Crime & City Diary
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Iwo monarch declares man wanted, places N50,000 bounty on suspect
Iwo monarch declares mThe Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Akanbi has declared one Lateef Hassan of Belio compound, Iwo wanted over unlawful activities. A statement personally signed by the monarch, said he placed a bounty of N50,000 on the said runaway suspect. The monarch disclosed that the suspect has been causing unrest in some parts of the town recently and…
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Police nab leader of one chance robbery syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command on Monday arrested Ndubisi George, leader of a one-chance robbery syndicate operating within Itire, Aguda, Cele and Surulere. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X handle, said that a grey Toyota Camry was recovered from George, adding that efforts were on to arrest other members of the syndicate. Hundeyin said…
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Osun Police arrest 19 suspected armed robbers, car thieves, others
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command on Monday disclosed that it has arrested 19 suspects over alleged armed robbery, conspiracy, theft, kidnapping, and being members of the unlawful confraternity. The suspects arrested include: Seyi Ojo, male, 33 years old; Kamorudeen Quadri, male, 32 years old; Ogbemudia Sunday, male, 48 years old; Fatai Toheeb, male, 22 years old; David…
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Emefiele requested for the disbursement of $6.2m to observers, witness reveals
A deputy director, branch operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Onyeka Ogbu revealed that former CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, sought approval for the disbursement of $6,230,000 to international election observers. Ogbu said this while testifying before a federal capital territory high court in Maitama, as the first prosecution witness in the suit against Emefiele. Leading the witness…
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One injured in Ikate Elegushi fire incident
One injured as fire engulfed several makeshift structures in the Ikate-Elegushi area of Lagos State. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the occurrence of the inferno in a statement issued on Monday, following the incident that transpired Sunday night. “One male adult injured and treated by LASAMBUS and in stable condition,” she said,…
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Kidnappers abduct 18 passengers, kill driver
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Unknown gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers on Saturday have attacked travellers coming from Lagos-Benin along Sagamu/Ore/Benni expressway. They killed the driver of GOU Transport Company and abducted all 18 passengers, causing chaos and prompting onlookers to park their vehicles. The assailants struck as the driver attempted a U-turn upon spotting them, leading to the fatal encounter.…
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Two die, three injured in Ogun auto crash
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday confirmed that two persons lost their lives, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a multiple accident in Iju, along Ota-Idiroko road in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state. A statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson, Florence Okpe, said the crash…
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Tragedy as KWASU final year student commits suicide over poor academic performance
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Tragedy broke out in Malete, Moro local government area of Kwara State on Saturday as a 400-level student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Rashidat Shittu, committed suicide. Western Post gathered that Rashidat decided to take her own life over her seemingly distrurbing academic status. A source said the deceased committed suicide by drinking “sniper”. The…
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Money laundering: EFCC declares Emefiele’s wife, three others wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Dumbiri Emefiele and three others wanted for allegedly conspiring with a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to embezzle huge sums of money from the Nigerian treasury. Displaying mugshot of the suspects on its official X handle on Friday, the anti-graft agency identified the three other…
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So-Safe arrests two suspects for stealing motorcycle in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has arrested two men for allegedly stealing motorcycle belonging to Odugbayi Qudus. This was contained in a press statement issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf on Friday. Yusuf said that at about 0630hrs Babatunde…
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