Crime & City Diary
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Egba Kings suspend first class monarch over naira abuse
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Egba Traditional Council has suspended a first class monarch , Olu of Owode-Egba, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo for publicly degrading Nigerian currency, an offence which contravenes law of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The royal father was suspended on Friday 16th of February at Ale Palace during Egba Traditional Council February statutory meeting which was…
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Lagos Police investigates cause of injury on 12-year old girl
The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered a detailed investigation into the alleged hit of 12-year-old Amina Alege by a teargas canister fired by officers of Dopemu Division. WesternPost reports that Alege was hit by a teargas canister when the police was responding to public disturbance by students of Abibat Mogaji Millenium Secondary School Iloro and…
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Interpol arrests James Nolan over involvement in $9.6bn P&ID fraud case
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested James Nolan, a British national, facing trial over his involvement in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) fraud. In August 2020, the EFCC arraigned Nolan, a director in the P&ID Limited, alongside Lurgi Consult Limited and others, in a $9.6 billion money laundering case. Nolan was granted bail but failed to…
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EFCC arrests 14 FUTA undergraduates, 19 others for suspected internet fraud
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State. According to EFCC, the 14 undergraduates were arrested alongside 19 others in the early hours of Wednesday for suspected internet crimes. EFCC tweets “The suspects were arrested at different residential locations within the…
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13 suspected killers of Kwara monarch remanded
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin An Ilorin Magistrate’s court on Wednesday ordered that the 13 suspected killers of the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti local Government area of Kwara State, Oba Segun Aremu should be remanded at a Correctional Centre. The suspects were arraigned for alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, kidnapping and giving false information. They are Godwin Jacob, Olowofela Oyebanji, Adefalolu…
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Troops burst another rifle fabrication factory in Plateau
In its determination to clear troubled regions of Plateau State from criminal activities, Troops of Operation Safe Haven under Hakorin Damisa IV during a clearance operations on rugged mountainous terrain discovered an isolated structure which turned out to be a weapons fabrication factory situated on a high ground in Pakachi Village, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Nigerian…
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Shops destroyed as gas explosion rocks Ifako-Ishaga area
Many shops were destroyed due to the explosion that rocked Olusesi street in the Ifako-Ishaga area of Lagos. No casualty was recorded at the time of filing this report, with operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service responding to the outbreak timeously. According to a witness, a gas leak from a shop along the road caused the explosion.…
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BREAKING: Fire razes shops at Ikeja Computer Village
Goods worth millions of Naira got burnt as fire guts some shops at computer village in Ikeja area of Lagos state. The fire was said to have started in the early hours of Wednesday as fire fighters and rescue officers were on the scene to put out the fire before it spreads beyond the shops. Fire in computer village right…
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Forged documents used to withdraw $6.2m from CBN, says Ex-SGF, Mustapha
A former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has hinted that the $6.2 million was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023, using forged document. Mustapha, who said he knew nothing about the money which was used to pay foreign election observers, said the document in question did not emanate from the…
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LASTMA arrests serial impersonator after collecting N140,000 from impounded vechicles owners
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have apprehended a serial impersonator after collecting N140,000 from owners of vehicles impounded for traffic infractions by the Agency. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the suspect was apprehended by the monitoring and surveillance team of the Agency at Oshodi. The suspect was…
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