Crime & City Diary

Police arrest four Lagos based robbery suspects in Ogun 

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four members of a Lagos based robbery gang, who have been terrorizing Ode-Remo area of the state in recent time.  Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this in a statement on Friday. The suspects, Habeeb Salaudeen 24, Ezekiel Jayesimi 30, Olamilekan Teniola 22…

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ICPC arraigns ex-JAMB registrar, four children over alleged fraud

The Federal Government is to arraign Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on seven counts bordering on money laundering at a Federal High Court, Abuja. Ojerinde is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo and Oluwaseun Adeniyi, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice Inyang…

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Twin brothers, 25 others arrested for alleged yahoo business 

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin  Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday arrested 28 persons suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. The arrest, which was effected at Mandate Area, Ilorin followed actionable intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. Preliminary investigation revealed the identity…

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BREAKING: Ike Ekweremadu, wife found guilty of organ-trafficking by UK court

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, after they brought a 21-year-old man to the UK from Nigeria. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man for his kidney, in the first such case under modern slavery laws. The…

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Court dismisses Abba Kyari’s request to quash drug charges

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has dismissed an application filed by suspended police chief, Abba Kyari, seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s charge against him. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite held that the court had the exclusive right and jurisdiction to hear drug-related cases as enshrined in the constitution of…

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Police nab three armed robbers in Ogun

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who were terrorizing Ewekoro and its environs. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Oyeyemi said that the suspects, Ahmed Isiaka, Sunday Ajibola and Jimoh Wahab were arrested following…

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IGP extends additional support to commands for effective election security management

…oders continuous mop-up of weapons as police recover 182 illicit arms in 1 month Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has extended additional human and logistic support to Commands and Formations across the country for effective election security management during the forthcoming gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday 18th March, 2023. The additional support includes…

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Single mother arrested for killing landlord over electricity bill in Ogun

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 33-year old single mother, Ifeoma Ossai has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly killing her 50 years old landlord, Monday Surulere Oladele, over a minor disagreement.  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday. According to Oyeyemi,…

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EFCC under Bawa, nightmare of corrupt public officers, fraudsters – CSOs

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as a nightmare of corrupt politicians, public servants and internet fraudsters in the country. Speaking at a press conference on Corruption and National Issues in Lagos on Monday, Rasak Olokooba, President, Campaign for Dignity in Governance (CDG), said: “Corrupt politicians and public officers across…

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Okechukwu Nwaogu declared wanted by Nigeria police over homosexual

The Nigeria Police Force have declared Okechukwu Dennis Nwaogu wanted since on the 16th September, 2022 over his engagement in Homosexual activities. A warrant of arrest has been issued by a Magistrate Court in Lagos.  He is Igbo by tribe, 45years by age, 5.6ft tall in height, Big built, oval face, upturned nose, small mouth, thin lips, good teeth, Brown…

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