Crime & City Diary
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Lagos Police arrests grandmother for locking up grandchildren
Police operatives in Lagos State have arrested a grandmother for locking up three of her grandchildren. Spokesman for the Lagos Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the suspect’s neighbours alerted them about the development. “All thanks to vigilant neighbours who alerted the police, these children were rescued by police officers from Ikotun Division after being locked up in a room for…
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4 dead, 7 injured in Ogun auto accidents
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Saturday confirmed that four persons lost their lives in two separate accidents in Ogun State. The first accident, according to a statement made available to newsmen by the spokesperson Ogun State sector of FRSC, Florence Okpe, occurred late last night on Ijebu Ode-Ore expressway after Ogbere junction at about…
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EFCC grills 11 over oil theft in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation of 11 suspected oil thieves and one vessel, MT SAISNIL II, handed over to the Commission by the Nigerian Navy, NNS Beecroft, Apapa, Lagos. The suspects are: Jimoh Olusola, Akinrodoye Tobias, Idolor Ogun, Blessed Udoh Michael, Fineface Zorte, Victor Ime Edem, Shofela Bode,…
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Kwara Police nabs 11 over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, illegal possession of fire arms
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara state Police command has arrested 11 suspects over alleged Kidnapping, Homicide,Armed robbery , and llegal possession of fire arms . Parading the suspect at the Police Headquarters in Ilorin ,the state Commisssioner of Police ,Victor Olaiya said the suspects were arrested in different parts of the state. According to him, the successes recorded was as a…
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Police arrest man with 1,040 tons of Indian hemp in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael In a recent development, authorities have apprehended a 43-year-old man identified as Obiefule Nwagha for purportedly transporting 1,040 tons of Indian hemp. The incident unfolded at the Ilufe waterside jetty situated in the bustling Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos State. According to sources within the police division, detectives from the Tactical Squad, Ijaniki, trailed a white Mercedes…
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Police apprehend driver for squeezing 15 children into car in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael In a daring act of recklessness, a driver has been apprehended by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for squeezing 15 children into a Volkswagen Passat car in Lagos. The development was disclosed in a statement signed on Friday by the Spokesman for Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin. According to reports, the alarming situation unfolded on the…
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Gunmen kill Taraba monarch inside palace
By Innocent Raphael Gunmen have reportedly infiltrated the palace of Abdulmutalib Jankada, the traditional ruler of Sansani chiefdom in Taraba state, and fatally shot him while he was resting after the day’s activities. Witnesses reported that the assailants, arriving on motorcycles, swiftly targeted the monarch, firing multiple shots before fleeing the scene with his phones in their possession. The attack…
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Court remands 14 suspected cultists over culpable homicide in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin An Ilorin Magistrate’s court has remanded 14 suspected cultists for allegedly attacking three members of a family- Basheer, Kareem and Quadri Onimangos of Onimango compound in Ilorin. The suspected cultist were Mustapha Onide, Abdulmalik Abdulfatai, Kehinde Onimango, Ahmed Onide, Tunde Onide, Jimoh Sapo, Ibrahim Onide, Abdulgafar Fatai, Abdulrasak Abubakar, Yusuf Onimango, Hammed Onimango, Hussein Bello, Adam…
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NSCDC nabs 19yrs old boy for alleged rape of minor in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has arrested a 19-year-old boy Jamiu Akande for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl at Pakata area in ilorin. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASC Ayoola Shola in Ilorin on Thursday, narrated that ” On Tuesday, April 16th, 2024, at…
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Armed Robbery: Court sentences two to death by hanging
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Justice Ayo Oyebiyi of Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo on Thursday sentenced two middle aged men to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convicts are Wasiu Afolayan 36-year old and Kola Adeyemi 34–year old. They were arraigned before the court on four counts charges of conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful…
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