Crime & City Diary

Chinese national bags 5-year jail term for illegal mining

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin  Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old Chinese national, Gang Deng to five years’ imprisonment for illegal mining and possession of crude minerals without lawful authority. Deng was arrested along Tsaragi Road in Share, Edu Local Government Area on Friday, September 9, 2022…

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Army arrest 40 Boko Haram terrorist logisticians

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday, announced the arrest of 40 Boko Haram logisticians. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief of Military Public Information OfficeChad, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke. According to him, the logistics suppliers were arrested around the Lake Chad region. He also said the Army incepted food supplies meant for the terrorists. “In continuation with the activities…

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BREAKING: Police teargas disable athletes in Lagos

Men of the Lagos State Police Command have reportedly teargassed some disabled athletes who thronged Funsho Williams Avenue in Surulere, Lagos, to protest against the government over unpaid salaries. WesternPost gathered that the police also manhandled some of the protesters when they got to the protest scene. Some of the actions were captured by twitter users. https://twitter.com/i/status/1582655965559939073 According to eye…

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BREAKING: PSP truck plunges into Lagos lagoon

A waste compactor PSP Truck on Tuesday plunged into the Lagos lagoon inward Iyana-Oworo . WesternPost gathered that the truck while in motion veered off the bridge with the driver and motor boy inside. The accident has been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu. Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement said: “The Agency…

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Ogun police arrest 11 Eiye fraternity members

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 11 suspected members of the dreaded Eiye confraternity cult group at Sango Ota, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.  This was contained in a statement signed by Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Sunday. Oyeyemi said the suspects, Moshood Owolabi,…

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Kwara Police Command rescues abducted ASP 

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Ahmed Yusuf, kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been rescued. Yusuf of the IGP Monitoring Team attached to the Kwara State Police Command was abducted in his house in Oloje area of Ilorin on 11 October at about 10pm by six armed hoodlums.  A statement by the…

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Lagos records four murder cases in seven days-Police

The Lagos State Police Command said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The state Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Hundeyin said that four persons have been arrested in connection with the murders. He said one of the cases happened at the…

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Osun police arrest drug addict for stabbing 20-year old girl to death

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Men of the Osun State Police Command have arrested one Abdulafeez Shorinmade, a suspected drug addict over alleged murder of Rofiyat Rasaki, a 20-year-old apprentice in Iwo area of the state. Shorinmade allegedly stabbed the deceased with scissors on her neck while returning home after closing from her workplace. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola, in…

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Police nab 51-year old man for beating wife to death in Ogun

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 51 years old man, Oluranti Badejo for allegedly beating his 40 years old wife, Folasade Badejo to death.  According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, the accused was arrested on Wednesday in the Mowe area of the state. The deceased lives with…

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Kwara Police Command confirms abduction of ASP by gunmen

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command on Thursday said efforts were being made to rescue the kidnapped Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Abdulmumini Yusuf. This was contained in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, which formally confirmed the abduction of the officer. The PPRO, however, said the abduction will not diminish…

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