Crime & City Diary
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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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Osun LG crisis: Police confirm death of 6 persons
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of six people and many others injured in the clash between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) over Local Government control. The police, in a video made by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Yemisi Opalola, condemned the violence, expressing deepest sympathy with the…
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Police declares Portable wanted
By Tosin Brown The Nigerian Police Force has declared controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, aka Portable, wanted. The singer was declared wanted on various charges, including assault and attempted murder. In a special police gazette bulletin, the 31-year-old Portable is wanted by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Headquarters in Eleweran, Ogun State. According to the bulletin, a warrant…
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How ex-Kwara Governor Abdulfatah abandoned 51 projects, diverted UBEC funds – Witness
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The trial of the former Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged misappropriation of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds amounting to N5.78 billion continued on Monday, February 17, 2025, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. The former governor…
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Osun LG crisis: IGP deploys tactical squads to restore normalcy
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of additional tactical squads to Osun State to enhance security and restore law and order. Egbetokun condemned, in the strongest terms, the violent actions that disrupted the peace, resulting in the destruction of property and the unfortunate loss of innocent lives. In a statement…
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‘Missing’ Osun monarch in FBI custody over ‘$4.2 million COVID-19 fraud’
Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, has been taken into custody by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering. Oloyede was crowned as the monarch of Ipetumodu in 2019 but frequently travelled between Nigeria and the US for “royal and personal engagements”. Indigenes began raising concerns…
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