Crime & City Diary

Four burnt beyond recognition, 16 others injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said four persons were on Friday burnt to death, while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. A statement by the Sector Commander, Ogun State Command, Hamed Umar, said the accident occurred at about 7.50am around Oniworo, after Foursquare camp. Umar added that 20 persons were involved in the…

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Gunmen kidnap traditional head, three others in Ondo 

By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The traditional head of Iku quarters, the Oniku of Iku, in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello and three others have been kidnapped. The four men were abducted on Thursday evening along Ago Paanu axis of Owo-Ikare road, while traveling from Akure to Ikare. The three other victims were Chief Gbafinro, a former state House of…

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Operation Safe Haven guided by principle of neutrality – Commander

The Commander Special Task Force,  Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) and General Officer Commanding (GOC)3 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Ibrahim Ali has said OPSH is guided by the principles of neutrality and fairness in the discharge of its roles. The commander made the disclosure on Wednesday while hosting a delegation from the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue at Headquarters OPSH…

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Terrorists ambush police AIG, kill orderly

Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12 Bauchi, Audu Madaki has been shot and injured by gunmen suspected to be bandits, killing his orderly in the process. The bandits, said to be operating in the Lame/Burra forest in Bauchi State, ambushed and attacked the convoy of Madaki on Tuesday. It was learnt that Madaki’s convoy which…

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65-year-old woman murdered in Osun, eye plucked

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 65-year-old woman, Tunmise Oluyemi, has been murdered by a yet to be identified assailants in Ilesa, Osun State. The State Police Command, said the corpse of the woman was found on her farm with one of her eyes plucked. The family of the deceased was said to have launched a search for her when she got…

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Rufai Oseni, Arise TV presenter may be prosecuted by LASG for BRT lane violation

Arise Television presenter, Rufai Oseni may be prosecuted by the Lagos State government for plying the Bus Rapid Transition (BRT) lane. Oseni had admitted to have taken the BRT lane on Monday. In a viral video, the presenter was seen fuming after he was stopped by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). At a point, he threatened:…

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Ogun police arrest escapee death row inmate, one other for cable vandalism

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a prison escapee, Festus Okoeguare and one Nancinant Paul Joshua for vandalising electricity cable. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi made this known in a statement on Monday. Oyeyemi noted that the two suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen at…

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Terror alert: Lagos police commissioner holds security meeting with Area Commanders

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, is holding a security meeting with all Area, Squadron and Tactical Commanders in the state in view of recdnt disclosures of plans by terrorists to launch an attack in the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin made this known via a tweet on Monday. Hundeyin, who also shared photos…

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Army to exam body: Produce officers capable of tackling security challenges

The Commander Training and Doctrine Command ,Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA), Major General SO Olabanji has urged members of the Examination Panel and Directing Staff for Senior Staff Course Qualifying Examination (SSCQE) 2022 to continually uphold the virtue of integrity and good character. He said this while addressing members of the examination panel and observers at the Ihejirika Auditorium, Jaji, Kaduna…

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NDLEA intercepts 2.7m Tramadol tabs worth N1.3bn in Lagos

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 2.7million tablets of Tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650 kilograms in Lagos worth N1.3billion.The interception was made at the Apapa port by operatives of the agency.NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the consignment packed in 55 cartons of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol types of Tramadol was seized during…

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