Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest five robbery suspects at Agege under bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects Akeem Alabi (30), Toba Bolu (20), Abah Abdullahi (35), Sulaiman Mohammed (32), and Yusuf Alabi (30) for robbery. The Command disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Friday. Police said, “Yesterday, around 10:30 p.m. operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS), acting on credible intelligence arrested five robbery…
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Police arrests Chinaza, notorious Abuja kidnapper
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested suspected kidnapper Chinaza Phillip. Phillip’s arrest was conveyed in a FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, on Friday. According to the statement, the suspected kidnapper was arrested on Thursday. The statement read, “The FCT Police Command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives…
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EFCC boss, Olukoyede, warns investigators against bribery
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concerns over the persistent solicitation of bribes from investigators within the commission, calling it an embarrassing situation. Olukoyede, also warned its investigation team that all activities relating to arrests and granting of bail must comply with international best practices. He said this move is aimed at…
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Ilorin: NSCDC arrests man for attempting to kidnap school children
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has foiled attempted kidnap of school children returning from school on Thursday. The suspect, 37 years old Yusuf Ajala, was apprehended at Isale Asa Opomalu around 1pm. Ajala who claimed that he saw the victims on their way back from school and asked them…
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Court grants Emefile permission to travel outside Abuja, scales charges from six to 20
A High Court in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The judge, Hamza Muazu who gave the ruling on Thursday ruled that Mr Emefiele must remain in the country. The former CBN governor is standing trial on six counts bordering on procurement fraud…
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‘You are doing well,’ IGP tells EFCC boss, Olukoyede
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, on his sterling efforts in fighting economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption since he assumed office, pointing out that he is doing well on his job. He gave the commendation in Abuja on Monday,…
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EFCC arrests ex-Minister, Charles Ugwuh, one other for alleged N3.6bn fraud
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6bn. Ugwuh was arrested alongside Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11, 2024, at No.2, Musa Yar Adua Way, New Owerri, Imo State, following a…
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Remi Tinubu mourns Nabeeha, extend condolences to family
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed her sorrow over the killing of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, one of the six sisters kidnapped by bandits in Abuja earlier this month. In a press statement issued on Monday, the First Lady described the death of Nabeeha as a “devastating loss” and extended her deepest condolences to…
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Lagos Taskforce seizes 344 motorcycles, vows to end Okada operations
The Lagos State Taskforce has seized no fewer than 344 commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, in a week-long raid across the state. The agency also vowed to end the operations of the recalcitrant bike riders in the state. This was made known by the agency’s Director, Press & Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, in a statement released on Sunday. “The Lagos…
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BREAKING: 2 bodies recovered as truck rams into motorcycle along Badagry expressway
Two dead bodies were recovered under an empty long ‘Man-Diesel’ truck which rammed into a motorcycle plying one-way along Lagos-Badagry expressway. WesternPost gathered that the two dead bodies were passengers on the motorcycle. Meanwhile, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of Lagos State Traffick Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement issued on Saturday, confirmed that the two…
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