40 Nigerians Arrested Over Italian Visa Racketeering

The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the police in Lagos, yesterday, said it had arrested 40 Nigerians who allegedly attempted to secure Italian visa using fake documents, ranging from forged statement of accounts, fake travelling documents and many others.
According to the Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, the arrest of the suspects was made possible by a written request received from the Consulate General of Italy in Lagos to carry out investigations on the 40 suspects who submitted fake and forged documents to Italian Embassy in a bid to travel out of the country.

Mel Gibson Busted for DUI

 

Mel Gibson  was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Malibu, Calif. early this morning for suspicion of DUI. Bail was set at $5,000.

He was pulled over for speeding in his 2006 Lexus as he was heading eastbound on the Pacific Coast Highway and a Breathalyzer test was administered. The arrest report lists the time of arrest as 2:36AM and the time booked as 4:06AM. Gibson was released at 9:45 a.m.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department told TMZ, "Mel Gibson was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was released later this morning. The investigation was still ongoing, just like it would be with any other person."

A rep for Gibson tells TMZ they are "checking into" the matter.

EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: A sheriff's official told TMZ Gibson had a blood alcohol level of .12. The legal limit in the state of California is .08.

Read more about other other celebrities driving under the influence here

23 Year-Old Woman Arrested by NSCDC for Dumping Baby in Toilet

Wonders shall never end! A 23-year-old woman was on Tuesday arrested in Jigawa by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), for allegedly dumping her new born baby boy in a toilet in Hadeja town of Hadejia Local Government Area of the state.

The Corps Commandant in the state, Mr Muhammad Gidado, said in Dutse that the suspect was arrested following a tip-off by patriotic citizens.

He explained that the suspect gave birth to the baby on Sept. 1 around 11.30p.m and allegedly dumped it in the toilet.

The Commandant said that the suspect alleged that she was impregnated by a man who ordered her to dump the baby.

Gidado said the man has also been arrested, adding that “he confessed to committing the offence”.

He said that medical examination conducted at General Hospital, Hadejia, revealed that the suspect gave birth to the baby.

He stated that efforts were being made to recover the baby, which he said “might be dead by now due to the hours it spent” in the toilet.

The commandant said that the suspects would be charged to court after investigation had been concluded. [NAN]