Tag Archives: Extortion

The Management of the University of Calabar has approved the immediate removal of Sylvester Ohadoma as Head of the Department (HoD) of Pharmacology. Registrar of the institution, Gabriel Egbe said in a statement on Monday, January 23, that Ohadoma was removed as the HoD, for “consistently flouting” the university Senate’s directives concerning extortion …

Lamor Whitehead, a flashy Brooklyn pastor who was robbed months ago during church service, was charged on Monday, Dec. 19, with fraud, extortion, and lying to federal authorities.   Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Mr. Whitehead solicited money from victims, including a retired parishioner, through threats or false promises of enriching …

The Office of the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts (CBD) has disengaged three of its operatives serving in the Lagos Island Central Business District for extortion.   The Special Adviser to the Governor on CBD, Mr Gbenga Oyerinde announced the dismissal on Thursday, November …

Mathias Pogba has been charged and detained over an alleged plot to extort money from his brother Paul, the France and Juventus midfielder.   French prosecutors opened a judicial investigation earlier this month after former Manchester United player Paul said he was the target of extortion and threats from an …

The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a formal judicial investigation into allegations by Paul Pogba that he was the target of extortion attempts and threats from an organised gang, prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Friday, September 2.   The formal probe follows preliminary investigations and will look into allegations of blackmail …

Seven police officers attached to Edo police command have been arrested for extorting members of the public.  The officers identified as Victor Osabuohign, Godspower Ijebu, Ebatamole Philip, Ademola Benjamin, Inaite Vincent, Robert Esikise, and Adefaye Samuel, are already facing disciplinary action.  “The attention of the Edo State Police Command has been …

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command has arrested a fake soldier, Chidera Anuna, for extortion.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, June 8, said the suspect belong to a syndicate that specialized in extorting individuals in the state.    “Between 01/03/2022 …

Former deputy spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, Aliyu Giwa, has shared the shocking story of how a man tried to frame his friend as a Yahoo boy and also got the police involved. Giwa said he was still a deputy PRO in Lagos when the incident happened. According …

Mit Al Korama’s youth (left) spent five months at the warehouse waiting for the trip to Italy (Ahmed Emad is in the middle and Ibrahim Abdullah is on the left). The group (right) during their kidnapping ordeal by Libyan militias. The group were waiting for the ransom to be paid. …