Crime & City Diary
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‘You are doing well,’ IGP tells EFCC boss, Olukoyede
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, on his sterling efforts in fighting economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption since he assumed office, pointing out that he is doing well on his job. He gave the commendation in Abuja on Monday,…
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EFCC arrests ex-Minister, Charles Ugwuh, one other for alleged N3.6bn fraud
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6bn. Ugwuh was arrested alongside Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11, 2024, at No.2, Musa Yar Adua Way, New Owerri, Imo State, following a…
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Remi Tinubu mourns Nabeeha, extend condolences to family
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her sorrow over the killing of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, one of the six sisters kidnapped by bandits in Abuja earlier this month. In a press statement issued on Monday, the First Lady described the death of Nabeeha as a “devastating loss” and extended her deepest condolences to…
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Lagos Taskforce seizes 344 motorcycles, vows to end Okada operations
The Lagos State Taskforce has seized no fewer than 344 commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, in a week-long raid across the state. The agency also vowed to end the operations of the recalcitrant bike riders in the state. This was made known by the agency’s Director, Press & Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement released on Sunday. “The Lagos…
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BREAKING: 2 bodies recovered as truck rams into motorcycle along Badagry expressway
Two dead bodies were recovered under an empty long ‘Man-Diesel’ truck which rammed into a motorcycle plying one-way along Lagos-Badagry expressway. WesternPost gathered that the two dead bodies were passengers on the motorcycle. Meanwhile, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffick Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement issued on Saturday, confirmed that the two…
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Customs FOU Zone A seizes contraband worth over N10bn in 2023
The Nigerian Customs, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has made 1,119 seizures worth a total duty-paid value of N10,395,123,943 in 2023. This was made known on Wednesday by the Zonal Comptroller, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, during a press briefing at the unit’s Headquarters in Ikeja. He reiterated that the most prominent of the seizures were foreign parboiled rice, which amounted to…
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Police nab man for allegedly cutting off friend’s ear in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly cutting off the ear of a friend at the Abattoir in Agege area of the state. It was gathered that the accused chopped off the ear over a misunderstanding that occurred between the duo in 2023. Meanwhile, the Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the incident happened…
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Betta Edu fraud allegations: Zenith Bank denies GMD’s arrest by EFCC
The management of Zenith Bank Plc, on Wednesday debunked the arrest of its Group Managing Director, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zenith, Providus, and Jaiz banks were invited by the Commission amid a sweeping investigation into an embezzlement scheme linked to current and former Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs,…
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EFCC arraigns Agunloye in court over alleged fraud
The former minister of power and steel, Olu Agunloye, has been arraigned by the EFCC over fraud allegations linked to the $6 billion Mambilla hydropower project. He appeared before a federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was remanded in Kuje prison until he fulfills the bail conditions. Agunloye had turned himself…
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BREAKING: Lagos CP removes Gowon Estate DPO
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate removal of Gowon Estate Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for detaining a lawyer seeking client’s Bail. Fayode also directed the Officer-In-Charge of Legal to initiate steps to reachout to the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on ways to prevent a recurrence of the incident. The…
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