Crime & City Diary
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EFCC re-arraigns cooperative executives for alleged ₦178.9m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned two executives of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society over alleged fraud and money laundering totaling ₦178,885,000. The accused, Okewole Dayo (Secretary) and Bishop Katung Jonas (Chairman), were brought before Justice Sharon T. Ishaya at the Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday. The defendants are facing a 23-count charge…
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NSCDC raids suspected vandals hideout in Badagry, recovers PMS in plastic containers, other items
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Badagry Division, has raided the hideouts of some suspected vandals and recovered illegal products found in kegs, sacks and plastic containers. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesman for the Lagos Command, Oluwaseun Abolurin. It was gathered that the operations was carried out through…
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Two dead, 15 injured in Osun road crash
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Two persons were confirmed dead and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a commercial truck at the Iwo Road junction in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. The incident, which occurred at about 8:26 a.m. on Wednesday, involved a blue DAF E2000 truck reportedly transporting both livestock and human passengers from Kebbi…
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Cleric sentenced to death by hanging for ritual killing in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo for the murder of one Adeleke Lukman, in what the court described as a ritual killing disguised as a spiritual exercise. Kabiru was charged with conspiracy, murder, and stealing, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and…
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Court jails three internet fraudsters in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, convicted and sentenced Ibrahim Ajisafe Oladimeji, Hassan Abdulmalik Temitope, and Babatunde David Olusegun for internet fraud. The trio was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on separate charges bordering on impersonation and…
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3 die as two-storey building under construction collapses in Ikorodu
No fewer than three construction workers have been confirmed dead under the rubbles of a two-storey building undergoing construction in Otta-Ona axis of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, increasing the death toll to three persons. The three workers confirmed dead by the Lagos State emergency team were those identified by their colleagues to have been on the ground…
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Bank staff aiding cybercriminals in Nigerian banks – EFCC Chairman
By Kunle Sanni The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that some commercial bank employees are actively collaborating with cybercriminals to compromise banking systems and facilitate cyber fraud. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Sunday, Olukoyede disclosed that at least six commercial banks in Nigeria have recently been targeted in coordinated cyberattacks.…
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Police brutality in Kwara: unmasking the forces behind rights abuses
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho From unlawful detentions to suspicious deaths in custody, growing evidence links security operatives in Kwara State to widespread abuses carried out under the guise of crime-fighting. The saying “Police is your friend” has long been promoted by Nigerian authorities to symbolize public trust. But in Kwara, and much of the nation, the phrase now rings hollow.…
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja
…Army says situation under control By Kunle Sanni The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed an explosion near a bus stop opposite the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja. In a brief statement posted on its official X account, the Army said: “Explosion at bus stop opposite Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja. Situation under control. Details later.” The military did not immediately disclose the cause…
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EFCC recovers funds in CBEX crypto fraud
…warns investors of irrecoverable dollar losses The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered an undisclosed sum from CBEX, a collapsed digital investment platform at the centre of a major crypto-related fraud case in Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday during a TVC interview, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed that arrests had been made and investigations into the fraudulent…
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