Crime & City Diary
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Two commit suicide in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Tragedy struck in Ogun State, as two persons committed suicide at different locations of the state. Spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incidents to newsmen. Odutola said one Opeyemi Lateef, died after he consumed poison, while a 24-year-old lady, Gift Bello, jumped into a well. According to Odutola, Lateef allegedly consumed a…
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Tension as gunmen abduct four in Abuja
By Innocent Raphael Gunmen struck the community of Bmuko, located in Dutse Baupma, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday night, abducting four residents in a brazen attack. Eyewitnesses recounted the harrowing experience revealing that the assailants, numbering more than 30, stormed the residence of one Engineer Patrick, around 11:50 pm. The witness added that the gunmen…
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Anjarwalla’s extradition process has commenced- INTERPOL
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), has said the fleeing crypto chief Nadeem Anjarwalla would be smoked out and extradited to Nigeria to face tax evasion charges leveled against him and his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan, who is still in the custody of security agents in Abuja. Vice President of INTERPOL (Africa) Executive Committee, Garba Umar, made this known on a…
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Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts
The Federal High Court Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies being investigated for alleged offences bordering on unauthorised dealing in forex exchange, money laundering and terrorism financing. WesternPost reports that Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the accounts be frozen pending conclusion of investigation.…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap father, son in Ondo
A student of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School in Imeri, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Jethro Onose, and his father, Maliki, have been kidnapped close to the Edo/Ondo State boundary. The incident was made public by an ondo state-based social media influencer, Yemi Fasipe, on his X account earlier on Monday. The father was taking his son, an…
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FX scarcity: Court permits EFCC to freeze 1, 146 individuals, companies accounts
A Federal High Court, Abuja has granted an interim order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze at least 1, 146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over allegations bordering on unauthorised dealing in foreign exchange, among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other offences being investigated by the EFCC bordered on…
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Many injured in Gbagada bridge auto crash
By Innocent Raphael Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have swiftly responded to a collision on Gbagada Bridge toward Gbagada express way in the late hours of Sunday, rescuing a 3-year-old girl and four others in the process. Confirming the incident, Adebayo Taofiq, Head of LASTMA Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, stated that the rescued individuals were…
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19 die in Kogi auto crash
Nineteen persons have died in an auto crash in the Okene area of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Sunday. “Emergency rescue teams of the Federal Road Safety Corps endured another over three hours of inferno in their bid to rescue road traffic victims at the scene of a fatal crash that claimed 19 lives on…
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BREAKING: Gov Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator shot dead
Alaba Abbey, a campaign coordinator for Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been shot dead. Abbey was reportedly gunned down at his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South-west Local Government Area of Ondo State The victim, who served as a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF) was the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Notorious drug lords sentenced to life imprisonment
…as NDLEA intensifies crackdown on drug trafficking By Innocent Raphael Following a relentless war against drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), two prominent drug kingpins, Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in large-scale cocaine operations spanning continents. A statement released by the agency on Sunday and…
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