Crime & City Diary
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Police nab 4 members of fake visa syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four members of a syndicate accused of defrauding more than 100 Nigerians through fake visa offers, with losses estimated at over ₦500 million. Commissioner of Police Olohundare Jimoh confirmed the arrests stating that the suspects — aged 23, 25, 27 and 36 — were apprehended on 16 July by officers from the Ago-Okota…
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Police arrest two over possession of human skulls in Ogun
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two men for allegedly being in possession of three human skulls in the Ijebu area of the state. The suspects, identified as Kadir Owolabi and Jamiu Yisa, were apprehended following a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by Mobile Police Officers from 71 PMF Awa Ijebu on Monday, August 11, 2025, at about…
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AON bans Ibom Air passenger for life over assault on airline staff
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has imposed a lifetime no-fly ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, after a violent incident aboard flight Q9 303 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025. AON spokesperson, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, announced the decision on Monday, following a review of Ibom Air’s report on the matter. He praised the airline…
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BREAKING: Kidnappers arrested while sharing ransom in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Security operatives in Ondo State have arrested three suspected kidnappers allegedly caught while sharing ransom money. The apprehended kidnappers, in a viral video obtained by WESTERN POST, were believed to be the abductors of Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). Eleyinmi was abducted at his residence along the Akungba–Supare Akoko…
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Unruly Ibom Air passenger remanded in Kirikiri, banned from airline
An Ibom Air passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and remanded in Kirikiri prison following a violent altercation with the airline’s crew on a Uyo–Lagos flight. Tunde Moshood, Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed the development on Monday via X, cautioning air travelers to exercise restraint…
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Physically-challenged persons protest over closure of school for people with disabilities
Hundreds of physically challenged individuals have staged a protest on Monday around the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, over the closure of a government-run school for people with disabilities. The protesters, armed with a banner of the Farmcraft Centre for the Blind, blocked major access roads to the airport, causing significant traffic gridlock and halting movement for passengers and airport…
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Owo Church attack suspects arraigned
Five persons suspected to be masterminds of the 2022 bombing of Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, have pleaded not guilty to nine counts of terrorism filed against them by the Federal Government. The suspects, Idris Omeiza, Al-Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdul Malik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Abubakar, who were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High…
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BREAKING: Kidnapped AAUA staff regains freedom
By Boye Oyeyemi – Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), has been released by his abductors days after he was kidnapped from his residence along the Akungba–Supare Akoko Road. WESTERN POST had reported that Eleyinmi was abducted by unknown gunmen last Sunday. A colleague at the university confirmed his release earlier today. Details later…
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Obasanjo Library slams EFCC over midnight raid, threatens legal action
The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has condemned a midnight invasion of its premises by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as unlawful and a gross violation of rights. According to the library’s Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, the raid took place around 2 a.m. on Sunday during a…
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OAU declares 300-level Chemistry student missing for four days
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has declared a 300-level Chemistry student, Dorcas Oseghale, missing four days after she left her residence and failed to return. In a statement signed by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, Dorcas, with matriculation number CHM/2021/165, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on August 6,…
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