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    33-year-old woman arrested for selling 18 months old child to pay bank loan

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 33 years old woman, Olaide Adekunle has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for selling her 18 months old baby at the rate of N600,000 to yet to be identified buyer. This was contained in a statement by Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Command. Oyeyemi explained that…

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    Lagos CP, Owohunwa orders removal of DPO

    Commissioner for Police, Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Okokomaiko police station. Spokesman for the State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his verified twitter handle on Saturday. Hundeyi, who withheld the name of the DPO and other indicted officers, explained that the DPO was removed for his lack…

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    Rescuers recover body from Banana Island collapsed building

    A body was on Friday recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 7-storey building at Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos. Search and recovery efforts by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) unearthed the remains of the adult male hitherto unaccounted for by site supervisors. The excavation of the site, using the architectural designs, continues on Friday. The site has been…

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    Two teachers in court for allegedly assaulting nursery school pupil 

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Two teachers of Deuteronomy Academy, Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, have been charged to court on a two-count charge of assault and conspiracy to harm and to cause injury to Master Mohammed Kabir Yakubu, an eleven years old pupil of the School.They were charged before Chief Magistrate D.O. Ogunbowale Kolawole of Magistrate Court One, sitting in Ilaro-Yewa.The unavailability…

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    Woman, 34 injures IBEDC staff over electricity bill in Ogun

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 34-year-old woman, Nosimot Alalade, was, on Friday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Isabo for assaulting a staffer of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) while on duty.The defendant resides at No. 5, Ahmadiya Street, Olomore area of Abeokuta.The defendant is facing a three-count charge of assault, conducting herself in a manner likely to…

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    Tarmac robbery: Abiodun charges police to go after fleeing robbers 

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has directed the police command in the state, to go after the fleeing members of the armed robbery gang who stormed the popular phones and other telecommunication equipment in Abeokuta, the state capital. Robbers had on Wednesday evening stormed the market situated at Ibara Roundabout along Oke Ilewo axis, carting away…

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    Police arrest 20 suspects for cultism, robbery, kidnapping, others in Kwara

    By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command said 20 suspects have been arrested for crimes ranging from robbery, kidnapping, cultism, ritual activities and unlawful possession of fire arms The state Police Commissioner, Paul Odama paraded the suspects at the force headquarters in Ilorin on Thursday. The police boss said a team of policemen attached to Banni Division in conjunction…

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    Police dismiss 3 officers for unprofessional conduct

    Three police officers from the Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1 in Kano, Nigeria have been dismissed for high-handedness, unprofessional conduct, and misuse of firearms, according to a press release from the Nigeria Police Force. The officers, identified as Inspr. Dahiru Shuaibu, Sgt. Abdullahi Badamasi, and Sgt. Isah Danladi, were attached to a musician in Kano on escort duties. This…

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    Lagos Police Commissioner praises IRS, says tactical unit stabilises state’s security

    Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, has commended the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for their excellent work in policing the state. During a recent visit to the RRS headquarters, the CP expressed his gratitude and acknowledged the professionalism, courage, sacrifice, and discipline of the RRS team. “I have come to thank you for your sacrifice and that only…

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    BREAKING: Fire guts Warehouse in Iganmu

    …diesel storage tank, fiat bus, tanker affected A warehouse within a complex housing five fully detached warehouses located beside Nigerian Breweries in Iganmu area of Lagos State, was gutted by fire on Wednesday. The fire incident also affected a diesel storage tank, a 33,000ltr tanker with no registration number, a mini tanker with registration number XV555-FKJ and a fiat bus…

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