Alleged N15bn fraud:Court remands Bafarawa in prison – Daily Trust
December 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Sokoto State High Court yesterday remanded former state Governor Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa and eight others, including some top officials of his government, in Sokoto Prison custody until Monday, December 21, when a formal application for his bail would be entertained by the Court. Bafarawa, his brother and former officials were charged with defrauding the Sokoto State government of up to N15 billion in his years as governor.
ALLEGED FRAUD IN U-17 WORLD CUP: Cars ‘shared’ by officials tracked down – Hyundai’s trackers gave ‘beneficiaries’ away – SSS invites LOC officials – Tribune
November 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
Just as the State Security Service (SSS) has swung into action, probing the activities of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the recently ended U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, world football’s governing body, FIFA’s partner, Hyundai, has tracked down some of the 74 cars it supplied for the competition, which allegedly were shared and driven away by some officials of government.
SSS chief loses 8 kids in crash – Daily Trust
September 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Eight children travelling with their father and uncle, a deputy director in the State Security Service [SSS], drowned on Monday afternoon when the car in which they were travelling on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway somersaulted and fell into a river. Witnesses said the accident, which occurred at about 6.30pm, was caused by a burst tyre. The children’s father was identified as Alhaji Umar Awwal.
Attempt to kidnap Egwu foiled – Daily Trust
September 18, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Four suspects who planned to kidnap the Minister of Education Dr. Sam Egwu and his Labour and Productivity counterpart Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN, had their plans foiled by the State Security Service [SSS], it was revealed yesterday.
SSS Busts Kidnap Gang In Port Harcourt – Daily Independent
September 8, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
State Security Service (SSS) officers have busted a kidnap gang in Port Harcourt which abducted nine-year-old Ugochukwu Chikezie on August 25 at Church of God’s Mission in the city.
Rivers State SSS Director, Bassey Eteng, on Monday paraded the kingpin, Arthur Mikehelle, and his accomplice and girl friend, Stella Daniel.
FG orders NIA, SSS to probe troubled banks – Says Akingbola must be extradited – Tribune
September 3, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
information pieced together from government circles, on Wednesday, indicated that a joint team of the State Security Service (SSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has been constituted to conduct fresh probes into the activities of the troubled banks whose chief executives were removed recently.
