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Online “Businesswoman” Arrested In Minna For Allegedly Defrauding Over 100 People Of N150m


The Niger State Police Command has arrested an online businesswoman, Akinnowonu Damilola Victoria, for allegedly defrauding over one hundred people of N150m.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspect deceived her victims that her goods were seized by the Customs after they made orders.
“A case of cheating, criminal breach of trust and internet-related offenses was referred to the Command from Magistrate Court Minna on 22/05/2023 involving one Akinnowonu Damilola Victoria aged 23yrs of Kolawole Street Tunga, Minna,” the statement read.
“Immediately the case was referred, Police operatives attached to SCID swung into action and the suspect was arrested with the help of the family and during interrogation, she claimed to have been operating an online business for about a year ago, via a link she discovered on Facebook, by showcasing items such as female clothes, bags, shoes, phones, laptops and other electronic gadgets.
“She said that through this act, she was able to gather many customers online who usually place orders for such items. She asserted further that due to her customers’ complaints about price, she took some orders at a low rate and sometimes used the proceed to supply other customers.
“Consequently, piling up orders she could not meet up for other transactions. Preliminary investigation revealed that she deceived her victims that her goods were seized by the Customs. She also rented two warehouses located in Tunga/Kpakungu areas of Minna with over two million naira, which she used to deepen her fraud escapades.
“She confessed that by her rough estimates, she is owing over one hundred customers to the tune of about one hundred and fifty million naira. Presently about 72 victims have so far surfaced at SCID Minna giving the Police, the statements of their ordeal with the suspect.
“The case is under investigation, as the suspect is undergoing interrogation at SCID Minna, and she will be arraigned before the court for prosecution as soon as investigation is concluded.”
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“One-Chance” Victim Dies After Abuja Hospital Allegedly Denied Her Treatment


A young lady, Greatness Olorunfemi, a victim of ‘one-chance’ operators in Abuja, has died after an Abuja hospital allegedly refused to attend to her.
An X user, #Gbemilekhe, who shared the story on Friday, alleged that the hospital in the Maitama area of Abuja asked for a police report before treatment could commence. Olorunfemi sadly passed moments later.
“Greatness was pushed out of a moving vehicle by one-chance criminals in Abuja.
“She was rushed to Maitama General Hospital, and they refused to attend to her, demanding a police report. She died afterwards,” the tweet read.
One #Nwaadaz on X, who claimed to be a friend of Olorufemi, shared more details of the sad incident, saying the assailants stabbed Olorunfemi, who bled to death after the hospital rejected her.
“Maitama General Hospital refused to attend to my friend who was stabbed by a one-chance driver in Abuja. They allowed her to bleed to death and locked the emergency ward against her because she didn’t have a police report!! Nigeria has failed Greatness!,” the user tweeted.
Here’s the video report.




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Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter, Zoleka Dead; She Wrote A List Of People Not Allowed At Her Funeral


The list revealed includes her ex-husband and father of two of her kids, Thierry Bashala.
Although Bashala had mourned her on Instagram after her death.
Zoleka also listed some relatives who sexually abused her. She said those on the list with a dot (.) against their names abused her sexually and are not allowed near her dead body.
She added on the list that she is close to including her sisters, dad, and step mom to the list.
Zoleka died on Sept. 25, 2023, after a long battle with cancer.
The author had survived cancer twice, before it came back a third time and she passed at the age of 43.
She was treated for breast cancer in 2011. It returned in 2016 and she beat it again. Sadly, she announced in August 2022 that she had been diagnosed with bone metastasis.
Via her instagram account where she documents her journey, she disclosed that the cancer had mestastasized to her bones and liver.
Sadly, she died earlier this week, leaving behind 4 of her 6 children.




May her soul rest in peace.
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Protest As New Minister For Works, Dave Umahi Locks Out Late Comers From Work


There was apprehension at the Works ministry on Thursday as protesting civil servants asked for the Removal of the new minister, Dave Umahi, After he locked out over 300 staff and directors who resumed work late.
The public servants expressing their displeasure also demanded an apology from the minister.
Earlier, the minister upon resumption at 9.30 am was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access to the ministry for over four hours.
However, after the gate was opened, the workers, comprising both Housing and Works Ministry, refused to enter the ministry and resorted to an impromptu protest barricaded the entrance gates.






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