Crime & City Diary
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Lagos Police rescues robbery suspects from mob
By Innocent Raphael Two robbery suspects, Kehinde Olayinka and Junior Olanrewaju have been rescued by the Police from an angry mob and subsequently detained. The duo aged 22 and 21 respectively were part of a five man gang accused of robbing a passerby of her phone on Tuesday night. According to reports, while a passerby was making a phone call…
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14 buildings destroyed in Dosunmu fire disaster- NEMA
The fire that engulfed part of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island, resulting in the collapse of four buildings and severe damage to fourteen others. Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye disclosed that the fire’s origin was suspected to be from the refueling of a running generator within the market premises. Despite concerted efforts from…
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Fire razes buildings in Dosunmu market
…goods worth millions of Naira destroyed By Innocent Raphael Just a day after firefighters extinguished a blaze at Apongbon market, another market, Dosumu Market, has succumbed to flames, causing extensive damage to goods worth millions of Naira. Emergency crews from the Lagos fire service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are working to contain the fire and prevent it from…
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EFCC vows to arrest hotels, schools transacting payment in dollars
Kunle Sanni The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it will arrests hotels, schools, and other establishments that dare to demand payment in dollars from their local customers. The EFCC warns schools, supermarkets, hotels, and others to stop charging in dollars or foreign currencies within the country. The EFCC’s Chairman, Ola Olukoyede stated this on Monday in the EFCC’s…
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2 arrested for forgery, extortion at Lagos Ports
By Innocent Raphael The Maritime Police Command in Lagos has apprehended two individuals for a string of offences including conspiracy, forgery of official documents, impersonation, blackmail, and extortion targeting businesses at the nation’s ports. The command disclosed this in a statement signed by Acting Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ehinmide Rowland on Tuesday. The suspects, identified as Gbenga Solomon, and…
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Zone 2 Police raid adulterated alcohol production factory, shut illegal facility
By Innocent Raphael The Zone 2 Police Command Onikan, Lagos, has announced the closure of an illegal facility and capture of a couple involved in the production and distribution of assorted adulterated alcoholic beverages. This was contained in a statement by the command on Tuesday, signed by Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ayuba Umma On April 4, a crackdown…
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Eid-el-Fitri: NSCDC deploys 2,000 personnel in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has taken proactive measures to ensure the safety and security of residents during this year’s Eid-ul-Fitri celebration. The law enforcement agency stated this on Monday in a statement signed by Civil Defence PRO, DSC Oluwaseun Abolurin. Eid-el-Fitri, also known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,”…
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Maintain clean environment beyond Eid-el-Fitr- LAWMA
By Innocent Raphael The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has enjoined Lagosians to ensure they imbibe the virtues of maintaining a clean environment beyond the festivities season. Stating this on Monday in a press release by the agency, Gbadegesin congratulated the Muslim faithfuls on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, and the…
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Court remands Binance executive in prison, case adjourn till April 18
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan in Kuje correctional centre pending the determination of his bail application. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after he pleaded not guilty to the money laundering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday. The EFCC had accused Binance,…
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FRSC to Nigerians: Don’t blame evil spirits for crashes
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali-Biu, has said that road traffic crashes (RTCs) were not caused by spiritual manipulations or any other form of evil spirits. “The crashes are caused by physical errors; there’s nothing spiritual about them,” Ali-Biu said at the flag-off of the 2024 Sallah mega motor park rally on Saturday in…
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