Crime & City Diary
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Ekiti Amotekun arrests 20-year-old over alleged sexual assault of minor
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Network, Amotekun Corps, have arrested a 20-year-old man, Dare Omoyajowo, over an alleged sexual assault involving a hearing- and speech-impaired minor in Are-Ekiti. The corps confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Monday by its Head of Communications, Adeleye Adewale. According to the statement, the alleged incident occurred on…
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FRSC attributes crash involving Anthony Joshua to excessive speed, wrongful overtaking
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has officially attributed the fatal road accident involving world boxing champion Anthony Joshua to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer at FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, the corps provided a detailed account of the incident. According to the…
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JUST IN: Ogun confirms two foreign nationals killed in crash involving Anthony Joshua
The Ogun State Government has confirmed that two people who died in a road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, were foreign nationals. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, the government expressed profound condolences to the families, friends, and associates of the victims. The…
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Cross-Over Night: LASTMA warns Lagos residents against illegal parking, road blockages
As Lagos residents prepare for cross-over night celebrations, the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has issued a statewide warning against indiscriminate parking and the obstruction of access routes around worship centres, markets, nightclubs, event venues and other major gathering points. Bakare-Oki noted that cross-over night usually witnesses a sharp rise in vehicular…
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NDLEA nabs ex-convict, 3 others over UK-bound cocaine consignment
A notorious drug trafficker, Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, previously convicted in 2023 for dealing in 30.10kg of methamphetamine, has been rearrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over a fresh attempt to smuggle cocaine to the United Kingdom. The agency said 75 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.50 kilograms, concealed in factory-sealed sachets of cold-water starch, were intercepted…
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Ondo police rescue abducted man, launch manhunt for suspects
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has rescued an abduction victim following a reported case of armed robbery and kidnapping in Owo, as operatives intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspects. The development was contained in a press release issued on Saturday evening and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Jimoh Abayomi Kazeem, on behalf…
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Christmas night explosion rocks Offa community, injures five
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – A suspected explosion on Christmas night rocked a community in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, leaving about five people injured, including a couple and their young daughter. The incident, which residents initially suspected to be a bomb blast, occurred at Yidi, a Muslim prayer ground along the Offa–Ijagbo Road. The explosion caused…
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Police arrest two notorious bandit, kidnapping kingpins in Kwara
The Nigeria Police has announced the arrest of two notorious bandits and kidnapping kingpins linked to violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara states. In a press statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the police disclosed that operatives of the Force Intelligence Department–Intelligence Response Team (FID–IRT), attached to Kwara State, carried out the arrests…
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How poor storage, building design fuelled Lagos Island inferno – Fire service
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has attributed the prolonged Lagos Island fire to poor storage practices and the design of closely linked buildings at the Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street. The fire broke out around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, in the 25-storey building and burned into Christmas Day despite the early arrival of firefighters.…
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Seven injured in Lagos Island GNI building fire- LASEMA
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed seven people injured in the fire incident at the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island. LASEMA made this known via a statement issued on Thursday, noting that the fire, which spread to the mosque in the area, has now been contained by the combined efforts of…
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