The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two suspects for allegedly obtaining the sum of N603.4 million from one Oluseye Yomi-Sholoye to facilitate her appointment as the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.

The suspects are Gidado Ibrahim and Halimat Adenike Tejusho, who is currently at large.

They were arraigned on Monday at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Maitama on an amended six count-charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretence.

The suspects were accused of allegedly forging a document with the letter titled: ‘Presidential Villa State House, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER.’

The charges read, “That you GIDADO IBRAHIM and HALIMAT ADENIKE TEJUSHO O (now at large) between August 2024 to October 2024 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court obtained the sum of N603, 400,000.00. (Six Hundred and Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) from OLUSEYE YOMI-SHOLOYE under the false pretence that you will facilitate her appointment as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which pretence you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act,” part of the charge sheet reads.

“That you, GIDADO IBRAHIM sometime in August, 2024 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court did use as genuine a forged document titled ‘Presidential Villa State House, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER’ when you knew or had reason to believe it to be forged and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 366 of the Penal Code Law and Punishable under Section 364 of the same Law.”

Ibrahim pleaded not guilty to the charges.

After the not guilty plea, Y. Tarfa, the prosecution counsel, asked the court for a trial date and prayed that the defendant be remanded in the correctional centre.

B. B. Alhaji, counsel to Ibrahim, appealed to the court to remand his client in EFCC custody over his health status pending the ruling of the bail application.

H. Muazu, the trial judge, adjourned the matter to February 17, 2026 for hearing of the application

The judge thereafter ordered the remand of the defendant in Kuje correctional facility.

The Yobe State Police Command says it has arrested an 18-year-old housewife who allegedly mutilated her husband’s genitals with a sharp object during a domestic dispute in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state.

According to reports, the incident, which happened last Friday, left the victim critically injured.

Dungus Abdulkarim, the command’s spokesperson, said the police responded to a distress call and found the man lying in a pool of blood inside his room.

“On February 6, our policemen responded to a distress call that a man was found lying in his room in a pool of blood. We rushed to the house and could not find anybody, so we immediately took him to a clinic for treatment and later referred him to the Azare Medical Centre for further treatment,” he said.

According to the police, the suspect fled the scene after the attack but was tracked and arrested on Monday.

“At the moment the wife fled, we could not get her until early this morning. She has been arrested, and we are investigating to determine what transpired to the extent of her using a sharp object to cut off her husband’s manhood,” Abdulkarim added.

The police spokesperson said the husband identified his wife as the attacker, but had yet to give a detailed statement due to the severity of his injury.

“We have not been able to get any statement from the husband due to the pain from the injury he sustained,” the spokesperson said.

The police spokesperson said further updates would be provided as investigations continue.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has uncovered fresh attempts by drug traffickers to smuggle illicit drugs using everyday consumer items, including yoghurt packs and MP3 players.

Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, disclosed this in a post shared via his X handle on Sunday.

Babafemi, while highlighting emerging narco-trends, said consignments of methamphetamine were concealed inside Hollandia yoghurt packs and MP3 players, a tactic uncovered by NDLEA operatives during recent operations.

He warned law-abiding citizens to be cautious while travelling and to avoid collecting parcels or luggage from anyone, whether for local or international trips.

He wrote, “Narco-trends: When we see how desperate drug traffickers are becoming daily, we’re reminded always to warn law abiding people to avoid collecting any luggage or parcel from anyone on your travels whether local or international.

“The videos shared with this post shows how consignments of methamphetamine were concealed in Hollandia Yogurt packs and Mp3 players as uncovered by #ndlea_nigeria officers. Just take a look and be guided at all times”