Crime & City Diary
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Lagos Police nabs housewife, accomplice for faking kidnap, extorting ₦2.5m from husband
The Lagos State Police Command, has arrested a 26-year-old housewife and her 30-year-old accomplice for allegedly staging her own kidnapping and extorting N2.5 million from her husband. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos. Adebisi said the command received a distress call on 24 November from the husband of the suspect through…
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ICPC invites Dangote as investigation begins on former NMDPRA chief
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into allegations of corruption made by businessman Aliko Dangote against the immediate past Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Farouk Ahmed. As part of the process, the ICPC has invited Dangote to appear before its investigators or be represented…
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Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Ondo, injure officers, civilian
By Boye Oyeyemi – Gunmen on Saturday attacked a police checkpoint at Ipele Junction in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, injuring two police officers and a female civilian. The incident occurred while operatives attached to the Safer Highway Patrol were carrying out routine checks at the checkpoint. Police sources said about three gunmen, who arrived on a motorcycle,…
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Edo govt inspects Auchi tanker fire scene, assures residents of improved safety measures
The Edo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the safety and welfare of residents following the recent petrol tanker fire incident in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area, which left several people injured but recorded no fatalities. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Mr. Ebojele Patrick. He…
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Nigerian Army intercepts vehicles carrying suspected terrorist supplies in Borno
The Nigerian Army has recorded another operational success as troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), intercepted two pick-up vans conveying logistics suspected to be intended for Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno State. The interception followed credible human intelligence indicating that…
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BREAKING: Ekiti sacks surgeon, suspends others over alleged kidney removal at EKSUTH
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Government has ordered the immediate dismissal of a surgeon and the suspension of other members of a surgical team at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital following allegations of unlawful kidney removal. The directive followed the submission of a report by a seven-member panel of enquiry set up to investigate claims by Mr…
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Police recover stolen Lexus vehicle in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has recovered a Lexus ES350, which was earlier reported stolen in Warri, Delta State, and arrested two suspects in connection with the crime. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Jimoh Abayomi Kazeem, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command,…
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Three Indians, one Nigerian remanded over steel company fraud in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Three Indian nationals—Lalit Sarwat, Ravi Raghavendra, and Gagan Sarswat—together with an Ilorin-based dispatch manager, Oniyide Samuel, have been remanded by the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin over alleged fraud at a steel company. Justice Sulaiman Akanbi ordered that the four be held in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) following their arraignment…
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EFCC uncovers $3.43m, €280,000 in fake currencies, arrests five in Ibadan zone
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have uncovered a large cache of counterfeit foreign currencies amounting to $3.43 million and €280,000 from a five-member syndicate accused of defrauding a victim of N26.55 million. The suspects, identified as Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde, Yahaya Amodu, Kubratu Babalola Olaitan and Familola Sunday Olaitan, were…
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Over ₦2.28bn in undeclared foreign currency seized at Lagos airport
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth over ₦2.28 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Command. Announcing the seizure at a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Customs Area Controller, MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, said the confiscated funds included €651,505 and $800,575. He described the interception as a demonstration…
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