Crime & City Diary
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Police debunk kidnap, murder of female officer in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that a female police officer serving in the state was kidnapped and murdered, describing the claims as entirely false and distressing to the public. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, over the…
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EFCC probes 2 suspects over undeclared $6.1m, £53,415 cash at Lagos airport
The operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have commenced investigations of two travelers arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $6,180,000 and £53,415 cash in their possession. EFCC disclosed this on Saturday, in a statement issued by Head of…
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Maryam Sanda, sentenced to death in 2020 for killing husband, gets presidential pardon
Following the release of the full list of those granted pardon and clemency on Friday by President Bola Tinubu, one name has grabbed public attention and left tongues wagging: Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband. Back in 2017 when the incident happened, her story made headlines. The victim, Buliaminu Bello, was the nephew…
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Direct your creativity to nation building – Olukoyede charges youths
By Folashade Olorunfemi The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyode has charged Nigerian youths to shun internet fraud and input their creativity to national development. He stated this on Wednesday, while addressing youths at the pioneer Kids and Teens STEAM Innovate Buildathon bootcamp, held for young people within the age range of seven and…
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Motorboy escapes as gunmen abduct tipper driver in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A motorboy narrowly escaped on Friday morning after gunmen abducted his driver, Tobi Abdulmalik Oluwatuyi, along the Akure–Owo Expressway in Ondo State. The incident reportedly occurred around 6 a.m. at Ilu Abo when the tipper developed a mechanical fault. While the driver was attempting to fix the truck, the assailants emerged from the nearby bush and…
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Ilorin in shock over murder of abducted female police inspector
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – Tragedy struck in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday after the body of a female police inspector who was kidnapped the previous night was found lifeless in a bush around the Oloje area of the city. The late officer, who was attached to the Ogidi Police Division, was reportedly abducted on Thursday night under…
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Army rescues two kidnap victims, vows to flush out bandits from Kwara
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army, and Commander Sector 3, Operation FANSAN YAMA, Major General C.R. Nnebeife, has assured residents of Kwara State that the Army will sustain its operations to rid the state’s forests of bandits and other criminal elements. Major General Nnebeife gave the assurance during a condolence visit to the Chief of Ayekale Village,…
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Court slams Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim’s Transnational Energy Ltd with ₦300 million damages over forgery of records
A Federal High Court has awarded ₦300,000,000 (Three Hundred Million Naira) in damages against Transnational Energy Limited, a company owned by Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, for forgery and falsification of corporate and court records. The judgment follows years of legal proceedings arising from the forged removal of Dr. Funmi Rebecca Olawepo as a Director and Shareholder of Bresson A.S. Nigeria Ltd…
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Police parade “prophet” for allegedly raping Ekiti varsity student
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a self-acclaimed prophet and several other suspects for various criminal offences, including rape, armed robbery, and illegal possession of firearms. Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo, disclosed this while briefing reporters in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. He said the arrests were part of the command’s renewed efforts to rid the state…
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Police storm Osun Amotekun headquarters, order transfer of detainees to custody
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A team from the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP–IRT) has stormed the headquarters of the Osun Amotekun Corps at the Powerline area of Osogbo over the alleged illegal detention of suspects. The IGP–IRT team, led by SP Rotimi Ogunmuyiwa and accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bayonle…
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