Crime & City Diary

Oyo Police intensifies security on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

… As HURIWA condemns abduction… By Innocent Raphael The Oyo State Police Command has bolstered security efforts by deploying additional personnel along the route. This is in response to the recent surge in kidnapping and robbery incidents along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Olu-Ode of Oyo State, commonly known as Ege, confirmed the proactive steps taken by stating, “We have engaged with…

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Kogi native flees to Canada after harrowing encounters with occult group

In a tragic and harrowing series of events, Mr. Muhammed Salisu Haruna, a native of Kogi State, has fled to Canada for safety following relentless attacks from a cult group. Born on February 23, 1982, Mr. Haruna’s ordeal began after the death of his father, Mr. Muhammed, on March 5, 2023. As Mr. Haruna planned his father’s burial, a group…

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Okumu Oil threatens to exit Nigeria over assassination of three workers

The management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc has threatened to exit Nigeriia over by incessant militants’ disruptions of its operations and attacks on its personnel in Edo State. Managing Director of the company, Dr. Graham Hefer, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. Hefer, who spoke on Wednesday in Okomu, Ovia South West Local Government…

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Court sentences ex-NSCDC boss to 5years imprisonment over job scam

By Innocent Raphael The Katsina State High Court has sentenced the former Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Christopher Oluchukwu, to five years imprisonment without the option of a fine over employment scam. The conviction was secured by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Oluchukwu was accused of receiving sums ranging from…

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BREAKING: Court grants Sirika, daughter, son-in-law N100m bail each

Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has granted the immediate past Aviation Minister, Hadi Sikira, his daughter, Fatima and son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, bail in the sum of N100 million each. They were granted bail shortly after pleading not guilty to a six count charge read against them by the court. The Economic and Financial Crimes…

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2 dead, 3 injured in Lekki gas explosion

By Innocent Raphael Tragedy struck in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, as a gas explosion rocked a retail shop, claiming two lives and leaving three others with severe injuries. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday along the Abule Pan, Lekki Epe Expressway, caused significant damage, engulfing four shops in flames. Confirming the grim toll, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer…

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Army neutralise IPOB/ESN elements, discover terrorists hideouts

By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Army has intensified its efforts against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) following the capture of their stronghold at Mother Valley. In a recent development, troops of the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA cleared the general area of Udda, Ihittukwa, and Orsumoghu in Orsu Local Government Area of…

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Suspect confesses to murder of sugar mummy

By Innocent Raphael Delta State police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the murder of one Glory Akpaku in Delta State. The suspect, identified as Akpoveta School, now in police custody, has confessed to stabbing his victim multiple times, allegedly over a financial dispute. In an interrogation video released by Delta State Police Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe, the…

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EFCC arraigns ex-registrar of Court for diverting N3.8m, forgery

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is set to arraign a former registrar of Zamfara State Upper Sharia Court 1 Gusau, Abubakar Garba Dandare before Justice Bello Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau.  Dandare is being arraigned on two count charges bordering on diversion of N3.8m belonging to a late businessman, Alhaji Ladan Mada, and forgery…

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DSS arrests ex-Oyo PMS Chairman, Auxiliary, days after granting interview

The former chairman of the Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi, commonly known as Auxiliary, was taken from his home this afternoon by disguised security personnel who appeared to be Department of State Services (DSS) employees.In a statement to Crest FM radio, his family members confirmed the arrest. His recent arrest follows a recent interview he granted to…

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