Crime & City Diary

NDLEA raids hotel in Lagos, arrests pilgrims ingesting cocaine

By Innocent Raphael The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced it arrested suspected drug dealers after raiding the Emerald Hotel in the Ladipo area of Oshodi, Lagos State, on Wednesday. The raid targeted some intending pilgrims to the ongoing hajj in Saudi Arabia who were caught in the act of ingesting wraps of cocaine ahead of their flight.…

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Court orders forfeiture of properties valued at N11.140bn linked to Emefiele 

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted an order of interim forfeiture of properties valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke made the order sequel to a motion ex parte filed and argued by the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Senior…

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Lagos: One dead in Customs, Smugglers clash

At least one person has been confirmed dead and scores injure when rice smugglers and Customs officials clashed in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The deceased, Saka Wakilu, who was identified as leader of a rice smuggling group, led his members during the clash to retrieve rice impounded by Customs officials in Badagry. Aside from the deceased, a…

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FCT Police deploys officers amid alleged bandit invasion threat

By Innocent Raphael In response to an alleged planned invasion by bandits, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benneth Igweh, has mobilized officers and resources across Abuja. This action follows a warning message recently circulating on WhatsApp, claiming that bandits, led by a sub-commander named Ardo, are advancing towards the city. The WhatsApp alert, shared on…

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NPF to implement full drone system to enhance security

By Innocent Raphael The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced plans for the Nigeria Police Force to establish a comprehensive drone system aimed at addressing the country’s security challenges. Egbetokun disclosed this initiative during the inaugural Distinguished Personality Lecture organized by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS) at the University of Ibadan. The lecture, titled “The…

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Police rescue 8 abducted Kogi varsity

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command has rescued eight students of Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara in Lokoja, Kogi state. WESTERN POST had reported that about 30 students were abducted on 9th of May 2024 while observing tutorial in the University. Those rescued were; Anate Hanifat,Damisa Rasidat Ometere, Ahmed Tijani Fatimah,Obakachi Mashkurah Onyioyiza, Others include; Oloruntoba…

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83 years old, ex-Lt. Col. charged for alleged buying and selling of human beings

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has charged the 83-year-old founder of Arrow of God Orphanage in Anambra State, Clara Chinwe Deborah Ogo. A press statement by the agency’s Communications Officer, Adekoye Vincent, said the 83-year-old Ogo was arraigned at the Federal High Court, Awka Judicial Division ‘for alleged buying and selling of human beings’.…

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NDLEA intercepts N2.1Bn worth of codeine, loud at Lagos, Port Harcourt ports

…nabs 70-year-old grandpa, Nigerien, three others in Nationwide raids… By Innocent Raphael Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted large consignments of codeine-based syrup and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, with a combined street value of over N2.185 billion. NDLEA disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday, revealing the interceptions occurred at the…

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5 dead, 3 injured in Bauchi windstorm

Five persons have been killed with three seriously injured following a windstorm that occurred on Saturday night in Bauchi state. It was gathered that the injured victims are receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Bauchi. Most of the victims were brought in from the venue of the recently concluded joint northeast trade fair at Ibrahim Babangida…

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Nigerian bank employee on the run after allegedly diverting ₦40 billion

A Nigerian bank employee is on the run after allegedly diverting ₦40 billion. The employee works for a leading Nigerian bank (name withheld) with a market capitalization of ₦829 billion and the Bank is pursuing legal action to recover “huge sums of money” allegedly siphoned by the employee at a head office team in Iganmu, Lagos.  The employee, currently on…

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