Crime & City Diary

Bandits kidnap 15 pupils in Sokoto

Bandits have kidnapped at least 15 pupils from a Tsangaya school in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It was gathered that the incident happened after bandits attacked Garin Bakuso village in the early hours of Saturday. A Tsangaya or almajiri school is a facility for teaching the Quoran and Islamic knowledge. Gidan Bakuso is located in the eastern…

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Police dismiss one, suspend two officers over alleged extortion in Rivers

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed an officer and suspended two others involved in the alleged extortion of 3,000 USDT from a Port Harcourt resident. The affected officers were Inspector Michael Odey (Dismissed), ASP Doubara Edonyabor (Suspended) and ASP Talent Mungo (Suspended). A statement issued by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this on Sunday.…

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Police arrest woman for killing her baby with Sniper in Lagos 

The Lagos police has arrested a mother for attempting to kill her sick child using a poisonous insecticide known as “Sniper’’. Spokesman for the State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin,  on Saturday said that the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, reported the attempt to the police on Friday. He said the chief security officer at the hospital reported to the police…

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BREAKING: Again, Bandits attack Kaduna mosque, kill two

Bandits have attacked a mosque in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two worshippers in the process. The police authorities in Kaduna state have not confirmed the attack. However, a community leader, Sani Usman, told journalists that the bandits invaded the Mosque at Anguwar Makera in Kwasakwasa community in the local government at about 2 p.m. on…

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IPOB faults State Police creation, canvasses regional policing

Innocent Raphael The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has faulted the move to create state police in Nigeria. Emma Powerful, spokesman of IPOB, said regional policing remains the answer to insecurity. In a recent statement, Powerful alleged that creating state police will provide an opportunity for pro-terrorist governors to provide a safe haven for criminals and terrorists in their states.…

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Gunmen kill 5 policemen in Ebonyi

Some gunmen have killed five police officers in Abakiliki, Ebonyi state. The incident happened at the popular Ebyia bridge along Hilltop road, Abakiliki, around 5am on Friday. Also killed were two suspected prostitutes who were said to be returning to their respective homes in the area. It was gathered that the gunmen had recently attacked and killed policemen on duty…

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Inmate seizes gun from warder in Ilorin correctional centre

….shoots road side vulcaniser By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A prison inmate at the Oke-Kura correctional center in Ilorin, Kwara state, on Friday seized the rifle of a warder, shot and wounded a road side vulcanizer very close to the facility. While the injured vulcanizer who was shot in the stomach was rushed to a medical facility for treatment, the inmate was…

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BREAKING: Lagos NURTW mourns as MC Oluomo’s ally dies in lone accident

A close ally of the former chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, (MC Oluomo), Akintoye Benson has died in a lone autocrash. In a viral video on social media, Benson was seen to have crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday night. A friend of the deceased and member…

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ICPC investigates 4,705 cases, recovers assets valued at N450,997bn 

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has announced that between 2019 and 2022, it concluded at least 4,705 investigations and recovered assets valued at N450,997 billion. ICPC, in the prevailing years, recovered lands and buildings worth over N25.361 billion. It also secured a final forfeiture of N8.823 billion. The Assistant Commissioner of the Commission, Hassan Salisu, who…

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Armed robbers attack two commercial banks in Kogi

A group of notorious armed robbers on Thursday attacked two commercial banks in Anyingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Eyewitnesses said that there were sporadic shootings, with multiple banks, including Union Bank and Access Bank, targeted in the robbery. The eyewitnesses said security operatives swiftly swung into action and seriously battled the criminals in exchange of gunshots. Residents…

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