Crime & City Diary
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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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Yahaya Bello: We’ll not tolerate obstruction of operations going forward, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called out the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo for allegedly using his official vehicle and security cordons to protect and transport his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, whom EFCC agents were pursuing. The agents had barricaded Mr Bello’s residence in Abuja on Wednesday in an attempt to arrest him for suspected abuse of…
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Police thwart crime operation in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael A suspected criminal operation has been thwarted in the early hours of Thursday, by an anti-crime patrol team from the Maroko Police Division in Lagos State. Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, revealed this development on Thursday through a social media post on his X handle. According to reports, the officers sprang into action after…
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Nigerian Army clears air on personnel involvement in cable theft at Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian Army (NA) has expressed concerned about the alleged involvement of two of its personnel in a reported case of theft the Dangote Refinery in Lagos. Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement said the act of criminality, which was prevented by the proactive intervention of vigilant troops and private security operatives on duty at…
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Lagos Police recovers vehicle from car snatchers in Ikotun
…arrests one By Innocent Raphael Police officers from the Ikotun Division on patrol have intercepted a group of car snatchers, while conducting a routine patrol near the Abaranje district of the area. Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a statement on his X handle on Wednesday, disclosing the incident happened in the early…
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