Crime & City Diary
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GTBank confirms attempted website hack, assures customers of data safety
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has addressed recent concerns regarding an attempted hacking incident on its website, following media reports that claimed hackers had cloned the bank’s website and intercepted customer data. The hacking attempt occurred shortly after the bank renewed its domain name, leading to a temporary disruption of the website and preventing customers from accessing online services. The disruption…
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Chinese firm aiming to seize Nigerian offshore assets, Presidency alleges
By Kunle Sanni The Presidency has accused Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, of employing underhanded tactics in an attempt to strip the Nigerian government of its offshore assets. This follows reports that a French court ordered the seizure of three aircraft linked to the Nigerian government. In a statement on Thursday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
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EFCC clarifies alleged N50bn donation to NELFUND
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted media reports suggesting that it donated N50 billion to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a statement released on Wednesday and signed by Dele Oyewale, the Head of Media and Publicity, the Commission clarified that the funds in question were not a donation but rather part of recovered proceeds of…
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EFCC detains NAHCON Chairman over N90bn Hajj subsidy scandal
The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the Commission’s Secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of mismanaging the N90 billion 2024 Hajj subsidy. This development was confirmed to The PUNCH on Wednesday. Documents obtained by The PUNCH reveal that the EFCC…
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Delta Police kills kidnapper, arrests 3 suspects, recovers weapons
Operatives of the Delta State Police have killed a suspected kidnapper during a gun duel in a Delta community. The operation, which also led to the arrest of three other suspects, resulted in the recovery of an arsenal of deadly weapons. The Police Public Relations Officer for Delta State Command, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement released in…
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Ondo CP visits warring communities, after deadly clash claims farmer’s life
In the wake of a violent clash between the Ubi community and Fulani residents in Ondo State, Commissioner of Police CP Abayomi Peter Oladipo visited the affected areas on Tuesday to conduct an on-the-spot assessment. The visit followed a tragic incident in which a young farmer from the Ubi community was found dead after being attacked on his way to…
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Half-naked women protest incessant killings by herdsmen in Ondo
Some aggrieved women in the Uba-Oka Akoko community in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State have staged a peaceful protest to condemn the incessant killings by suspected Herdsmen in the area, calling on the government to salvage them from the invaders. Their clamour follows the recent murder of a farmer called Sunday Ayeni on his farm in…
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Hoodlums rob BRT passengers at Orile Iganmu
Some hoodlums in the Orile Iganmu axis of Lagos State on Tuesday vandalised a BRT bus and robbed its passengers. A witness who was also a passenger on the bus, Dare Abiola, said the hoodlums, under the guise of protesting the seizure of motorcycles by the state’s task force, carried out the robbery operation around 1 p.m. Abiola explained that his…
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16 die, 17 injured in multiple road accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed 16 people dead and 17 injured in an early morning multiple road mishap at the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The FRSC stated that 35 persons were involved in the ghastly accident, out of which 16 died on the spot, while the injured ones are recuperating at Amdalat…
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KDSG holds security council meeting, lifts curfew in Kaduna, Zaria
By Kunle Sanni The Kaduna State Government has announced the immediate lifting of the curfew previously enforced from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. in Kaduna and Zaria. According to the government, the decision will take effect starting Tuesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed that residents are now free to move about…
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