Crime & City Diary
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IPOB: Nigerian ‘media warriors’ call for killings on social media over Biafra
A network of Nigerian separatists based outside the country is using social media to call for violence and incite ethnic hatred against opponents of Biafran independence, a BBC investigation has found. In a Facebook live broadcast to her more than 40,000 followers, Efe Uwanogho, also known as Omote Biafra, shouts hate speech directly into the camera. The front of her…
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Container kills one, injures female adult in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA), has rescued a female adult and recovered one male adult body from an accident involving a 40ft container at Costain roundabout. This was revealed by LASEMA in a statement issued on Thrsday by its Head of Public Affairs, Nosa Okunbor. Okunbor said the incident happened around 11:43 p.m. on Wednesday. “In a just…
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#EndSARS: Osun govt pay compensation to victims of police brutality on Thursday
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Thursday, pay compensation to victims of police brutality. The compensations to be paid are in line with the recommendations of the #EndSARS Panel, set up by the governor, following a presidential directive. In a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Ismail Omipidan, Oyetola noted that his administration is resolved to rid the state of…
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25-year old man in police net in Ogun for alleged rape
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 25 years old man, Ebenezer Adeshina for allegedly raping a 16 years old girl. Adeshina was also accused of blackmailing the victim. This was made known on Monday by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect…
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Woman matcheted by boyfriend in Akure recuperating at FMC, Owo
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Funmilayo Ogundare, who was matcheted by her boyfriend at Ijapo Estate, Akure some weeks ago is gradually recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo. Ogundare was attacked by the man days after he invited her to his apartment. The man is still at large but the woman’s condition is improving when Westernpost visited her at the hospital on…
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Police arrest three robbery suspects in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Saturday arrested three members of an armed robbery syndicate after attacking and robbing a company in Ogijo area of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi said the suspects, Shadrach Blessing (25), Edibo Peter (25) and Osuwgu…
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Okota building collapse: Survivor narrates how he escaped unscathed
A survivor in a two storey building that collapsed at Chris Ngadi Avenue, Ago-Okota, Isolo, Victor Malife, has narrated his experience. Malife explained that the building collapsed around 2am on Saturday with himself and other occupants escaped unscathed. He said that watching ‘Wrestlemania’ had kept him awake at the time to notice the terrifying sounds emanating from the building. The…
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Another two-storey building collapses in Lagos
Another two-storey building has collapsed in the Ago Palace Way area of Lagos State. This happened barely a week after the collapse of a building in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos Mainland. The two-storey building located at Chris Igadi Street, off Ago Palace Way, opposite Kilimanjaro/AP filling station, collapsed in the wee hours of Saturday. It is not clear…
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LAWMA sweeper attacked, injured as agency warns against harassment of personnel
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned that the state government would henceforth, not condone any attack on its personnel by hoodlums. The warning came in the wake of an attack on a highway worker (sweeper), who was seriously injured with hammer and left with a broken skull, at Isolo Road, Isolo. The victim was said to have been rushed…
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Building control agency evacuates occupants of another distressed 3-storey building
Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABCA) have started evacuating occupants of another three storey building that is showing serious signs of distress in Ebute Metta to avert another looming disaster. The Zonal Coordinator Southwest, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, said though the building has not collapsed, the evacuation was ongoing to save lives and property.…
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