Crime & City Diary
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Police prohibit use of POS machines in stations
The use of Point-of-Sale terminal machines, and other mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities across the country have been prohibited by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). This directive came due to the public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions through point-of-sale (POS) machine operators and connivance with certain police operatives. A statement issued by…
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Commercial banks involved in 70% of financial crimes, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, indicted banks as being linked to about 70 percent of the financial crimes in Nigeria. EFCC’s Chairman, Ola Olukayode, disclosed this while speaking in Abuja at the 2023 Annual Retreat and General Meeting of the Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria. He pointed out that the banking sector…
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Looted Abuja warehouse not ours – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has disclosed that the warehouse reportedly looted on Sunday morning does not belong to the agency. A statement on NEMA’s X page dissociating the agency from the incident reads: “the attention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been drawn to media reports on Sunday alleging that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by…
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FCT Police takes over looted NEMA warehouse
The Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory Command, has taken control of the situation at a warehouse some residents of Abuja reportedly invaded. The warehouse at Karimo, Phase 3, FCT, Abuja, belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), was looted by some unknown youths Sunday morning. An unverified video on social media shows youths carting away items from the warehouse.…
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Amotekun arrests suspected inter-state child trafficker in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Osun State has arrested a 23-year old suspected inter-state child trafficker identified as Isaac Okonu, who allegedly brought five young boys from Akwa Ibom State to Osun to work as labourers. The trafficking victims are David Udoh (23), Moses Sunday (10), David Okafor (11), Wisdom Bassey (15) and Hope Eto (14…
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Customs Oyo/Osun command intercepts fake drugs, others, worth over N1.8bn
The Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Osun Area Command, has intercepted sacks of fake Pharmaceutical drugs worth over N1.8billion. Customs Area Controller Comptroller Ben Oramalugo disclosed this to reporters during a press briefing at the Command headquarters on Thursday. Comptroller Ben stated that the Commands anti-smuggling activities have been strategically positioned to ensure the Federal Government’s policy on border closure is totally…
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Police arrest 4 money counterfeiters in Lagos
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command have arrested a 4-man syndicate of money counterfeiters who specialize in remodeling naira, pound, dollar and CFA currencies. The syndicates were; Oludare Olamilekan (50), his wife, Oludare Oluwayemisi (46), Ilelabayo Johnson (62) and Adeniyi Quadri (35). Parading the suspects before the media on Friday, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the…
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RedRail Line: Lagos taskforce raids pen cinema corridor, clears impediments
The Lagos State Special Taskforce On Environmental Offences has raided the pen cinema corridor of the Red Rail Line in Agege. The agency carried out the enforcement along side the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) operatives. Comissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Wahab Tokunbo, confirmed the development in a post on his X…
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FCT Police arrests mastermind in kidnap, killing of Ned Nwoko’s legal aide
The operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested the “second most wanted kidnap kingpin,” on its list, Samaila Wakil Fafa, also known as Habu Ibrahim. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Josephine Adeh, the suspect had evaded arrest and had been on the wanted list of the police “for a…
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Shepherd murdered, burnt inside church in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A Shepherd in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, Ile-Ife in Osun State, Most Superior Evangelist Moris Fadehan has been reportedly murdered by one of his assistants, Evangelist Olalekan Ogundipe. It was gathered that Ogundipe attacked the deceased inside the church by stabbing him with sharp objects and later burnt his…
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