Crime & City Diary
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EFCC launches investigation into CFA 7m intercepted by Customs in Ogun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into the sum of CFA 7 million intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) along the Idiroko border in Ogun State. The probe began on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, following the handover of the foreign currency—equivalent to approximately N17 million—to the EFCC by the Area Comptroller of Customs for…
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BDC operator, internet fraudster bag 500 hours of community service in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, secured the conviction of Abubakar Suleiman, a 51-year-old from Burya village in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, for operating a Bureau De Change (BDC) business without a valid license issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).…
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Oyo Police arrest 59 students over school violence
By Adejayan Gbenga The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested 59 students of Government Technical College, Orita-Aperin, for attacking and destroying property at Ibadan Christ Apostolic Grammar School (CAC). The state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Adenola, confirmed this on Monday in Ibadan during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Command Headquarters. The meeting, which included principals of both schools,…
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EFCC raids Ponzi scheme academy, arrests 133 suspects in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, dismantled a Ponzi scheme academy and arrested 133 suspects in Abuja. The operation took place at Compensation Layout in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following intelligence reports on the academy’s fraudulent activities. Identified as Q University (also known as Q-Net), the academy was allegedly involved…
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Nigeria Police arrest kidnappers, recover arms in Edo, Kogi, Kaduna operations
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has conducted a series of successful operations, leading to the arrest of several suspected kidnappers and the recovery of dangerous weapons. The operations, carried out by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), reaffirm the police force’s commitment to combating crime and ensuring national security. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations…
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NDLEA busts drug smuggling rings in Kano, Lagos
— Indian woman, others arrested as heroin, tramadol, cocaine seized The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for attempting to smuggle 72 parcels of heroin disguised as chocolates into Nigeria. The illicit substance, weighing 11 kilograms, was discovered in her luggage during an inward…
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Farmer, herder hospitalised after clash in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga A 20-year-old herder, Salau Isiaka, and a 25-year-old farmer, Akinkunmi Tiamiyu, have been hospitalised following a violent clash in Oyo. The incident, which occurred on Friday at Ilowa-Gbade Village in Atiba Local Government Area, stemmed from a dispute over grazing rights. WESTERN POST gathered that the altercation began when Isiaka took his cattle to graze on Tiamiyu’s…
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327 illegal mining suspects arrested since 2024- Alake
327 illegal mining suspects were arrested across Nigeria since 2024, according to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake. Alake disclosed this at a news conference on Friday while celebrating the one-year anniversary of the operations of the Mining Marshals (MM). The minister said that the ministry in partnership with other agencies, has prosecuted 143 individuals across the country since…
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Motorcyclist dies in fiery crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A motorcyclist lost his life in a fatal accident on Thursday night after crashing into a culvert near the NNPC Filling Station along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibafo, Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, on Friday. According to the statement, the accident occurred at about 9:30…
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Ogun: One killed, another injured in Ago-Iwoye fatal road accident
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed a fatal road accident that claimed one life and left another injured along Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ago-Iwoye. According to a statement signed on Friday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, the accident occurred on March 19, 2025, around 7:30 p.m. near Bukky’s Court Area. A green and white…
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