Crime & City Diary

Kidnapping: Evans, one other defendant opt for plea bargain

The scheduled arraignment of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, failed to go on Thursday at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, owing to the absence of his counsel. Trial judge, Justice Adenike Coker subsequently adjourned till June 13 for the planned arraignment. When the matter came up before Justice Coker on Thursday, the defendants were…

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Police parade ex-Oyo transport boss, “Auxiliary” over alleged murder

Oyo State Commissioner of Police Hamzat Adebola on Thursday, paraded the former Chairman of the Park Management System, Lamidi Mukaila, also known as Auxiliary. The Department of State Services apprehended Auxillary on Tuesday at his Olodo apartment in Ibadan, the state capital, months after police proclaimed him wanted for alleged involvement in a string of armed robberies, kidnappings, and murders.…

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NSCDC nabs 2 over alleged serial robbery, burglary

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a notorious burglary syndicate responsible for a series of break-ins at warehouses, stores, and supermarkets in Apalara area of Ilorin. According to the Command, the crack detectives from the command’s tracking unit apprehended two suspects: Garuba Kabir, 28, and Nasir Raheem,…

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3 die in scavengers, Abuja residents clash

By Innocent Raphael Byazhin community in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was thrown into chaos as a violent clash between local scavengers, known as baban bola, and residents resulted in the deaths of three people, including two women and a young boy. The incident began when a baban bola attempted to steal a pot of…

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FG cracks down on illegal mining, charges suspects to court

Kunle Sanni The Federal Government has impounded 10 trucks and charged suspects to court for illegal possession and movement of minerals. This crackdown is part of the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals’ 7-point agenda to sanitize the mining sector. According to reports, the Mining Marshals drafted from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, arrested 10 suspects along the Itobe-Ajokuta…

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Nigerian health worker faces persecution over family feud amid life-threatening from devil sects

A dedicated nurse and law-abiding citizen of Nigeria, Mrs. Njoku Blessing Ngozi   is seeking asylum in Canada due to relentless harassment and life-threatening incidents perpetrated by the Eastern Security Network group and her own uncle, Mr. James Anyanwu. Mrs. Njoku, her husband, and their children lived in Umuamaka village in the Izombe Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, a…

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EFCC nabs 13 fake BDC operators in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested thirteen fake Bureau De Change operators in Lagos. A statement by the commission’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday, said they were arrested for operating BDC without an appropriate licence. The suspects are Abdulahi Musa, Garba Abdullahi, Dauda Hussaini, Jubril Musa, Abdulwaheed…

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17-year old boy strapped with bomb caught in a bank

A yet-to-be identified 17-year old boy  was reportedly caught trying to plant a bomb within the premises of a bank in Plateau State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, when the suspect was found with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device, SPBIED, strapped to his body in Dadin Kowa town, Jos South area of the state. According to…

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BREAKING: Arraignment of former Aviation Minister, brother stalled

The scheduled arraignment of Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika; and his brother, Ahmad Sirika, for yet another case of contract fraud in the sum of ₦19.4 billion did not go ahead as the defendants were absent from court on Tuesday, and out of Abuja. Counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Oluwaleke Atolagbe, informed the presiding judge, Justice…

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Landlady, husband on the run after allegedly dumping tenant’s body in canal

By Innocent Raphael One Bola Abiodun, said to be a landlady and her husband, identified as Sunday, have fled their residence in Temidire community, Ogun State, following accusations of disposing of their tenant’s body in a nearby canal. The incident, which is said to have transpired around 12:05 pm last Wednesday, prompted a swift response from the state police command,…

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