

According to her distraught mother, Mandulele Quku, the family found out about her death after her “bruised” pictures trended on Facebook.

Mandulele said Amahle was not a problematic child, “she would do her home chores and then go to visit her friends”.

“On Saturday morning her brother showed me her naked picture that was doing the rounds on Facebook, with people sending their condolences,” Mandulele said.

                                                                 Amahle Quku

She said after she saw the picture, she went to search for her at her boyfriend’s house. When she arrived there she found the boyfriend’s mother.

“I asked her and she said she last saw Amahle on Friday and the boyfriend was at the shop at the time.”

Mandulele went back home. “I couldn’t rest,” she said, and decided to go to the police station, and the police told them what they had found.

Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the circumstances surrounding the death of the 17-year-old were being investigated by Nyanga police after her naked body was discovered in Albert Luthuli Street in Browns Farm yesterday morning at around 7am.

Traut said the exact cause of her death was yet to be determined. “Our investigation lead to the arrest of a man in his twenties who is detained for questioning regarding the murder.”

He said the investigation was still underway and further details could not be disclosed at this stage.

After interacting with the family, South African Youth Council  Provincial Secretary Zuko Mndayi said: “We appeal to anyone who is able to assist as the mother’s business had barely recovered from the impacts of Covid-19.”

Mndayi called on the police to thoroughly investigate the matter and provide psychological relief for the family, “as outlined in the Ministerial Six Point Plan against Gender-Based Violence”.

He added: “We call on the case to be taken away from Nyanga Police Station as it is overwhelmed by crime generally happening in its vicinity.”

EFCC arrests Benue Vigilante Commandant over alleged N449.5m scam

BENUE, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Office, has arrested one George Mbessey.

He was nabbed over allegations of conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of public funds to the tune of N449.5million.

The suspect is the Commandant, Benue State Vigilante Group (BSVG).

This was contained in a statement on Friday by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesman.

He was arrested by operatives in Makurdi following a petition urging the commission to investigate a case of alleged financial recklessness against the suspect.

According to the petitioners, BSVG used to receive its official funding of N20million monthly directly from the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs through its official account.

They added that between October 2018 and May 2020, the suspect allegedly collected funds meant for the BVSG to the tune of N449.5million using personal account.

The complaints said the act did not follow due process, hence, the petition to the EFCC.

The statement added that the suspect has volunteered useful information to the commission and would be arraigned in court as soon as investigation is concluded.

Court sentences FBI wanted female suspect ‘Jay Jay’ to 2 years

EDO, Nigeria – The Benin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of Joan Uruvbu (alias Jay Jay) for conspiracy and internet fraud.

The convict was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State.

Acting Spokesman of the anti-graft agency said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Joan Uruvbu (alias Jay Jay) Daniel Mercedes, Paul Tommy and Sally (all at large) between 2018 and 2019 in Benin City within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did conspire to used attached E-mail to obtain personal identification information of others online to use same to file fraudulent tax returns with the Inland Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States of America ( USA) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section (27)(b) of the cybercrime(prohibtion prevention etc) Act ,2015 and punishable under Section 36(1) of the same Act.”

Based on her plea, the counsel for the EFCC, L.P prayed the court that the defendant be convicted and sentenced accordingly.

However, the defence counsel, John Okhihiegbe pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy as the defendant was a first-time offender, a youth who had a future ahead of her and has shown remorse.

But Justice Emeka Nwite after listening to the defence and prosecution convicted and sentenced the defendant to two years in prison commencing from the date of arrest or a fine of N1million.

DAILY POST learnt that items recovered are to be forfeited and restitution made to her victims.

Also, Justice Nwite ruled that the convict signs an undertaking to be of good behavior henceforth.

Court convicts popular Lekki boutique owner, Babatunde Rufai for fraud

LAGOS, Nigeria – Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Babatunde Rufai, aka Richard Abben, to nine months in prison for internet fraud.

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The convict is the owner and promoter of “Wear It All Boutique” in Lekki, Lagos.

He was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a three-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of $5,000.

One of the counts reads: “That you, Babatunde Sodiq Rufai (a.k.a Richard Abben), on or about the 12th of December 2007 in Lagos, within the Ikeja Judicial Division of this honorable court, with intent to defraud, used an email address richardabben@yahoo.com, wherein you represented yourself as an American citizen carrying out contractual business in Africa and obtained the sum of $5,000 property of an unsuspecting citizen of the United States of America, thereby committing an offense contrary to sections 278 (1),(2) and 285 (1) of Lagos State, 2011.”

The defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charges preferred against him by the EFCC.

Counsel for the EFCC, Hamed Yerima, informed the court of a plea bargain agreement entered with the defense team.

He urged the court to adopt the same and sentence on the defendant based on the terms of the agreement.

Justice Taiwo adopted the terms of the plea bargain and convicted the defendant accordingly.

Delivering her judgment, Justice Taiwo held that: “I am mindful of this type of crime in our society, which is giving our country a bad image all over the world.

“However, given the plea bargain agreement, the defendant is hereby sentenced to nine months in prison, with an option of fine of N400,000 to be paid to the account of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through the office of the EFCC.”

The Judge also ordered that the three exotic cars recovered from the convict be forfeited to the Federal Government.