Crime & City Diary
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Keep off Abuja restricted areas – Police warn Sowore ahead of protest
Police authorities have advised Omoyele Sowore and other protesters to steer clear of restricted areas during Monday’s planned agitation for the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu. In a press statement on Saturday, Force Public Relations Officer CSP Benjamin Hundeyin urged the protesters to respect the Federal High Court, Abuja Order, issued on 17th October by…
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EFCC, NIS, NCoS complete deportation of 192 foreigners convicted for cyber-terrorism in Lagos
The deportation of the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos has been completed. This brings the repatriation of the 192 foreigners involved in the crimes to a successful close. It was conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and…
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Troops rescue 21 kidnapped victims, including four Chinese nationals, in Kwara, Kogi
Troops of the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, have rescued 21 kidnapped victims, including four Chinese nationals, during coordinated operations across Kwara and Kogi states. A statement signed on Saturday by Lieutenant Colonel Polycarp Okoye, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, said the rescue followed intensified offensives by troops under Operation FANSAN YAMA on 17 October 2025. According to the statement,…
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Two girls escape suspected kidnappers’ trap in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two young women have reportedly escaped an attempted abduction by suspected ritualists operating with taxis and tricycles in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The victims, identified as Grace Nashery and another lady, boarded a taxi from Danjuma Junction along Ondo Road to the Adebowale area when the incident happened. The taxi, which already had three men…
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Meet the new FCT Commissioner of Police, Dantawaye Miller
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the appointment of CP Dantawaye Miller as the new Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command. He succeeds CP Ajao Adewale, who has been redeployed. Here are a few things we know about the new CP: Dantawaye Miller is a seasoned police officer with over two decades of meritorious service. He attended…
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Navy intensifies crackdown, intercepts 4,000 litres of smuggled AGO in bold Lagos raid
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a fibre boat carrying about 4,000 litres of suspected Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Lagos waters. During a press briefing on Thursday, the Executive Officer of NNS Beecroft, Captain Idongesit Udoessien, confirmed the interception on behalf of the Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel. He said the operation was carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Navy…
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EFCC raids Port Harcourt firm, Metrodigital TV, arrests two for alleged content piracy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two officials of Metrodigital Television Limited, operators of SLTV, over alleged illegal rebroadcasting of DStv and GOtv content in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The operation was carried out on Thursday at No. 12 Order Street, Rumuola, Stadium Link Road, GRA Phase IV, following a preservation order issued by Justice Adamu Mohammed…
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LASTMA warns motorists after fatal train–bike collision in Ikeja
Following a fatal collision between a moving train and a dispatch rider at the PWD Railway Level Crossing in Ikeja on Thursday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has again called for caution and strict adherence to traffic rules. A statement by the agency said the accident occurred when the dispatch rider, whose motorcycle was registered as AGL 179…
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Army probes soldier over driver’s death in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into the conduct of a soldier accused of causing the death of a commercial bus driver at a checkpoint in Akunu, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 32 Artillery Brigade, Major Njoka Irabor, confirmed this in a statement posted on the…
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Man arrested for setting lover ablaze in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – A man identified as Lawal Faruq has been arrested for allegedly setting a woman, Omolola Hassan, on fire at the Mami Market inside Odogbo Barracks in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses said the tragic incident occurred after a heated confrontation between the two, reportedly following the breakdown of their romantic relationship. Faruq, allegedly enraged by the breakup, was said…
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