Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest six suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation conducted around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday in the Igbo-Awe forest near Iboran village. The operation was carried out by operatives from the Ikoyi-Ile Divisional Police Headquarters,…
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Ogun Police nabs dreaded robbery kingpin, female accomplice in Ifo axis
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the leader of a notorious robbery syndicate alleged to have terrorised multiple communities in the Ifo corridor, leading to relief among residents. The Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Sunday said the breakthrough followed a targeted operation carried out in the early hours of the weekend. She said…
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Police rescue three kidnap victims, recover firearms in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have rescued three kidnapped victims along the Oka–Akungba axis in Akoko South West Local Government Area after a fierce gun duel with their abductors. During the operation, one of the kidnappers was neutralised, while others fled the scene with gunshot wounds. According to a statement from the command, the…
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NDLEA uncovers secret ‘Colorado’ drug lab in Lagos, arrests 30-year-old suspect
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory used for producing colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis, inside a residential building at Ajao Estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the owner of the laboratory, 30-year-old Stephen Imoh,…
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Tragedy averted as gas truck falls off in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Panic gripped residents of Aramoko-Ekiti after a gas tanker lost control and veered off the main road in the Iwaro area. The incident, which caused a stir in the community, could have ended in tragedy but for the prompt intervention of firefighters and other emergency responders. Eyewitnesses said the tanker skidded off the road after the…
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Youth Ambassadors express confidence in Ondo Amotekun Commander Adeleye
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Amotekun Youth Ambassadors have passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, under its Commander, Chief Akogun Adetunji Adeleye. In a statement issued in Akure by the group’s Director of Media, Alli Oluwasanmi (Benbella), the ambassadors praised Adeleye’s commitment to community safety, describing his…
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Sanwo-Olu boosts community policing with new intelligence tools for LNSC
By Folashade Olorunfemi The Lagos State Government has intensified its commitment to community policing as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu equipped the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) with modern intelligence-gathering tools to strengthen security operations across the state. During the official distribution of the equipment to various LNSC commands, the General Manager of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), Prince…
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One dead, eight rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
One person has been confirmed dead and eight others rescued after a three-storey building with a penthouse collapsed at 28 Baale Alayabiagba Street, Ajegunle, Apapa area of Lagos. The building, which was said to be undergoing manual demolition, caved in around 11:09 am on Thursday, trapping some of the workers under the rubble. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management…
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Tragedy as eight die in multi-truck collision on Kara Bridge
By Adejayan Gbenga – No fewer than eight people, including a police inspector, have been confirmed dead in a multiple-vehicle crash involving five articulated trucks on Kara Bridge, inward Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The tragic accident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, causing severe traffic gridlock along the busy route. Confirming the incident at the scene, the Lagos…
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Two suspects in custody as Kwara police rescue kidnap victim in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers and the successful rescue of a victim, Haruna Ahamadu, who was freed unhurt from a kidnappers’ hideout in the Omu-Aran forest. In a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the command said the…
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