Crime & City Diary
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Court remands 14 suspected cultists over culpable homicide in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin An Ilorin Magistrate’s court has remanded 14 suspected cultists for allegedly attacking three members of a family- Basheer, Kareem and Quadri Onimangos of Onimango compound in Ilorin. The suspected cultist were Mustapha Onide, Abdulmalik Abdulfatai, Kehinde Onimango, Ahmed Onide, Tunde Onide, Jimoh Sapo, Ibrahim Onide, Abdulgafar Fatai, Abdulrasak Abubakar, Yusuf Onimango, Hammed Onimango, Hussein Bello, Adam…
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NSCDC nabs 19yrs old boy for alleged rape of minor in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has arrested a 19-year-old boy Jamiu Akande for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl at Pakata area in ilorin. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASC Ayoola Shola in Ilorin on Thursday, narrated that ” On Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, at…
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Armed Robbery: Court sentences two to death by hanging
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Justice Ayo Oyebiyi of Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo on Thursday sentenced two middle aged men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts are Wasiu Afolayan 36-year old and Kola Adeyemi 34–year old. They were arraigned before the court on four counts charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful…
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Yahaya Bello: We’ll not tolerate obstruction of operations going forward, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called out the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo for allegedly using his official vehicle and security cordons to protect and transport his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, whom EFCC agents were pursuing. The agents had barricaded Mr Bello’s residence in Abuja on Wednesday in an attempt to arrest him for suspected abuse of…
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Police thwart crime operation in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael A suspected criminal operation has been thwarted in the early hours of Thursday, by an anti-crime patrol team from the Maroko Police Division in Lagos State. Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this development on Thursday through a social media post on his X handle. According to reports, the officers sprang into action after…
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Nigerian Army clears air on personnel involvement in cable theft at Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian Army (NA) has expressed concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in a reported case of theft the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement said the act of criminality, which was prevented by the proactive intervention of vigilant troops and private security operatives on duty at…
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Lagos Police recovers vehicle from car snatchers in Ikotun
…arrests one By Innocent Raphael Police officers from the Ikotun Division on patrol have intercepted a group of car snatchers, while conducting a routine patrol near the Abaranje district of the area. Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a statement on his X handle on Wednesday, disclosing the incident happened in the early…
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EFCC warns against obstruction during lawful operations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned the citizens against obstruction when carrying out its lawful duties. EFCC said it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. The agency gave the warning in a statement posted on its facebook page on Wednesday night. “Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment…
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Lagos Police arrests ‘one chance robbers’ at Ilasan
By Innocent Raphael Police detectives from Ilasan Division in Lagos, have arrested four suspects alleged to be a gang of ‘one chance robbers’. Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post via his X handle on Wednesday, along with a group picture of the suspects. Hundeyin stated that the robbers were apprehended following discreet…
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Court fixes May 20 to rule on Kanu’s transfer application
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to rule on the application seeking to transfer the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako adjourned for ruling after listening to arguments on the application. During the proceedings, Counsel for the defendant, Aloy Ejimakor, moved the application to prepare…
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