Crime & City Diary
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Protest: Security agencies display strength in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A combined team of security operatives in Osun State conducted a show of force in Osogbo metropolis on Wednesday. The security team included the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigerian Army, and the Department of State Services (DSS). The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, stated…
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BREAKING: EFCC invites NAHCON Chairman over alleged mismanagement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Arabi, to explain how his commission spent N90bn subsidy provided for 2024 exercise. Sources within the anti-graft agency, who are familiar with the matter, disclosed that Arabi would provide detailed explanations on how NAHCON shared thousands of dollars allocated…
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Akpabio warns against nationwide protests over economic hardship
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has issued a stern warning against planned nationwide protests over economic hardship, suggesting that individuals who lost in the 2023 elections might exploit the situation for political gain. Akpabio’s remarks came on Monday at the State House in Abuja, shortly after President Bola Tinubu signed the new minimum wage bill into law. Addressing concerns about the…
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Imo CP condemns recent attack on officers, assures justice
The Commissioner of Police for Imo State, CP Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the recent attack and murder of four police officers and a civilian by suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). In response, the police chief announced the deployment of the command’s tactical units to hunt down…
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Lagos police arrests 32 as FCE students, staff protest
Thr Lagos Police Command has arrested thirty-two persons over the violent protest in the Federal College of Education (FCE, Technical), Akoka-Yaba. A statement posted on his X handle, the Command’s Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that there had been internal crisis in the tertiary institutions for over three years between the staff and the Provost. He added that the crisis had…
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Kwara: NSCDC beefs up security ahead of nationwide protest
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin As momentum builds ahead of the nationwide protest, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Umar Mohammed, has issued a stern warning to those who may seek to exploit the protest for criminal activities and cause unrest in the state. He disclosed that the command is on red alert,…
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Kwara CP discourages residents from participating in protest
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Police Command, CP Victor Olaiya, has urged the public to reconsider participating in the impending protest, providing important guidance to citizens who wish to exercise their constitutional rights peacefully, while issuing a stern warning to those with malicious intent. In a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP…
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Planned protest: NSCDC warns against vandalism of national assets in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, Dr. Michael Adaralewa, has called on groups, particularly youths, planning to protest in the state to remain law-abiding and refrain from vandalizing critical national assets. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the corps, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, Adaralewa emphasized that the…
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Lagos Police nabs 5 for allegedly selling 2 months old baby
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects involving in a child trafficking operation following a report from the mother of a two-month old missing boy. A statement issued on Saturday by the Spokesman for the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said that the mother of the missing child reported that one Gloria Sunday absconded with her son to an unknown…
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Hunger Protest: IGP orders Squad Commanders to prevent violence, anarchy
Ahead of the planned nationwide protest, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has ordered commanders of Tactical Squads, to take charge of their areas of operations by preventing violence and anarchy across the country. The order comes following determination by the organisers of the protest to proceed with the protest, despite appeals by the government, individuals and groups. Addressing…
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