Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: One dead as Lagos taskforce, touts clash at Mile 2
One unidentified persons were killed this morning due to a clash between the Lagos Task Force, tanker drivers, and touts at Mile 2. An eyewitness disclosed that there was a fight on top of the Mile 2-Oshodi bridge and as a result, they had barricaded the bridge blocking the access road. Although the actual cause of the fight is yet…
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Cult clash claims 3 lives in Ilorin as police call for calm
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has assured the people of the State, especially residents of Idi-Ape, Gambari, Babooko and Surulere areas of their safety. The command said that it was doing everything within its powers to put a stop to the activities of cultists, which had resulted in the deaths of about three people. This was contained…
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Nigerian army troops uncover illegal oil bunkering in Delta State
The Nigerian Army says it has uncovered several camps of oil thieves in Delta state. According to a statement issued by Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, the Army said the crackdown was carried out by troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion conducting anti oil theft operations on Saturday in Owahwa Creek in Ughelli South Local Government Area of…
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Amotekun arrests man for allegedly stealing pumping machine, electric cables in Osun
The Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun, Osun State has arrested a 25-year-old man, Akeem Afeez for allegedly stealing a water pumping machine, electric cables and other items from a palm oil processing company at Oogi Town, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the State. The State Commander of the corps, Brig-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, in a statement made available to newsmen…
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Lagos cleric takes ‘fuel palliative’ distribution to VGC
A Lagos cleric and General Overseer of Jehovah Eye Salvation Ministry, Prophet Godwin Ikuru, has extended his ‘fuel palliative ‘ initiative to the people of Victoria Garden City (VGC) in Victoria Island area of Lagos state. Ikuru, who was joined by some of his Church members on Friday, distributed fuel worth N1million to some motorists in VGC as a way…
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NSCDC arrests security guard, teacher for allegedly raping two teenagers in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara state Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Umar Mohammed has paraded two suspects; Idowu Yahaya (39) and John Balogun (49) for allegedly raping two teenagers. Yahaya, a private security guard at Gaa Akanbi area, Ilorin was alleged to have raped a 15 years old girl in an office at Gaa Akanbi,…
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ICPC boss tasks NBA to work with law enforcement agencies to curb corrupt practices
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Bolaji Owasanoye, has called on legal practitioners and members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to work in tandem with law enforcement agencies to curb money laundering and terrorism financing. He made this call at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held at…
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Ogun police arrest 116 suspected cultists
Men of the Ogun State Police Command, at the weekend, arrested 116 suspected cult members in the Ifo area of the state. The cultists, 70 males and 46 females, who are members of the Aye Confraternity, were arrested by the command’s Anti-Cultism Squad at Galaxy Hotel, Ibogun Road. They were picked up at about 0142hrs. According to a statement by…
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Two-storey shopping plaza collapse in Abuja
A two-storey shopping plaza has collapsed in the Garki Village area of Abuja. The incident occurred on Wednesday around 11:50pm during a heavy rain. According to TheCable, the structure, situated near Lagos Street, collapsed due to the downpour. Former aide to the past FCT minister, Ikharo Attah, confirmed the occurrence at 2am on his Facebook page. Attah stated that 37…
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Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Emefiele’s arraignment stalled again
The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged procurement fraud to the tune of N6.9 billion on Wednesday has again been stalled. The matter was not listed on the cause list of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday with no reason given as lawyers…
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