Crime & City Diary
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EFCC nabs 41 illegal miners, seizes 12 trucks in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command has arrested 41 illegal miners and impounded 12 trucks allegedly containing different types of solid minerals without license. A statement issued by the Zonal Command on Tuesday, said the offence is punishable with life imprisonment under Section 1(8) (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17, 1983.…
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Lagos Taskforce arrests 51 suspects for extorting, attacking truck drivers on roads
Operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested no fewer than 51 suspected members of a gang that specialise in harassing truck drivers along the Apapa-Oshodi and Lagos-Badagry Expressways. The operation was led by the agency’s Chairman, Shola Jejeloye, on Tuesday. This was contained in a statement by Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the…
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LASG warns residents not to patronize cart pushers, says ‘It’s illegal’
The Lagos state government on Tuesday warned the residents not to patronize cart pushers, saying it is illegal and violation of environmental law. The government gave the warning through the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). LAWMA on his verified X handle posted “Engaging in illegal collection of waste is a violation of the environmental law, and those who patronize…
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EFCC arraigns Kwara businessman over N170m contract fraud
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 5, 2024 arraigned a businessman, Alexander Adeniran Babarinde from Oro-Ago in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State over alleged involvement in contract scam, obtaining money under false pretence and forgery. Babarinde was arraigned by the EFCC, alongside his company, Ajays Engineering…
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Four injure in Lagos gas explosion
Three adults and a 4-year-old girl, Faridat Shittu sustained a high degree of burns during gas explosion that occured on Sunday at 1, Odubanwo Street. Off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of Lagos state. WesternPost gathered that the explosion emanated from a Cooking gas used in the house of the victims. It was also gathered that…
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EFCC arrests General Overseer for N1.32bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said its operatives have arrested, the general overseer of Faith on the Rock Ministry International, Theophilus Ebonyi over alleged N1.32billion fraud. EFCC head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Monday said the cleric defrauded members of his church and other Nigerians to the tune of N1.32 billion…
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BREAKING: Lagos Police hands over rescued baby to parents, launches intense manhunt on buyer
The Lagos Police Command has handed over to the parents a baby rescued by the police from the family’s maid who absconded. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement posted few minutes ago on his X handle, said that due to the intense manhunt and pressure from the police, the buyer in the early hours of Monday…
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BREAKING: Fire razes Lagos sawmill, destroys goods worth millions of naira
A raging fire gutted a sawmill located at Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Awori busstop area of Abule Egba on sunday afternoon. It was gathered that the fire began around 3:40pm and that the personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service came to the scene at about 4:20pm to quench it. According to an eyewitness, the fire burnt most of the…
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Police arrest two with 70 cartons of expired Cyproheptadine Caplets in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command has arrested two suspects, Augustine Egemoye and Innocent Eremosele with seventy cartons of expired feed fine cyproheptadine caplets 4g in Okokomaiko area of Ojo local government. The suspects were said to be arrested when transporting the expired drugs from Okokomaiko to Alaba market. Confirming the arrest, the Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a…
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VIDEO: Kidnappers release pupils of Apostolic Faith Primary School in Ekiti
The kidnapped pupils and staff of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti have regained their freedom. Watch the video below: The abductees were said to be released in the early hours of Sunday. They were kidnapped on Monday evening along Emure – Eporo Road while returning to Eporo after closing school. The kidnappers shot at the bus and later…
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