Crime & City Diary
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Two girls escape suspected kidnappers’ trap in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two young women have reportedly escaped an attempted abduction by suspected ritualists operating with taxis and tricycles in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The victims, identified as Grace Nashery and another lady, boarded a taxi from Danjuma Junction along Ondo Road to the Adebowale area when the incident happened. The taxi, which already had three men…
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Meet the new FCT Commissioner of Police, Dantawaye Miller
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the appointment of CP Dantawaye Miller as the new Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command. He succeeds CP Ajao Adewale, who has been redeployed. Here are a few things we know about the new CP: Dantawaye Miller is a seasoned police officer with over two decades of meritorious service. He attended…
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Navy intensifies crackdown, intercepts 4,000 litres of smuggled AGO in bold Lagos raid
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a fibre boat carrying about 4,000 litres of suspected Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Lagos waters. During a press briefing on Thursday, the Executive Officer of NNS Beecroft, Captain Idongesit Udoessien, confirmed the interception on behalf of the Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel. He said the operation was carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Navy…
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EFCC raids Port Harcourt firm, Metrodigital TV, arrests two for alleged content piracy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two officials of Metrodigital Television Limited, operators of SLTV, over alleged illegal rebroadcasting of DStv and GOtv content in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The operation was carried out on Thursday at No. 12 Order Street, Rumuola, Stadium Link Road, GRA Phase IV, following a preservation order issued by Justice Adamu Mohammed…
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LASTMA warns motorists after fatal train–bike collision in Ikeja
Following a fatal collision between a moving train and a dispatch rider at the PWD Railway Level Crossing in Ikeja on Thursday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has again called for caution and strict adherence to traffic rules. A statement by the agency said the accident occurred when the dispatch rider, whose motorcycle was registered as AGL 179…
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Army probes soldier over driver’s death in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into the conduct of a soldier accused of causing the death of a commercial bus driver at a checkpoint in Akunu, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 32 Artillery Brigade, Major Njoka Irabor, confirmed this in a statement posted on the…
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Man arrested for setting lover ablaze in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – A man identified as Lawal Faruq has been arrested for allegedly setting a woman, Omolola Hassan, on fire at the Mami Market inside Odogbo Barracks in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses said the tragic incident occurred after a heated confrontation between the two, reportedly following the breakdown of their romantic relationship. Faruq, allegedly enraged by the breakup, was said…
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Nnamdi Kanu medically fit to face trial, says NMA
The medical team set up by the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to ascertain the health status of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the ailment he complained of is not life-threatening. According to a report by The Nation, Justice James Omotosho had directed the medical team to evaluate Kanu’s true…
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EFCC secures conviction of three for currency counterfeiting in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three persons for currency counterfeiting before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin. The convicts — Olaitan Dina, a 46-year-old aluminium fabricator; Opeyemi Jeremiah, a bakery worker; and Adebayo Mayowa Abiola from Ekiti State — were arrested by operatives of…
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Fake soldier harassing residents of Ondo community arrested
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Victor Ojukwu, for allegedly posing as a soldier and harassing residents in Idanre, Ondo State. Police spokesperson DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola said in a statement on Tuesday that Ojukwu, who lives in the Sunview area of Akure, was arrested on Monday, October 13, after credible intelligence…
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