An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun, on Friday, remanded a 42-year-old man, Adegbile Musibau, for alleged N1 million fraud.

The defendant, whose house address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.

The Prosecutor, ASP Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence sometime in August 2022 at Ita-Olopo Street, Ile-Ife.

Abdullahi said that the defendant allegedly fraudulently obtained an FCMB ATM card and a phone belonging to one Bimbo Awoyera, with which he withdrew the sum of N1,030,000 from her bank account.

He said the offence contravened sections 390(9) and 419 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.

The defence Counsel, Mr K. A. Akintilo, applied for the bail for the defendant in the most liberal term, with a promise that his client would not jump bail.

Magistrate Kike Adebayo, however, ordered the defendant to be remanded at the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre, and asked the defence counsel to put in a formal bail before the court.

Adebayo adjourned the case to June 9, for hearing. (NAN)

Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has distanced itself from the viral social media posts about an ongoing internship programme under its Graduate Internship Programme.

A statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Wealth Creation, Mr. Babatunde Adele and made available to IfakoIjaiyeNews said the viral social media post imploring unemployed youths with NYSC Certificates and LASRRA Number to register for the ongoing Lagos State Internship programme on: gipplasg.lagosstate.gov.ng did not originate from the Ministry.

According to him, “Although the Ministry has been in charge of the Graduate Internship Programme over the years. It is, however, necessary to clarify that the commencement date for the 2023 edition of the programme is yet to be made public”.

“Members of the public are therefore advised to disregard the fake social media message on the Graduate Internship Programme in Lagos State and desist from re-sharing the same message on different social media platforms”, the Director disclosed.

Adele reiterated that the Ministry will make an official public announcement as soon as the 2023 edition of the Programme is approved using the various social media platforms of the State Government and other communication platforms.

He warned the general public to always verify the sources of their information before circulating same on the social media to avoid creating unnecessary panic among interested candidates as well as the citizens.

A 29- year- old notorious Yahoo boy, identified as Amos Olalere, has confessed to killing his younger sister with the help of his mother for money ritual purposes.

The suspect was apprehended by detectives of the Lagos State Police Command during a stop-and-search operation carried out along Itamaga, Ikorodu Road, in Lagos State.

According to Daily Independent, during interrogations, the suspect said that his mother asked him to kill his younger sister after a herbalist told them that he has to sacrifice one life which has to be a sibling to him for ritual so he can succeed in his Yahoo business.

The young man said ” My mother took me to a herbalist who told me if I want to be successful in the Yahoo business, I will have to sacrifice one life and that person must be my sister which I love so much.

After hearing from the herbalist it took me months before I could carry out the act where my mother was also encouraging me to kill my sister so they can be rich.

My mother planned the entire incident, by going out to buy poison that she will put in my sister’s food.

The herbalist also instructed that I must sleep with my sister, suck her vagina after she was dead then threw her into the river for the ritual procedures to be completed.

They connived together and carried out the act but were arrested along Ikorodu road on their way to dispose of the deceased’ s dead body.