Crime & City Diary
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Lagos: Goods destroyed as fire engulfs electronics store at Trade fair
A fire has engulfed the store of global electronics maker LG at Abule Osun, Trade Fair, Lagos State. The incident, which occurred around midnight on Sunday, destroyed goods worth millions of naira. This was revealed in a statement released by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency through its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Nosa Okunbor. He stated that the agency…
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Man jumps into iron melting pot in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State says a 25-year-old contract staff, whose name was not mentioned, has allegedly jumped into an iron melting pot of his company and died. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The image maker said that the company’s safety officer, whose name was also not mentioned,…
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Police nab 4 over alleged killing of barber in Ogun
The Ogun State Police command said four suspects have been arrested allegedly in connection with the killing of a barber at Isale Oja Kuto, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital by suspected cultists on Wednesday. The state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu said the arrest followed another attack by a rival cult group on Friday night, in which a 48-year-old Point…
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NDLEA recovers multi-billion naira drugs in nationwide raids
Multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others have been recovered in a nationwide intelligence-led operation by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said while 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to…
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Police arrest Ikeja Chairman of tricycle riders association for assaulting officer
Police on Saturday said it has arrested Ikeja Chairman of Tricycle Riders Association, Oladimeji Ahmed for assaulting officer. Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in tweet on Saturday stated that Ahmed, 48 years old, assaulted officer who was trying to impound a motorcycle obstructing traffic in Ikeja, Lagos. According to him tweet, Ahmed assaulted an Inspector of…
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BREAKING: Two injured as car, bus collide at Lekki-Epe Expressway
Two persons have injured in an automobile accident near Mayfair Garden along the Lekki-Epe corridor in Lagos. The injured persons were said to be pedestrians crossing the expressway with their luggage. It was gathered that the driver of the Car (Toyota Camry) lost control of the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and that after the initial collision the…
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Police arrest 10 suspects for kidnap, armed robbery in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the successful apprehension of five more suspects linked to a notorious gang involved in conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery in various parts of the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu, made the disclosure on Friday, stating that the arrests follow the earlier capture of two gang members on July…
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Lagos Police denies invading CDHR Office
The Lagos Police Command has denied invading the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja. It would be recalled that the EndBadGovernance Organisng Committee on Friday in Lagos, held its symposium and candlelight for those killed during the hunger protests across the country. While the symposium was ongoing, security operatives including the Department of…
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BREAKING: Delta Police confirms release of abducted ex-lawmaker, Ada Anioma
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rt. Hon. Joan Onyemaechi popularly called Ada-Anioma from captivity. Onyemaechi who represented the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives in 2015, was abducted last Tuesday at her church along DBS road, Asaba during church service. During her abduction, two police officers attached to her were shot by the…
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NPF reveals high-profile criminal suspect traced to NLC secretariat
By Kunle Sanni The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that it tracked a high-profile criminal suspect to a shop within the premises of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Secretariat, known as Labour House, located in the Central Business District of Abuja. The police made this disclosure in a statement on Friday, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa…
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