Crime & City Diary
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JUST IN: Fire breaks out at Lagos airport’s Terminal 2
A fire broke out on Sunday at Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, prompting an emergency response by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). FAAN confirmed the incident in a statement, saying its Aerodrome Rescue and Firefighting Service (ARFFS) was immediately deployed to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading. The authority said there…
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Troops rescue 14 kidnap victims in Edo forest operation
Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, have rescued 14 kidnapped victims following an operation along the Lagos-Benin Expressway in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The rescue was carried out under Operation WABAIZIGAN after troops on routine patrol received intelligence about a kidnap incident at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. According to…
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Gov. Inuwa constitutes panel to investigate suspended senior prosecutor
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has constituted a high-powered panel to investigate allegations of misconduct against the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the state Ministry of Justice, Abubakar Jungudo. The governor also approved the immediate suspension of Jungudo pending the outcome of the investigation. The Head of Civil Service, Prof. Mu’azu Shehu, who conveyed the governor’s approval,…
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Housewife allegedly strangles co-wife’s daughter in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A housewife, Sadiat Yunusa, has been arrested in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State for allegedly strangling to death the three-year-old daughter of her co-wife. The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Ilorin on Friday on the command’s recent operational successes. He said the alleged killing stemmed from…
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Amotekun arraigns nine over attempted murder, armed robbery in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has arraigned nine suspects before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure over alleged offences including attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of firearms, burglary and possession of suspected stolen property. The suspects were brought before Chief Magistrate Damilola Sekoni in four separate cases filed by the agency, with the…
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Kwara NSCDC arrests 36-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting minor
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 36-year-old man, AbdulGaniyu AbdulRahman, over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Ilorin. The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged by the victim’s father at the command’s Gender Unit, alleging that his 14-year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted repeatedly…
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Police arrest three suspected drug dealers, recover illicit drugs in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspected drug dealers in Akure, the state capital, as part of its ongoing crackdown on illicit drug trafficking and other criminal activities across the state. The suspects, identified as Fisayo Adedamola, Adeola Oluwaseun and Adeogun Olumide, were apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Squad during a routine patrol…
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Osun SSG, five others arrested as police recover N4.81m, voters’ register
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, and five other persons following the recovery of N4,810,500, a voters’ register, two voter cards and other exhibits during an operation at a residential property linked to the SSG in Osogbo. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun…
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Police confirm arrests in raid on Osun SSG’s residence as government protests
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of six persons during a raid on the residence of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, saying the operation was based on intelligence. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said four of the suspects had been screened and found not to…
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Joint security forces rescue nine kidnap victims, kill three bandits in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Joint security forces have rescued nine kidnap victims and killed three suspected bandits during a coordinated operation in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The operation took place in the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis of the local government, which borders Ekiti and Niger states. In a statement issued on Wednesday, chief press secretary to…
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