Crime & City Diary
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Police foil kidnap attempt on Long Bridge, kill four suspects
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit have foiled a kidnapping attempt along the Warewa axis of the Long Bridge, killing four armed suspects in a gun duel. The incident occurred on February 20, 2025, at about 8:30 p.m. when a white Paragon commercial vehicle, with registration number BDG 753 YH, was ambushed by gunmen at a deserted…
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20 foreign nationals arraigned in Lagos over alleged cybercrime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned another 20 foreign nationals before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for alleged cybercrime and attempts to destabilize Nigeria’s social and economic structure. The defendants, 15 Filipinos, one Indonesian and four Chinese nationals were arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki. They are part of the larger 193 foreign nationals arrested…
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Police probe alleged arson of vast cassava farm in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command on Friday said it has launched a probe into a case of arson involving some cattle herders who allegedly set ablaze a vast cassava farm in Adao Village, via Alabata, Abeokuta, the state capital. In a statement by the spokesperson for the Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed that “On February 20, 2025, one Mr. Ogunbayo…
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Portable granted N2m bail over assault charges, trial adjourned
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been granted bail by the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta following charges of assault and obstruction of government officials. Portable surrendered to the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) on Wednesday after being declared wanted by the Ogun State Command. He was subsequently transferred to the Ogun State Police Headquarters,…
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Portable arraigned in Ogun court for assault
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was arraigned at the Isabo High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday. The arraignment followed his surrender to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba on Wednesday after being declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command. Portable is facing charges related to an incident on February 5, 2025,…
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EFCC secures conviction of 30 internet fraudsters in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Ibadan Zone, has secured the conviction and sentence of 30 internet fraudsters before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Adebisi Adetujoye and K.B. Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan. The convicts are: Gbadega Ayomide, Ojo Oluwapelumi Oluwatomiwa, John Odey Ade, Ezekiel Oluwatobi Damilare, Usman Olamilekan Hammed, Ogunjobi Oluwafemi Oluwadunsin, Abdulrauf Taiwo Adekunmi,…
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Singer Portable reports to Ogun Police Command over investigation
Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has reported to the Ogun State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Eleweran, Abeokuta, in connection with an ongoing investigation. Portable arrived at the SCID at exactly 1:23 p.m. on Monday, according to a statement issued by the Ogun State Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola. While details of the investigation were not…
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Lagos taskforce nabs 44 street traders illegally occupying Mile 2 Oke bridge
The Lagos State Taskforce officials have arrested at least 44 street traders and vendors illegally occupying roadsides around the Mile 2 Oke bridge. The chairman of the Agency, Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP Adetayo Akerele, who led the operation, said it was part of a renewed effort to maintain order and ensure free movement along major highways in the metropolis.…
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Portable surrenders to police
Popular street music crooner Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has finally surrendered to the police. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that Portable, who was recently declared wanted by the police, walked into the State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID) on Wednesday morning. According to Hundeyin, the Lagos State Police Command subsequently contacted the Ogun State Police…
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Court remands alleged killers of Facebook lover in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin A magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, remanded the acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, who allegedly killed a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, at the Oke Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin. The Magistrate, Sanusi B. Mohammed, who presided over the matter, adjourned the case until March 6, 2025. The suspect, Abdulrahman Bello,…
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