Crime & City Diary
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LNSC nabs man for alleged impersonation, assualt
Operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) Ikosi-Isheri Command have arrested one Ademola Oyekan “42” (M) for alleged impersonation and assault. A statement posted on the Facebook page of the Agency on Wednesday, said “upon receipt of a tip-off from a member of the community the Agency launched an intelligence operations to verify the information and upon satisfaction…
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Courts jail 32 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
No fewer than 32 suspects have been convicted for internet fraud by various courts in Ibadan, Oyo State The convicts were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan Zonal Directorate, on separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation and cyber-related offences. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justices Ladiran Akintola, O.S. Adeyemi, K.B. Olawoyin, and G.A. Sunmonu of the Oyo State…
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BREAKING: Nine surveyors abducted in Ondo regain freedom
By Adejayan Gbenga Nine surveyors abducted in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have regained their freedom. WESTERN POST recalls that the victims were kidnapped a week ago while working on-site at Ilu-Abo in Akure North Local Government Area. The kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of N100 million for their release. However, after prolonged negotiations, they reportedly accepted N20 million. Their…
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JUST IN: Fire guts popular market in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga A fire outbreak on Tuesday night razed properties worth millions of naira at the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. WESTERN POST gathered that the cause of the fire remains unclear, but eyewitnesses reported that many traders lost their goods in the inferno. Confirming the incident, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services,…
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Church, Bungalow Building, 4 Cars Affected In Otedola Bridge Fire Incident
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has disclosed that fire resulting from a tanker accident outward Otedola bridge, affected a church, bungalow building and four cars. Director of the Service, Margaret Adeseye, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday night. Adeseye confirmed that there was no record of casualty. She added “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue…
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Panic as tanker explodes on Otedola bridge
There was palpable fear along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following an explosion at the Otedola bridge axis of the expressway on Tuesday night. Video footage shared on X showed thick flames emanating from the explosion. The cause of the explosion was yet to be ascertained, some X users claimed it was caused by a petrol tanker. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson…
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Protesters seek urgent action over abduction of nine surveyors in Ondo
Angry protesters on Tuesday demanded urgent action over the abduction of nine surveyors at Owode Ilu-Abo in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims, all indigenes of Akure, were reportedly on a job site when they were seized by armed men last week. The demonstration, led by distraught relatives and concerned residents, saw placard-wielding women blocking the…
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EFCC secures 4,111 convictions in 2024, highest since establishment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured 4,111 convictions in 2024, the highest in any year since the establishment of the agency in 2002. The Commission also recovered a whooping N364 billion alongside several million in foreign currencies, luxury duplexes and apartments, vehicles, cryptocurrencies and other valuable assets from various convicts, institutions and their collaborators, making it the single…
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Gunmen kill LG chairmanship aspirant in Lagos
Gunmen have shot and macheted to death a politician, Oluwatosin Onamade, in the Ijede area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Onamade, until his death, was an aspirant for the chairmanship position of Ijede Local Council Development Area under the banner of the All Progressives Congress. His distraught brother, Oluwafemi Onamade, who managed to speak, lamented that the assailants had been trailing…
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Two Chinese nationals jailed for illegal mining in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday, March 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan, to prison for illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. They were convicted along with their company, Crius Chemical Nigeria Limited. They were prosecuted on a one-count charge, pertaining…
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