Crime & City Diary
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CBEX: EFCC, INTERPOL begin probe as Nigerians lose N1.3trn to ponzi scheme
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and INTERPOL have commenced a probe of the recently crashed online digital trading platform, CBEX, as it reportedly swept its investors funds amounting to N1.3 trillion. The spokesperson of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement. This comes as CBEX was reported to have crashed on Monday, with Nigerians taking to their…
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NSCDC arrests 45-year-old man for alleged defilement of teenage boys in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 45-year-old vehicle spare parts dealer, Alhaji Ganiyu Kehinde, for allegedly defiling two teenage boys in the Ipata-Oloje area of Ilorin. The incident was reported to the Gender Unit of the Command on April 14, 2025, by the parents of the victims, aged…
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Suspects plead not guilty in Hafsoh Lawal murder case
…as court adjourns to May 7 By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The principal suspect in the murder case of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, AbdulRahman Bello, along with four other suspects, has pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge brought against them. The suspects appeared before Justice Hannah Ajayi at the Kwara State…
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Osun Police arrest 8-member motorcycle theft syndicate
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has successfully apprehended eight suspected members of a notorious syndicate responsible for stealing motorcycles across the state. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the breakthrough came after operatives attached to the Commissioner of Police’s Monitoring Unit arrested a key member of the gang, 27-year-old…
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One-Storey building collapses in Lagos Island
A one-storey building under construction on Monday morning collapsed at Agarawu Street, off Aroloya, near Central Mosque, Idumota Bus Stop, Lagos State. This was disclosed by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on its official X handle on Monday. The Agency said “The incident prompted an immediate response from the NEMA Lagos Operations Office alongside other relevant stakeholders. ” Preliminary…
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Kwara Police arrest singer Portable over alleged defamation, threat to life
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has arrested controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, over allegations of criminal defamation and threats to life. The arrest followed a petition filed by fellow entertainer, Okunlola Saheed, widely known as Osupa, alleging multiple offenses committed by the singer. Both individuals are active players in the entertainment industry.…
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Tragedy as another tanker reportedly explodes in Ibadan
Another fire has been reportedly recorded barely 24 hours after a market fire destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira in Ibadan, Oyo state. According to reports, a petrol tanker exploded at the Tollgate end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway of the state capital leaving the destruction of property worth millions of naira in its wake. The explosion reportedly started…
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Lagos commercial bus driver, conductor abscond as vechicle kills 1, injures 2
The driver and the conductor of a commercial bus that knocked down a pedestrian and injured two persons in a fatal accident at Iyana Ejigbo area of Lagos State, on Saturday, have absconded. It was gathered that the duo fled the scene immediately after the accident, abandoning the victims and vehicle. A statement issued by Adebayo Taofiq , the Director…
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NDLEA destroys heaps of illicit drugs weighing 1.6m kilograms
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it has destroyed heaps of illicit drugs weighing about 1.6 million kilograms of assorted illicit substances seized across Lagos, Ogun and Oyo state, in what is till date the largest volume of seizures to be set ablaze at a time in the history of the Agency. A statement by its…
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Lagos Police begins investigation into explosion in CCTV dealer’s shop
The Lagos State Police Command says it is investigating the explosion inside a Closed-Circuit Television camera dealer’s shop in Ikeja. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Friday at 6:35 p.m. at Kodesho Street at Computer village in the Ikeja area of the state.…
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