Crime & City Diary
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Bandits attack Katsina community, kill 24 persons
At least twenty four persons are said to have been killed and several others wounded in a fresh bandits attack on Unguwar Sarkin Noma Community in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Those killed were mostly vigilante members who were reportedly came out to confront the bandits. Local Security official told journalists that during the attack which lasted for…
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BREAKING: Protesters besiege EFCC, want Matawalle’s corruption probe reopened
Protesters from Zamfara State have demanded that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) look into the case of Bello Matawalle, the former governor of the state.The demonstrators, operating under the banner of the APC Loyalists Forum, demanded that the EFCC look into every petition filed against the ex-governor, including claims of alleged contract diversion of up to N70 billion…
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Binance crypto founder Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
The founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation. He was sentenced in U.S District Court in Seattle, as all the efforts of his lawyers to put him on probation without any prison time crashed. Judge Richard A. Jones, who…
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Police parade Kaduna-Abuja train attack mastermind
The police paraded on Thursday Ibrahim Abdullahi (aka Mande), the alleged mastermind of the March 28, 2022, Kaduna-Abuja train attack, and Auwal Ayuba, his accomplice. Others thought to be frightening locals, drivers and travellers on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway were also paraded. Among other ammunition, 48 AK-47s were found with the suspects. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed the…
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Police foil attempted child trafficking, arrest two in Abuja
By Innocent Raphael The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has thwarted an attempted child trafficking scheme, resulting in the arrest of two individuals, Kulu Dogonyaro and Elizabeth Ojah. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh, on Thursday, disclosed that the suspects were apprehended while trafficking 12 underage children, comprising eight girls and four…
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Police identify killers of man shot dead at fuel queue in Lagos
Following the killing of Toheeb Eniafe at a fuel station in the Obalende area of Lagos State, the Nigerian Police has disclosed that the killers of the young man were police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command. According to the police, the killers of Eniafe were police officers serving at Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 17, Lion Building,…
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Alimosho LG holds peace, security meeting to tackle crime surge
By Innocent Raphael The Chairman of Alimosho Local Government in Lagos State, Jelili Sulaimon, has organized a critical peace and security meeting over escalating crime rates in the local community. A statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media to the Chairman, Babatunde Yusuf, said the gathering was a collaborative effort involving religious leaders, traditional heads, and law enforcement agencies,…
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Yahaya Bello’s administration was harsh, corrupt, full of murders, says Edwin Clark
Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark has described the administration of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello as harsh, corrupt, and riddled with murders. Clark made this statement during a Thursday appearance on Arise Television. Yahaya Bello, he claimed, was merely being obstinate after his rough tenure as the state’s governor. He said, “Yahaya Bello is just being stubborn. He has…
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Police arrest mastermind of Abuja-Kaduna train attack
The Nigeria Police Force said its operatives had arrested one Ibrahim Abdullahi, aka Mandi, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the March 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack, according to a report by the The Will. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Thirsday revealed this during a press briefing in Kaduna State. He stated that 48 AK-47…
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Osun NSCDC nabs fake doctor over death of pregnant woman
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has apprehended a 32-year old Oladiti Saheed Toyin for parading himself as a medical doctor. Toyin, a residence of No 2, Lakewu area, Ororuwo, Boripe Local Government area of Osun state allegedly attended to pregnant woman during childbirth which led to her death. The suspect,…
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