Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: One dies as Car rams into motorcycle in Ogun
A driver of an unregistered Honda Accord vehicle has killed one person after ramming into a motorcycle along the Oru-Ijebu Igbo road in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident, according to a Sunday statement by the spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, occurred at about 8 pm on Saturday. Akinbiyi noted…
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Ogun Police arrests man over alleged murder, cult activities
The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested one Adekunle Adebajo over his alleged involvement in the killing of a member of a suspected rival cult group in Ijebu Ode. Spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Odutola stated that a concerned citizen made a distress call to the Divisional Police…
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Benue Kidnapping: Egbetokun orders rescue of 20 medical students
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in Abuja, said the IGP condemned the kidnapping of students. The medical students were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State en route to the annual…
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NAFDAC seizes N200 million worth items from illicit alcohol factory
Acting on intelligence tips, the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enforcement officers have uncovered an illegal facility, producing various alcoholic beverages in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Following extensive monitoring, the officers found that a number of the packing stores and rooms in the Oke-Arin market had been transformed into improvised factories, producing, packaging,…
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NPF parades suspected criminals in ongoing crackdown on crime
The Nigeria Police Force, led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, paraded several suspects on Friday who were apprehended for various serious criminal activities. The parade, which was conducted under the directive of IGP Egbetokun, highlighted the Police Force’s relentless efforts to combat crime and bring offenders to justice. The suspects, who have confessed to offences ranging…
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Ilorin: 40 residents jailed over violation of environmental law
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced 40 persons to a 3-month jail term each for violation of the Kwara State Environmental Law. The defendants who are residents of Ilorin, were arraigned on different charges ranging from indiscriminate disposal of refuse, encroachment, and illegal scavenging. They all pleaded guilty to the offenses. Presiding Magistrate, Saidu…
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Motorcyclists responsible for attack on BRT bus- Police
The Lagos State Police Command has said suspected motorcyclists, commonly known as Okada riders, whose motorcycles were seized, are believed to be responsible for the alleged attack on a BRT bus on Wednesday in the Orile area of the state. Spokesperson for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known, in Lagos on Friday. Hundeyin clarified that the incident was not…
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Customs Oyo/Osun command intercepts 2,290 used tyres in anti-smuggling operation
The Nigeria Customs Service Oyo/Osun Area Command has intercepted a significant consignment of used tyres in a recent operation to curb smuggling activities in the region. In a press statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs, Kayode Wey, on behalf of the Customs Area Controller (CAC) Comptroller Ben Oramalugo, the seizure which was on Monday, August…
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BREAKING: Fire razes seven-storey building in Lagos Island
A fire outbreak has occurred in the early hours Friday (Today) at a seven-storey building on Sanni Adewale Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area. The fire was said to be caused by an electrical surge. Confirming the fire incident, the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a post on X handle, said the Lagos State…
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Court orders forfeiture of $2.045m, 7 properties linked to Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a cash sum of $2,045m linked to the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Akintayo Aluko also ordered the interim forfeiture of seven landed properties linked to the suspended CBN Governor. The lands are listed as: “two fully detached duplexes of identical…
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