Crime & City Diary
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Fire guts public secondary school in Ikorodu
A fire outbreak on Sunday afternoon at about 12:30pm gutted a part of Elepe Community Secondary School, Igbogbo-Ikorodu in Lagos State. The inferno, which burnt the state’s solar panel powered by Education ICT initiative was prevented from spreading to other parts of the school by the swift response from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. According to an eye…
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NDLEA nabs church GO with 54 sticks of drug enroute crusade
General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem was on Monday arrested by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos for being in possession of prohibited drugs. A statement signed by NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the clergyman was arrested with 54 sticks…
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Police arrest two members of a kidnap syndicate in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate, Jato Abu Bello and Muhammad Suleiman over their roles in series of kidnap cases in recent times. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a press release in Abeokuta on Sunday. “They were…
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12 burnt beyond recognition in Ilorin-Ogbomoso road crash
An accident, involving a white 18-seater Toyota Hiace passenger bus and a DAF truck on Saturday claimed the lives of 12 passengers on the Ilorin/Ogbomoso road. The accident occurred at about 7am in Kwara State section of the road when the bus, heading to Lagos had a head on collision with the truck and immediately went up in flames as…
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Nigerian citizen seeks asylum in Canada due to threats on life
Fagboola Seye Johnson, a Nigerian citizen, has recently sought asylum in Canada due to threats to his life in Nigeria. Mr. Johnson, born on January 29, 1975, is a native of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, and resided at No. 13, Olaleye Street, Somolu, Lagos State, Nigeria. In a statement, by our correspondent, Mr. Johnson was confirmed to be a Nigerian…
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EFCC partners Immigration to curb passport racketeering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) are joining forces in tackling passport racketeering and other fraudulent practices that had bedevilled the process of obtaining the vital document. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Idris Isah…
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NDLEA intercepts 3 million opioid caps, 8,613kg of loud in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted three million capsules of opioid at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. The NDLEA announced the interception of the opioid capsules which is said to be more dangerous and potent than tramadol in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, which was…
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IGP bans policemen from wearing mufti on duty
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has placed a ban on wearing “unapproved apparels” by police officers while on duty. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, which was made available to our correspondent. The statement said wearing of t-shirts and face caps with inscriptions like “Special Forces”, “Commando”,…
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Police declare murder suspect wanted in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has declared one Rasheed Hamed popularly known as Rasheed Okoilu wanted over murder, arson, ritual killing, armed robbery, rape and kidnapping.The police command in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola said anybody with useful information about the suspect’s whereabouts will be rewarded handsomely.According to Opalola, Hamed who…
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