Crime & City Diary
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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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Police arrest herbalist for raping 17-year-old girl
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested an herbalist, Samson Ogundele of Refurefu area of Oja Odan for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 17 years old girl (name withheld) who came to his house on consultation. The suspect, according to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested on 27th…
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14,609 out of 70,593 surrendered insurgents are combatants – Commander
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin kai”, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, says 14,609 out of the 70,593 insurgents who surrendered to troops are combatants. Musa said this on Friday in Maiduguri when he spoke with newsmen on recent successes recorded by the command under “Operation Desert Sanity” and “Operation Lake Sanity”. “Out of this number, 14,609 were active…
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Police arrest two women for allegedly stealing one-week old baby in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police have arrested a 53-year old woman, Chinyere Nwozu and an accomplice, Ngozi Akaeme for allegedly stealing a one-week old baby boy. This was made known in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command, Abeokuta, Abimbola Oyeyemi on Saturday. He said the Nwosu was…
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FG reaffirms commitment to fight against money laundering, terror financing
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Friday in Abuja at the inauguration of a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee, set up to implement the adoption and implementation of the assigned roles to the ministry. This, he said, was based on the Financial Action…
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How suspended AGF compromised TSA, GIFMIS, IPPIS, for personal gains
Fresh facts have emerged on how suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris compromised the Treasury Single Account, TSA, Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS, Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system, IPPIS, and carted away billions of naira belonging to the government. Idris and his co-defendants: Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman are standing trial in a N109 billion…
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IGP sets up committee to review insecurity, financial crimes
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has inaugurated a high-powered Committee to review documents from the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and provide necessary information for the effective functioning of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the country. The Committee which comprises 21 notable, highly dedicated, and experienced officers of the Nigeria Police Force drawn based on…
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How ICPC discovered N540m in bank account of primary school teacher
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of N120 million traced to a primary school teacher, Mrs. Roseline Egbuha, and her accomplices, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The forfeited money, as well as cars, form part of the N540 million proceeds of crime traced to…
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Four injured as NDLEA, NURTW clash in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A clash between operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and members of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osogbo, Osun State, reportedly left four people injured on Thursday. It was gathered that officials of the NDLEA trailed a vehicle suspected to be carrying cannabis to old garage in Osogbo and in…
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Three die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
Three people were killed on Thursday morning at Arepo bus stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The three, two Okada riders and a panel beater, who came to work in Arepo were ran over by a Toyota Corrola car with registration number FKJ-848FH. They died on the spot. Four other persons; three Okada riders and a woman who is a resident…
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