Crime & City Diary
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Many injured in Gbagada bridge auto crash
By Innocent Raphael Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have swiftly responded to a collision on Gbagada Bridge toward Gbagada express way in the late hours of Sunday, rescuing a 3-year-old girl and four others in the process. Confirming the incident, Adebayo Taofiq, Head of LASTMA Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, stated that the rescued individuals were…
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19 die in Kogi auto crash
Nineteen persons have died in an auto crash in the Okene area of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Sunday. “Emergency rescue teams of the Federal Road Safety Corps endured another over three hours of inferno in their bid to rescue road traffic victims at the scene of a fatal crash that claimed 19 lives on…
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BREAKING: Gov Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator shot dead
Alaba Abbey, a campaign coordinator for Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been shot dead. Abbey was reportedly gunned down at his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South-west Local Government Area of Ondo State The victim, who served as a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF) was the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Notorious drug lords sentenced to life imprisonment
…as NDLEA intensifies crackdown on drug trafficking By Innocent Raphael Following a relentless war against drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), two prominent drug kingpins, Uwaezuoke Ikenna Christian and Agbo Chidike Prince, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement in large-scale cocaine operations spanning continents. A statement released by the agency on Sunday and…
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EFCC nabs 34 suspected currency speculators
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, attached to the Taskforce on Currency mutilation, Dollarization of the Economy and Forex Malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators for alleged foreign exchange fraud. They were arrested in a sting operation following credible intelligence about illegal sales of dollars at the Wuse Zone 4 area of the Federal Capital Territory…
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EFCC arraigns four over alleged obstruction of lawful duty
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four suspects before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court over alleged obstruction of lawful duty and assault against officers of the Commission. The suspects are; Rukayya Ahmed Mustapha, Sadiya Usman Mohammed, Ameera Uthman and Nafisat Usman. They were arraigned on one-count separate charges…
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BREAKING: 4 dead, 6 vechicles burnt in Ogun gas explosion
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Four persons have died in a gas explosion at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Also, six vechicles were burnt to ashes as residents scampered for safety . The explosion was believed to have been triggered by an accident involving a gas tanker. An eyewitness said a vehicle manovered along the road railings, leading to…
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This is the accomodation Bobrisky enjoys in jail
By Innocent Raphael The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Lagos State Command, amid public concerns, have disclosed that controversial social media personality, Bobrisky, has been placed in a shared cell within its premises, instead of a private accommodation. Command spokesperson, Rotimi Oladokun, in an interview with Channels Televisions confirmed the the NCoS made the decision due to the lack of en-suite…
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N3bn Fraud: How Oyo-Ita, allies allegedly diverted public funds to private companies- Prosecution Witness
Prosecution Witness Eight, (PW8), Hamma Adama Bello in the trial of former Head of Service (HoS), Winifred Oyo-Ita on Thursday, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how the defendant and her subordinates allegedly diverted public funds into their private companies. This was contained in a statement posted on the EFCC Facebook page. Oyo-Ita, the…
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ONSA arms deal: N4.6b was traced to Bafarawa’s Son-Witness tells Court
The Second Prosecution Witness, Hamza Abdullahi in the trial-within-trial of former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others, has told Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, that a sum of N4.633billion was traced to the account of Dalhatu Investment Limited where Bafarawa’s son, Sagir Attahiru Bafarawa and one other person identified as Nasir, were…
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