Crime & City Diary
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Swift response saves lives as gas blast rocks Lagos market
A gas explosion was on Sunday recorded at Orisunmibare Market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State. Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, however, successfully contained the situation. The explosion, which happened around 2:13 p.m., was traced to a gas retail outlet containing multiple cylinders of varying sizes. A statement by the Director of the Lagos State…
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Police rescue five pregnant girls from baby factory in Ore
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesman DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, in a statement, said the discovery followed a report by a 17-year-old girl, Vivian Peter, from Akwa Ibom State, who was allegedly trafficked to Ore under…
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NDLEA uncovers UK-Bound cocaine in cream containers, meth in water heater
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a total of 70 parcels of cocaine factory packed in walls of cocoa butter formula body cream containers heading to London, United Kingdom at the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos, with three suspects arrested in series of follow-up operations across Lagos. A statement…
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NDLEA arrests socialite Pretty Mike at drug party in Lagos
By Tosin Brown – Lagos socialite, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a raid at his Proxy Nightclub in Lagos. According to multiple reports, the arrest of Pretty Mike and several others was carried out by NDLEA operatives in the early hours of…
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Police re-arrest Sowore moments after court grants him bail
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has been re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his court appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, a former member of Kanu’s legal team, and ten others, had earlier met their bail conditions. The court granted them bail in the sum of…
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AAUA Students’ Union shifts secretariat to main gate after fatal truck accident
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Students’ Union has temporarily moved its Secretariat to the university’s main gate following a fatal truck accident near the campus on Wednesday night. In a statement signed by the union’s president, Comrade Salami Akeem (Ologbon), and general secretary, Comrade Bakare Jamiu Abiodun (Unique), the union said the relocation is aimed…
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Interpol confirms arrest of 11 high-profile terror suspects in Nigeria
The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has arrested 11 suspected senior members of various terrorist groups in Nigeria as part of international operations against terrorism financing and related crimes. In a statement announcing the outcome of the operation, Interpol disclosed that the exercise targeted terrorism financing networks and other illegal activities that support extremist operations. More than 15,000 persons of…
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NDLEA launches online portal for drug integrity test, visa clearance certificate
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a digital platform that will make its drug integrity test and visa clearance processes seamless, more accessible and ultimately curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The portal was unveiled at a press conference to flag off the digitization of the Agency’s Drug Integrity Test and…
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Akungba tragedy: Police vow stronger safety measures
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, has pledged tighter security coordination in Akungba Akoko to forestall a repeat of Wednesday night’s truck crash that claimed lives in the community. Lawal, who visited the scene of the accident on Thursday, praised the composure of residents and students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), noting that…
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Akungba Akoko residents protest Wednesday’s crash that killed eight
By Boye Oyeyemi – There was palpable tension in Akungba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Thursday as angry residents blocked the main road to protest the death of eight persons in a truck crash on Wednesday night. The tragic incident, which happened opposite the popular Anglican Church in the town, threw the community into…
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