Crime & City Diary
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Two-month old baby stolen at graduation party in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A two-month-old baby, Usman Idris, has been stolen from his mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilọrin, the Kwara State capital. Sources familiar with the development told our correspondent that the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Saturday during the event held at the school premises at Deeper Life area, Sawmill, Ilọrin. The mother of…
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Police parade 13 suspects for kidnapping, cable, motorcycle theft in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has paraded some suspected kidnappers tormenting Ijara-Isin and Isanlu-Isin axis of Kwara south. The suspects are Haruna Nuhu (28), Umar Shehu (25), Maazu Masaje (35), Sanni Masaje 21, Mohammed Usman (20) and Babu Okeode. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Rotimi Adelesi said on Thursday, July 13, 2023,…
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Lagos Fire Service denies fire outbreak at Aboru
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has dismissed the claim of threat of fire outbreak in the Aboru area of Lagos. The Fire Service, in a statement by its Director, Margaret Adeseye, said that the circulated video alleging pipeline vandalism and possible fire disaster in the area, was “unfounded rumour”. The statement said: “A three minutes, fifty seconds video…
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Cinematographer, 3 others jailed for cybercrime in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of four persons over offences bordering on personation and internet fraud. The convicts are 21-year-old Cinematographer, Abiodun Ayomide from Ikirun, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun State, Bello Damola Lateef from Ilorin, Kwara State; Azeez Ibrahim Olarewaju from Ona-ara…
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Osun Police ban use of hoods/nose masks by commercial motorcyclists
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has warned motorcyclists against using hoods/facemasks in any part of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, in a statement on Monday, said the warning became imperative due to a series of reports received by the Command that criminally-minded Okada riders are using hoodies with intent to commit…
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Six friends die after consuming alcohol in Ogun-Police
Ogun State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the death of six friends after taking alcohol in their friend’s house in Ogbogbo, Ijebu North-East Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday, at a drinking joint where the seven friends reportedly gathered to have a nice time. The source said…
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Police arrest six over unverified claims of stolen private organs in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Six persons have been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for raising false alarm over alleged stolen private in Ilorin, the state capital. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi, in a statement disclosed that three of such incidents were recorded in the Okeogun area of Tanke between Monday, July 17 and Thursday.…
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Ecobank Nigeria to appeal Honeywell’s N72bn court judgement
Ecobank Nigeria Limited says it will appeal a judgement by the Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Hon. Justice Liman, which delivered a judgment in favour of Honeywell Flour against the bank and ordered it to pay N72 billion. The bank said it believe that the judgment is perverse and cannot stand the test of time. It also…
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Court grants N72.2bn damages against Ecobank in favour of Honeywell
The legal dispute between Honeywell Flour Mills and Ecobank has been a subject of significant attention within the business community for almost a decade, with the Federal High Court in Lagos, providing a new chapter to the story by awarding a staggering N72.2 billion in damages against the bank on Tuesday. The case started when Ecobank obtained ex-parte orders from…
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Fraudster who poses as ‘American sugar mom’, one other jailed for cybercrime in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, convicted a 24-year-old Francis Stephen Oke Eghele for presenting himself to be a female American woman to defraud unsuspecting victims. He was convicted alongside one Adeniyi Adekunle Aliyu from Iworoko, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State over a similar offence. The…
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