Crime & City Diary
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Tragedy as truck plunges off Agege Pen Cinema bridge in Lagos
A truck carrying goods on Saturday morning lost control and fell from the Agege bridge in Lagos, resulting in serious injury of the driver. An eyewitness said that the accident may have occured due to over speeding at a sharp bend on the bridge. The incident sparked questions about the safety of the bridge and the vehicles using it. Confirming the…
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Police arrest 3 with human parts in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three people suspected of being in possession of human parts in the Itoju area of Abeokuta. The Command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital. “On April 22, 2025, at about 0800hrs operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, through its SWAT unit, acted on credible…
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CBEX scam: EFCC declares four Nigerians wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) has declared four Nigerians wanted over the CBEX Ponzi scheme that saw thousands of Nigerians lose millions of naira. The agency on Friday published the names and photographs of the wanted individuals on its official X handle. Their names are Seyi Oloyede, Emmanuel Uko, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Adefowora Abiodun Olaonipekun. “The public…
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Ogun Police arrest three over alleged human parts trade
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with an alleged trade in human body parts. The arrests were made on April 22, 2025, around 8:00 a.m. by the command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, following credible intelligence. The prime suspect, Sunday Akintobi, 36, a resident of the Itoku area in Abeokuta, was first…
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Terry Apala remanded in prison over Naira abuse
By Tosin Brown Popular hip-hop artist Terry Alexander Ejeh, aka Terry Apala, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over alleged abuse of the Naira. The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that the artist be remanded until his bail application is heard and ruled upon. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Ejeh before Justice…
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Tribunal orders Meta, WhatsApp to pay FCCPC $220m penalty
Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal on Friday ordered WhatsApp and Meta Platforms Incorporated to pay a $220 million penalty and $35,000 to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) within 60 days over data discrimination practices in Nigeria. The tribunal upheld the $220 million penalty imposed by the FCCPC on WhatsApp and Meta Platforms Incorporated, as well as…
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Court orders arrest of six CBEX promoters over alleged $1bn scam
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest and remand of six promoters of the now collapsed and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as “CBEX,” over an alleged $1 billion scam targeting Nigerian victims. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on Thursday following an ex parte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Adefowora…
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Egbetokun orders withdrawal of mobile police officers from unauthorized deployments
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of mobile police officers from unauthorized deployments A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, said that the move was part of the reorganisation of the Police Mobile Force (PMF). “He expressed concern over the diversion of PMF personnel to non-core roles,…
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Gunmen kill 7 in attack on Kwara communities
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Seven people have been confirmed dead following two separate attacks in Ilesha Baruba and Kemanji communities in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State on Sunday, April 21, 2025. According to a statement by the Kwara State Police Command, six individuals were shot dead around 9:30 p.m. when about ten gunmen opened fire at civilians near…
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Arsonists raze Ilesa Court as Governor Adeleke orders investigation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Suspected arsonists in the early hours of Monday set ablaze the Ilesa High Court 2 building, resulting in the structure being largely burnt to the ground. Reports indicated that sensitive court files and exhibits were also destroyed in the fire. It was further learnt that the state fire service was mobilised to the scene, but the…
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