Crime & City Diary
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LASG begins demolition of illegal buildings at Trade Fair complex
The Lagos State Government on Thursday began demolition of unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo. The operation was carried out jointly by the Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency, and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority. Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
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Seven abductees freed in Kwara as police, vigilantes raid forest hideout
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has rescued seven kidnap victims during a joint security operation in a forest near Owa-Onire, Kwara State, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The operation, led by a security operative attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) in collaboration with police officers and vigilantes, followed sustained search-and-rescue efforts…
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Gunrunner supplying criminal gangs in five states arrested in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a notorious gunrunner accused of supplying weapons to criminal gangs across Ondo, Osun, Kogi, Edo, and Kwara States. The development was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal. According to the statement,…
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Six rescued from collapsed two-storey building in Lagos
Six people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in the Mangoro area of Alimosho, Lagos, have been rescued by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). This was disclosed by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement posted on his Facebook page. Omotoso said the cause of the incident, which occurred around…
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Lekki Flooding: LASG blames illegal construction, indiscriminate waste disposal
The Lagos state government has attributed Tuesday’s flooding in Lekki to infractions such as illegal constructions and indiscriminate disposal of waste. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated this in a post on his X handle, where he sympathised with residents affected by the incident. The flood caused by the heavy downpour in the early hours of…
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Electrical surge, late calls blamed for market infernos in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – Two separate fire incidents on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, have been blamed on an electrical surge and delayed emergency reporting, according to the State Fire Services Agency. The first incident occurred at Ogundipe Market, where no fewer than 14 shops were razed in the early hours of the day. The Special Adviser to…
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Ondo State Police warn youths against cyberstalking, bullying
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has warned young Nigerians against engaging in cyberstalking and cyberbullying, describing both as serious criminal offences under Nigerian law. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olusola Ayanlade, stated this recently, while delivering a lecture on the Yemiefash Family online platform, where he spoke on the theme “Policing: A Collective Responsibility.” DSP…
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Ex-legislative aide bags 8-year jail term for N120.5m employment scam
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, September 22, 2025, secured the conviction of a former legislative aide and banker, Mr. Goni Yilkan, over a N120.5 million employment scam. The conviction was delivered by Justice F.E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja.…
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LNSC rescues woman from suicide attempt on Third Mainland Bridge
Officers of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) have rescued a woman who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when LNSC patrol officers on routine surveillance swiftly intervened and prevented the woman from taking her life. She was immediately placed under the…
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Ogun govt drags two monarchs to court over alleged land grabbing
The Ogun State Government has arraigned two traditional rulers, Oba Fatai Matanmi, the Onijoko of Ijoko Ota and Oba Yusuf Olasunkanmi, the Olu of Orile-Igbon, as well as two other persons, before a State High Court sitting in Abeokuta over allegations of land grabbing and related offences. The State Government accused the monarchs and the other accused persons of forcefully…
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