Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, a Nigerian-born engineer and former building inspector for the City of St. Louis, faced federal indictment on three counts of wire fraud for allegedly funneling more than 4.7 million in public funds to companies under his control. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced the charges on…
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total of 30 years imprisonment on Monday, March 30, 2026. The court delivered the verdict on a six-count charge bordering on stealing and failure to declare assets. As…
Suspected gunmen attacked the Angwa Rukuba community in Jos, Plateau State, on Sunday, killing multiple residents and causing widespread panic in the area. The incident occurred on Palm Sunday, a significant Christian observance that marks the beginning of Holy Week. Local sources confirmed that the attack took place in Angwa Rukuba and surrounding student residential…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers took a Mexican national into custody on March 23, 2026. The officers arrested Bernabe Terrazas-Garcia upon his release from a Kentucky prison. He subsequently faced deportation proceedings. ICE officers transported Terrazas-Garcia to the Laurel County Detention Center. The booking occurred on March 24, 2026. He was seventy years old…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a Brazilian fugitive wanted for murder during a targeted operation. Kele Cristian Alves-Pereira, an illegal alien from Brazil, remained in custody pending removal to face justice for her alleged crimes in her home country. The OperationICE Boston officers and special agents conducted a targeted operation on March 13…
Gedeon Mawulolo Agbeyome, a lawful permanent resident from Togo with an extensive criminal history, received a five-year prison sentence on March 20 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and aggravated identity theft. A federal judge also ordered him to pay 5.7 million in restitution and preliminary forfeiture. Agbeyome used stolen identities to…
The Nigeria Police Force arrested four men for allegedly defrauding a military officer of N150 million while posing as associates of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. Police operatives apprehended the suspects following a detailed investigation into the fraudulent scheme. The men allegedly approached the victim with claims of direct access to the FCT…
Gunmen invaded the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Omugo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, during a church service over the weekend. The attackers abducted eight worshippers and fled the scene. Security operatives and local vigilantes responded swiftly and managed to rescue three of the victims. However, the remaining eight worshippers remained…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission secured the conviction and sentence of Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo for fraud. As reported by ALO360 the agency prosecuted the case successfully in Edo State. EFCC Arraigns Defendant The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo before Justice…
Federal authorities stripped Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint of his United States citizenship after discovering that the Haitian-born man concealed millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief fraud during his naturalization process. As reported by ALO360, the denaturalization resulted from material misrepresentations on his citizenship application regarding his criminal conduct. Background of the Fraud Scheme Philossaint participated…
