Crime & City Diary
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LASTMA averts fire disaster as fully-loaded tanker overturns on Oshodi-Gbagada expressway
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Tuesday averted a fire disaster after a fully laden tanker transporting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) overturned, unleashing its volatile cargo across the main carriageway of the Oshodi-Gbagada Expressway. LASTMA operatives promptly cordoned off the accident scene, neutralizing any potential escalation. A statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of…
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Chinese working group to partner EFCC in tackling cybercrime
Worried by the rising tide of Chinese involvement in financial crimes in Nigeria, the Ambassador of People’s Republic China to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai has broached the possibility of collaboration between a Chinese working group with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in tackling cybercrime.Dunhai mooted the proposal in Abuja on Tuesday, when he led a delegation of Chinese Embassy…
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Police decry misrepresentation of ex-Immigration CG’s death in Abuja hotel
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has refuted claims that retired Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, was kidnapped and murdered, urging the public to disregard unverified reports. According to the police, Mr. Parradang checked into Joy House Hotel, Area 3 Junction, Abuja, on March 3, 2025, at noon, arriving in a black Mercedes Benz.…
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Former Immigration CG David Parradang killed by kidnappers
Former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by kidnappers after being abducted in Abuja on Monday night. Sources confirmed his death to The Nation, with a close associate expressing grief over the incident. “It is sad to hear that our Brother David Parradang was shot and killed yesterday. May his gentle soul rest in…
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4 die in lone accident involving articulated vechicle in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a lone accident involving an articulated vehicle in Kogi. The FRSC also said that two persons were severely injured in the accident. The FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Tuesday. Oyedeji…
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EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials for alleged N96m fraud
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before Justice Akanbi of the State High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged fraud. The defendants face a four-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds totaling N96…
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Oyo NSCDC parades 16 suspects over alleged illegal paint production, illegal mining
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command, has apprehended and paraded sixteen suspects involved in crimes related to the illegal production of paints and the unlawful mining of tourmaline. Five suspects were arrested for engaging in the illegal production of paints using the brand names of registered paint manufacturing companies without obtaining the required manufacturer’s license. The…
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Police neutralize suspects, recover firearm, rescue kidnap victim in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has successfully rescued an abducted victim, arrested key suspects, and recovered a firearm in a swift operation. On March 1, 2025, at about 07:06 hours, the command received an intelligence report on the abduction of Sule Saidu of Ahuro Fulani Camp, which occurred on February 28, 2025, at about 22:00 hours…
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Turkey-bound businessman excretes 120 wraps of cocaine at Kano airport
..As NDLEA seizes 5.40kg cocaine going to Owerri The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Angolan businessman Mbala Dajou Abuba at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano for attempting to traffic a large consignment of cocaine to Istanbul Turkey. A statement issued by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, on Sunday, disclosed…
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Man defiles three-year-old minor in Ogun
A grave incident involving the alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl has been reported by the Odeda Division of the Ogun State Police Command. The distressing event took place on March 1, 2025, around 11:00 AM, when 20-year-old Alaba Abdullahi contacted local authorities from the Orile-Ilugun police outpost. According to reports, Abdullahi accused 25-year-old Muniru Haruna, a resident of the…
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