Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest seven over ₦20.45m theft from commercial store in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested seven suspects over the alleged theft of goods valued at ₦20.45 million from a commercial store in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the police public relations officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who said the suspects were…
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EFCC raises alarm over alleged banks’ role in N18.7bn fraud schemes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over alleged negligence and compromise by some banks and fintech companies in two fraudulent schemes that have cost victims a total of N18.74 billion. The disclosure was made in Abuja on Thursday, January 22, 2026, by the Director of Public Affairs of the Commission, Commander of the EFCC, Wilson…
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Malami’s office alleges rights violations, raises alarm over DSS detention
The Office of Abubakar Malami, SAN, a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has raised concerns over what it described as coordinated actions by state agencies aimed at frustrating his right to fair hearing and effective legal defence in an ongoing case involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a recent statement signed by…
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Amotekun foils midnight robbery on Ilesa–Ibadan Expressway, arrests one
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Operatives of the Osun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have foiled a midnight armed robbery along the Ilesa–Ibadan Expressway, rescued several travellers, and arrested one suspect. The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, at about 12:20 a.m., during a routine patrol by Amotekun operatives attached to the Ilesa Area Command. In a…
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Alcohol Sachet Ban: Distillers, Labour Unions protest at NAFDAC Lagos Office
The Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN) has staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over the ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets. The association was also joined by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress…
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NBA disowns Maina’s purported appointment as Garki branch patron, orders withdrawal
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the purported appointment of Abdulrasheed Maina as “Grand Patron” of its Garki Branch, describing the move as unethical and damaging to the legal profession. In a statement signed by NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the association said it viewed with “disdain” the reported decision by the Chairman of the NBA Garki…
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Fatal collision at Otedola Bridge leaves one dead, gridlocks Lagos–Ibadan expressway
At least one yet-to-be-identified driver was confirmed dead in a multiple articulated vehicle collision in the early hours on Friday at Otedola Bridge inward Secretariat, along the Lagos–Ibadan Motorway. The incident temporarily crippled vehicular movement and prompted an urgent deployment of multi-agency emergency intervention. The principal incident involved a violent collision between two heavy-duty trailers, one laden with sand and…
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Police arrest man for attempted murder, recover gun in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man in connection with an attempted murder case and the illegal possession of a firearm in Akure. The suspect, identified as Oladimeji, was apprehended after a distress call from a woman, Bosede, of Kayode Street, Akure, prompted operatives from the Okuta Elerinla Divisional Police Headquarters to move to…
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Amotekun arrests 16 suspected bandits in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Government has stepped up security measures following the arrest of 16 suspected bandits by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Oye Local Government Area. The suspects, said to have come from neighbouring Kwara State, were arrested on Wednesday by the Oye Local Government Command of the security outfit. The arrest was confirmed in…
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BREAKING: Properties destroyed as fire razes building in Ajegunle area of Lagos
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed as fire razed a building at 1, Anore Street, Ajegunle, Boundary area in Lagos State. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a post on his facebook page. Omotoso said that preliminary report disclosed the fire occurred after a power surge. According to him,…
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