Crime & City Diary
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Police nab notorious ‘One Chance’ gang in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the leader and two members of the notorious ‘one chance’ gang terrorising commuters across the state. Spokesman for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 18, 2025. Hundeyin identified the suspects as 53-year-old Bode Oludayisin, 22-year-old Michael Sowunmi, and 20-year-old David Olawaye. He said the suspected ‘one chance’…
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Police arrest trio in cyberstalking, fraud case after cybercrime training
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested three suspects for alleged cyberstalking, identity theft, and online fraud, reinforcing its renewed drive against cybercrime. The arrests followed a nationwide specialized training program on the Athena Forensic Intelligence Solution (AFIS), conducted in partnership with Radio Tactics Group Limited from July 9 to August 15, 2025. A total…
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EFCC arraigns ICT consultant for alleged money laundering
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned Umar Abdullahi, a 48-year-old Information and Communication Technology (ICT) consultant, for alleged offences bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N131.8 million and $200,000. Abdullahi was docked on a four-count…
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Lone driver dies in Lagos-Badagry expressway accident
A lone driver has died in the early hours of Monday after his Toyota Highlander rammed into a commercial bus illegally picking up passengers along the roadside at Volkswagen bus stop, inward Mile 2, along Lagos -Badagry Expressway in Lagos. The accident involved a Toyota Highlander with registration number APP 150 EY and a painted T4 commercial bus marked KJA…
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NDLEA nabs 52-year old mum, son with 298 blocks of cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 52-year-old woman, Muyibat Mumuni, and her son, Faruk, 25, in Mushin, Lagos, for allegedly storing and distributing 298 blocks of cannabis weighing 149kg. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesperson Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said the duo were arrested on Wednesday, August 13, at Ladega Street following a raid on their…
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Ondo varsity graduate allegedly murdered by boyfriend buried
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tears flowed in Arigidi-Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, as Joy Adeyemi, a fresh graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), who was brutally murdered, was buried. The development was confirmed in a statement obtained by WESTERN POST, jointly signed by the union’s President, Comrade Salami Akeem, and General Secretary, Comrade…
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NSA confirms arrest of Ansaru terrorists counterterrorism operation
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a major breakthrough in the fight against terrorism with the capture of the leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU), an Al-Qaeda affiliate operating in Nigeria. At a press briefing on Saturday in Abuja, the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, confirmed that Mahmud Muhammad Usman (alias Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar), the self-styled Emir…
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Man nabbed for faking own kidnap to extort N500,000
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended a 29-year-old man, Bello Azeez, for allegedly staging his own abduction in a bid to extort N500,000 from his family and friends. The police spokesperson, DSP Olushola Ayanlade, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the suspect, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, devised the plan…
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Ogun police detain INEC officials over alleged cash scandal
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a driver for alleged electoral offences during the Federal Constituency by-election in Iperu Remo, Ogun State, on Saturday, August 16, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the suspects were apprehended at about 12:45 a.m.…
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Ondo farmer remanded for allegedly killing colleague with machete
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Akure Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a farmer, Temitope Odunleye, at the Olokuta Correctional Facility for allegedly killing his colleague, Confidence David, during a boundary dispute at Mariwo Farm Area in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. The court heard that the incident occurred on August 11, 2025, when Odunleye…
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