Crime & City Diary
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Try Saraki, others, indicted in Offa bank robbery, ODU tells court
…alleges vehicles used for robbery were parked inside Government House The Offa Descendants Union (ODU) Home Branch has called for a deeper investigation into the 2018 Offa bank robbery, insisting that the recent conviction of five suspects by the Kwara State High Court is incomplete without probing those named by the convicts as accomplices. The ODU specifically urged authorities to…
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FCT Police probe officer for harassing woman at Galadimawa Roundabout
The Nigeria Police Force in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja said, it has called in and commenced disciplinary action against a policeman on duty at Galadimawa Roundabout for stop-and-search operations, after he was seen harassing a woman on the night of October 6, 2024. Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, Superintendent of Police Josephine Adeh announced on X on Wednesday…
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Kwara: Ministry of Justice prosecutes over 200 criminal cases in five months
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Ministry of Justice has prosecuted more than 200 criminal cases, including homicides and kidnappings, between May and October 2024, according to the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Ibrahim Sulyman. Sulyman, represented by Solicitor General Musa Idris, made the announcement during the second inter-ministerial press briefing held at the Ministry of…
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15 rescued, 5 missing as boats collide in Lagos
Fifteen people have been rescued and five others still missing following the collision of two boats in Lagos State. Although there have been conflicting reports about the number of those involved, the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said there was no casualty as of now. “A boat collision occurred yesterday evening at Imore on the Lagos waterways, involving two vessels:…
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JUST IN: Tinubu decries violence in Rivers, directs police to provide security across LGAs
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders, and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga on Monday, the president expressed concern over reports of arson and explosions following last Saturday’s local government elections in the state. He called on all…
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New FCT Police Commissioner resumes, vows zero tolerance for crime
The new Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu resumed on Monday, warning criminals that his time “will be marked by a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of crime and criminality”. Speaking to reporters at the Command’s headquarters, CP Disu, stressed that the Command will remain steadfast in its dedication to defending the…
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BREAKING: Fire guts section of Eleme LG secretariat in Rivers
A section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat has been set ablaze. According to a former Ambassador Oji Ngofa, who hails from Eleme, the newly elected chairman Brain Gokpa came to the council secretariat accompanied by his councilors and supporters but discovered that a few of the buildings in the council had been set ablaze. So far no arrests…
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Ogun Police nabs wanted armed robber
The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in July. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement…
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Canadian arrested for trafficking illicit drugs to Nigeria
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have arrested a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju for importing a large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy at the NDLEA in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested on…
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Delta Police kill three suspected kidnappers
The Delta State Police Command has said it’s men have killed three suspected kidnappers in their hideout and also recovered weapons. Spokesman of the Command, Superintendent of Police Bright Edafe, explained in a statement that the incident was a fallout of the unsuccessful effort to abduct the wife of a member of the Delta State House of Assembly, on September…
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