Remember the truck driver, who on his first day of employment and first job, together with some identified accomplices, diverted 600 bags of flour and sold off his employer’s truck in parts? (READ IT HERE)
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ABUJA DRIVER NABBED WHILE ROBBING PASSENGERS
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a cab driver, Kingsley Chijioke, while robbing his passengers at gunpoint along Goffina Village, Zuba, Niger State.
Continue reading »POLICE ARREST DRIVER FOR SUPPLYING FUEL, FOOD TO BOKO HARAM
The Police Command in Borno said on Sunday that it had arrested a driver, Malam Modu Mustapha, suspected to be purchasing fuel and food items for Boko Haram insurgents.
Continue reading »LAGOS UBER DRIVER ALLEGEDLY ABSCONDS WITH PASSENGER’S PASSPORT, $2,000
First time visitor to Nigeria, Mongy Mathobela, got more than she bargained for when an Uber driver allegedly absconded with her passport and money.
Continue reading »DRIVER ALLEGEDLY STABS MAN TO DEATH WITH CAR KEYS
A 34-year-old driver, Christopher Igbede, who allegedly used his car keys to stab a man to death, was on Thursday brought before an Ebute-Meta Magistrates’ Court. He was, however, granted bail in the sum of N250,000.00. The accused, who resides in Egan in Igando, a Lagos suburb, is facing murder charge. The Magistrate, Mrs. Bola Folarin-Williams, asked that the plea […]
Continue reading »TAXI DRIVER DOCKED FOR ABSCONDING WITH 13 KEGS OF GROUNDNUT OIL
A driver, Sikiru Shittu, 40, who allegedly absconded with 13 kegs of 25 litres of groundnut oil valued at N202,000.00 was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused, who resides at Adealu area, Agege, Lagos, was arraigned before Magistrate I.O. Raji, on a charge of stealing. Shittu, however, denied the charge and was admitted to N50,000.00 bail […]
Continue reading »FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, DRIVER DIVERTS 600 BAGS OF FLOUR, SELLS OFF TRUCK
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a driver who connived with three other persons in diverting his company’s 600 bags of flour before dismembering the truck for sale in pieces. The suspect, Garuba Lawal, 36, from Kwara State, connived with three others, now at large, and diverted the 600 bags of flour […]
Continue reading »N23M COMPANY BUS STOLEN AS DRIVER SLEEPS AT LOVER’S HOUSE
A driver of a bus conveying Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation workers has run into trouble after he woke up at his lover’s house on Assfood Street, Oriola, Alapere, Lagos and discovered that the staff bus, a N23m Toyota Hiace, had been stolen. The police arrested the driver, Wasiu Aliyu, in connection with the theft on the ground that he parked […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER AND MOTOR BOY ON THE RUN, SOLD OFF N20MILLION WORTH OF CARGO, SET TRUCK ABLAZE (PICTURES)
The hunt is on for a Truck Driver, Oghoeruke Morrison Oghenero, and his motor-boy, Okechukwu Chimieze, all staff of On Target Logistics, who allegedly conspired to set their employer’s truck on fire after diverting and selling off N20million worth of cargo.
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER ON TRIAL FOR STEALING N1.1MLLION PLANKS
A truck driver, Bawa Iza, who allegedly conspired with others still at large to steal planks worth N1.1m, was on Thursday released on a bail of N500, 000 on the order of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Iza, 54, who resides at Egbeda, a Lagos suburb, was arraigned for conspiracy and stealing which contravened Sections 285 and 409 of the Criminal […]
Continue reading »DANGOTE GROUP PROSECUTES 140 DRIVERS OVER ILLEGAL HAULAGE
The Patrol and Monitoring Unit of Dangote Cement Company, has prosecuted over 140 truck drivers with the company over alleged haulage of products not belonging to the company and reckless driving on the highway. Worried by the numerous cases of accidents and lost of innocent lives due to reckless driving, which have led to payment of compensations in millions of […]
Continue reading »60-YEAR-OLD DRIVER RAPES MENTAL PATIENT
There was chaos at Iya Abiodun bus stop, Ifo, Ogun State, after a security guard, Abdullahi Muhammed, caught a 60-year-old trailer driver, Lawal Bankole, allegedly having sex with his wife, Tope, on their matrimonial bed. The two men could have killed each other but for the intervention of residents who separated them. The suspect was said to have fled the […]
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