Crime & City Diary
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I gave occupants of collapsed Ebute-Metta building quit notice, says landlord
…death toll now eight The son of the owner of the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State on Monday said the tenants had been given quit notice before the disaster struck. The landlord’s son, who was in charge of the building told emergency responders that the occupants were asked to leave when he discovered signs…
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Buhari condoles with victims of Lagos building collapse
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserates with families of those who died, sustained injuries, and were affected in the building collapse at Ebute Metta, Lagos. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The president said he was pained by the tragic incident, saluting all who came to the…
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UPDATE: 2 persons die, 23 rescue in Lagos building collapse
Two persons died and 23 others were confirmed to have been brought out from the rubbles of a three-storey building that caved in at Ebutte-Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government, Lagos State. Of the 23 survivors, two reportedly sustained severe injuries and were rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for advanced treatment. A joint team of Lagos State…
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BREAKING: Occupants trapped as three-storey building collapses in Lagos Mainland
A 3-storey building in Ibadan Street, Lagos Mainland Local Government has collapsed. It was gathered that some occupants were trapped inside the building. An eyewitness told WesternPost that Emergency Response Team was called and just arriving the scene as at the time of filing this report. Details later…….
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Rivers accountant general, 58 others wanted by EFCC over N435bn, $397m, €9.9m frauds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared 59 people wanted over various degree of fraud related cases. The EFCC declared the suspects wanted in a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, with pictures displayed on its website. Among those wanted is Rivers State Accountant General, Fubara Siminayi, and three other officials of the…
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Four die, seventeen injured in Lagos road accident
Four passengers have been confirmed dead and 17 others sustaining varying degrees of injuries in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Sunday. The four passengers were said to be among the nine females who were involved in the accident that occurred around Iyana-Oworo end of the road. It was gathere that the injured passengers were rushed…
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Police arrest notorious cultist in Abeokuta
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of Ogun State Police Command has arrested a notorious and murderous cultists terrorizing Abeokuta and Ifo environs DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi Police Public Relation officer of Ogun State Police Command Eleweran Abeokuta made this known in a press release signed today. He said, the suspect, Rotimi Adebiyi a.k.a Paracetamol, who has been on wanted list of…
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Ogun police arrest most wanted cultist in Abeokuta
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a notorious and murderous cultists terrorizing Abeokuta and Ifo environs Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state’s Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), made this known in a statement on Sunday. He said, the suspect, Rotimi Adebiyi a.k.a Paracetamol, who has been on the wanted list of the command over his…
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Ogun Chief Judge releases 31 inmates from correctional centers
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu has freed 31 inmates from the various Correctional Service Centers across the state.Speaking at the Ceremonial Hall of the Judiciary Complex in Abeokuta, during the release of the inmates, Justice Dipeolu said eight inmates were pardoned in Oba and six in Ibara, Abeokuta, while six were also released from…
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Police arrests 7 suspected arms dealers in Plateau, Taraba
The Police has arrested four notorious arm dealers and recovered 57 AK47 rifles and a large catchment of ammunition in Jos, Plateau State and from other locations across the country. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the suspects were arrested by Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT), in a sting…
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