Crime & City Diary

Police nab four robbery suspects one month after operation

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of a robbery syndicate terrorizing Sango Ota and its environs in recent time.  The suspects, Sherrif Kamoru 28, Rabiu Seyidu 37, Opeyemi Adebayo 26 and Ajibola Fakolade 21 were arrested following a report lodged at Sango Divisional Headquarters on the 20 March 2023 by one Adeleye…

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Drunk police Inspector in viral video undergoing mental observation- Odama

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Commissioner, Paul Odama has said that the police Inspector caught in a viral video drunk has been identified as Stephen Yohana. In a statement on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi in Ilorin, Odama said that the case of the policeman was observed to be more medical than alcoholic.…

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LASTMA rescues driver as truck falls on car in Lagos

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday rescued an unconscious accident victim on top Cele-Egbe Bridge inward Ikotun in Lagos State. It was gathered that the rescued victim was the driver of a truck involved in an accident on the bridge. It was learnt that a truck with with registration number FFF 996 XB, loaded with…

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Police nab five for vandalising Lagos Electricity Board cables

Five suspected cable vandals have been arrested by the police operatives attached to the Alausa Division of the Lagos State Police Command, for vandalizing Lagos State Electricity Board cables mounted around 7-Up Bottling Company, Alausa, Ikeja. This was confirmed in a statement by Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command on Thursday. According to Hundeyin, Ukah Gabriel (29),…

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Cult members kill, dismember tricyclist in Ilorin

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A 23-year-old tricycle operator, identified as Samad, has lost his life in a cult clash in Ilorin, Kwara State. Samad was allegedly killed by the cultists, who dumped his corpse in front of a mosque at Abayawo area of the Kwara State capital on Monday. It was learnt that the assailants removed the left eye and…

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BREAKING: Five-storey building collapses at Apapa after thunder strike

A five storey building under construction has collapsed at 45, Ladipo Oluwole, GRA Apapa area of Lagos State. The incident happened at about 2:30pm on Sunday. WesternPost gathered that officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency have sealed the collapsed building. The latest building collapse in Lagos comes barely 72 hours after a seven-story building collapsed in Bananna Island…

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Sallah day tragedy: One dies, 3 injured in Kwara auto crash 

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin  An auto accident involving four persons who were riding a motorcycle on Eid- el- Fitr day claimed the life of a person in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday. The three other persons on the bike which rammed into a vehicle sustained serious injuries . The victims were returning from Ilorin Eid prayer ground when the incident…

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One dies, many injured as BRT collides with commercial bus on Ogudu Bridge

One passenger on Wednesday died in an accident involving a BRT bus and a commercial bus near Ifako inwards Ogudu Bridge in Lagos. Several other persons were injured as officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were on a rescue mission at the scene of the accident. An eyewitness told WesternPost that the collision occurred at about 10am…

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Police derank officer, reprimand another over assault on members of public

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has ordered the demotion of one policeman and the severe reprimand of another following complaints and video evidence of assault, discreditable conduct, and incivility towards members of the public at Emouha, Rivers State. The incident was widely circulated on social media on Sunday 9th April, 2023. According to a statement from the Force Headquarters…

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Police drag suspect who escaped from custody in handcuff to court

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command on Monday, dragged a 22-year-old man, Akanni Ridwan before a Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo for escaping from its custody in handcuff. The Police said Ridwan and one other suspect, now at large escaped from one of its custodies in Osogbo, in handcuffs, which was later allegedly destroyed. The Police further said, that Ridwan was later arrested,…

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