Crime & City Diary

Buhari orders strong action against killer of Omobolanle Raheem

…as police release two arrested officers in connection with shooting President Muhammadu Buhari has directed police authorities to take “very strong action” against Dambri Vandi, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), responsible for the killing of Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem in Ajah, Lagos on Sunday. Reacting to the “heinous and senseless” killing of Mrs. Raheem, a member of the Nigerian Bar…

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Oyo Police evacuate three mutilated bodies in Ibadan

Oyo State Police Command, on Tuesday, evacuated the mutilated bodies of three young men, who were gruesomely murdered by yet-to-be-identified persons in Ibadan, the state capital. The victims were allegedly killed on Monday morning around Office Bus Stop, after World Oil petrol station on the new Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. One of the…

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10 die, six injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

Ten people were on Tuesday confirmed dead in an accident involving a commercial bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Oyo State, Joshua Adekanye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that the lone accident, which happened at about 6.30am around the Guru Mahajji area, involved a commercial bus with registration…

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IGP orders speedy investigation into killing of Lagos lawyer

…assures justice, people-oriented Police The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer who was allegedly shot and killed by a Policeman attached to Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. According to the statement, the…

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Policeman murders female lawyer on Christmas Day in Lagos

A female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem was on Christmas Day killed by an unnamed policeman in Lagos. WesternPost gathered that the incident happened Sunday morning in the Ajah area of the state when the deceased and her family were returning from Church. The policemen who were from Ajiwe Police State had flagged down the car the late Raheem was in. It…

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Kwara Police Command parades five suspected kidnappers

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Five members of two different gangs of kidnappers in Kwara State were on Wednesday paraded by the state Police Command in Ilorin. The suspects were identified as Babangida Buguda (30), Bashiru Yakuba (35), Mohammed Umaru (26) Garuba Abubakar and Abubakar Adam. Parading the suspects, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Paul Odama, said his men were…

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Lagos female tricyclist, Agborodun, makes U-turn on disagreement with transport union

A female commercial tricyclist, Aderinsola Agborodun, on Wednesday said that the conflict between her and officials of the transport union in Iyana Ejigbo area of Lagos has been resolved. Agborodun, made this known in a viral video posted on the social media to express her appreciation to the leadership of the Lagos state Parks and Garages for its intervention to…

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Police arrest 27-years old woman for kidnapping in Ogun

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 27 years old woman, Mariam Ayila has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for kidnapping a 13 years old girl, Sofiat Yusau. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday, said the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Agbara Divisional Headquarters by one Ismail…

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EFCC auctions seven forfeited cars in Ilorin

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, commenced the auctioning of seven cars, which are subjects of final forfeiture orders in Ilorin, the Kwara State. The exercise, which is a continuation of the auction scheduled to take place across the Commission’s offices, was done in line with the EFCC (Establishment) Act 2004; Public Procurement…

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Okupe, Obi’s campaign DG bags 2-year jail-term

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, to two years imprisonment. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) bordering on money laundering. Justice…

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