Crime & City Diary
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Lagos Police Command gets new Spokesperson
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Superintendent of Police (SP) Abimbola Adebisi as Police Public Relations Officer for Lagos Command. This was announced in a statement issued by the Lagos Command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, DSP Babaseyi Oluseyi on Monday. According to the statement, Adebisi has formally assumed duty following her appointment by the…
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Guest goes missing in Akure hotel; police launch investigation
By Boye Oyeyemi – An air of confusion has gripped Akure, Ondo State, following the disappearance of a man whose belongings were discovered untouched in his hotel room. The missing man, Olaloye Olatunde, had travelled from Owo on August 24 to attend a week-long child labour seminar organised by Trace Project Akure in partnership with Charakids Foundation. The training, which…
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Illegal mining finances terrorism, Alake says as Ansaru leader bags jail term
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has declared the conviction of a senior Ansaru commander as a significant milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to dismantle the link between terrorism and illegal mining. The statement, issued on Sunday and signed by Segun Tomori, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister, followed last Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment sentencing Mahmud Usman, a…
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NDLEA busts skuchies factory in Ikorodu, recovers 6,029 bottles, arrests one
…arrests dispatch rider with 50.7grams of cocaine, 66grams of loud in Abuja Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a factory producing skuchies, a blend of cannabis and black currant drink in Ibese area of Ikorodu in Lagos State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi,…
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Police probe death of ex-Ondo SDP candidate Akingboye
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Lagos State Police Command has launched a forensic investigation into the death of former Ondo State governorship candidate under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Bamidele Akingboye. WESTERN POST had reported that Akingboye, widely known as OBA, died on Wednesday, September 3, at his VGC home. A video by Channels TV showed detectives from the State…
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Police arrest two over Ilaje communal violence
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to violent clashes in the Eki/Oboto community in the Ilaje Local Government Area, following a lingering land dispute. Police spokesman DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola said the suspects, identified as Ogunsemore Gbadebo and Michael Ogunsemore, allegedly recruited armed thugs to unleash mayhem after losing a land case…
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NDLEA nabs Indian businessman, 3 others over alleged N3.9bn tramadol intercepted at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian: Ogunlana Noah Olanrewaju, Olushola Idrees Kayode and Bakare Korede Muheeb in connection with the seizure of Two Million Two Hundred and Forty-Eight Thousand (2,248,000) pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos. This was disclosed in…
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Shops razed as fire guts complex in Oyo’s Saki Garage
By Adejayan Gbenga – A fire outbreak late Friday night gutted part of a shopping complex at the popular Saki Garage in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, destroying goods and property worth millions of naira. The blaze, which affected four out of the eleven shops within the complex, caused significant losses, although no casualties were recorded. Confirming…
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Tradegy as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos, four rescued
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has stated that four persons were rescued in a three- storey building collapse at Yaba area of Lagos State NEMA in a post on its X handle on Saturday, said the three-storey building under construction collapsed on Friday night, September 12, 2025, at 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, Yaba. It said the incident occurred at…
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How Amotekun curbed the herder-farmer crisis in Ondo – Commander Adeleye
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has said it resolved more than 5,000 cases of herder-farmer conflicts within one year across the state. Commander of the corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Thursday in Akure while speaking on the achievements of the security outfit since its establishment. He recalled that the…
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