Crime & City Diary
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DIG Egbunike, who headed SIP on Abba Kyari slumps, dies in office
Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department is dead. Egbunike, a PhD holder, reportedly slumped and died in his office at Area 10 Garki, Abuja on Tuesday after undergoing medical tests. He was the head of the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate…
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Join anti-corruption fight, EFCC urges Nigerian students
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged Nigerian students to join the fight against corruption in the country. Bawa was speaking when law students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, visited the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja on March 3. Bawa who was represented by the EFCC Head, Media and Publicity Unit of the…
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EFCC secures 20-year jail term against notorious Ponzi scheme operator Umanah
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has jailed a notorious Ponzi scheme operator Umanah Umanah for 20 years. Justice Agatha gave the judgment on Tuesday. Umana’s nightmare started in 2020 when he was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a petition by one of his victims, who alleged that Umanah swindled him of…
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BRT bus late Bamise boarded didn’t have camera – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus the late Oluwabamise Ayanwole boarded where she was last seen didn’t have a camera. Speaking with journalists at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu however said all those involved in the murder of the 22-year-old would be brought to book. He said there were in-built cameras…
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VIDEO: Lagos won’t cover up Oluwabamise’s death, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state would bring anyone involved in the death of Oluwabamise Ayanwole to face the full wrath of the law. The governor who spoke with newsmen at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Onikan Stadium) during the celebration of International Women’s Day event on Tuesday, said the state was not covering anything up. He gave more…
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Missing girl in BRT: I’ll leave no stone unturned over kidnap, death, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday said he will leave no stone unturned to ensure the killers of Oluwabamise Ayanwole are brought to book. Sanwo-Olu said this in a statement he posted on his Facebook page Monday evening. He said the life of every citizen of Lagos state matters and his administration do not take the security of our…
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How DSS officers arrested BRT driver who allegedly killed lady passenger in Ogun
The BRT driver, who allegedly killed a lady passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, in Lagos, Nice Andrew Omininikoron, was arrested by officers of the Department of State Service (DSS) in Ososa-Ijebu, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Omininikoron was arrested alongside his friend, who was allegedly protecting and hiding him. This was disclosed on Monday by Lagos State Commissioner of Police,…
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Kidnapped Ayanwole Bamise: BRT driver nabbed
The driver of the BRT bus which the deceased 22-year-old lady, Ayanwole Oluwabamise entered on her way from Chevron Bus-Stop has been arrested. It was learnt that the driver is now in the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). Earlier, WesternPost reports that the body of late Oluwabamise had been found by the Nigerian Police. It was learnt…
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Just In: Body Of Missing Lady Inside BRT Found
The body of the 22-year-old fashion designer, Ayanwole Oluwabamise, who got missing after boarding a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government, Lagos State, has been reportedly found by the Nigerian Police. It was learnt that the body of the lady was recovered by the Lagos Command of the Nigerian Police after it was alerted by residents in…
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NDLEA arraigns Abba Kyari, six others in court
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arraigned suspended Head, Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Abba Kyari before a federal high court in Abuja. Kyari was arraigned alongside six others. Out of the six, four are members of the police IRT: Sunday J. Ubia, Bawa James, Simon Agirigba and John Nuhu. The other two arraigned with Kyari are Chibunna…
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