Crime & City Diary
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NDLEA busts drug distribution rings across states
By Innocent Raphael In a series of coordinated operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended individuals involved in drug distribution across multiple states. This was made known in a statement made public on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja. According to the statement, Josephine Odunu, a 20-year-old hair stylist, and Edesemi…
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Fire razes Delta Community where 16 soilders were killed
The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also been made by the soldiers led by the General…
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Electric cable drum falls, kills one in Lagos
By Innocent Raphael An unidentified adult male tragically lost his life when an electric cable drum fell on him along Ojo-Igbede Road in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident occurred while a forklift was transferring armored cables from a container. According to a police source, the victim, who was walking past the area while using his…
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CDS Musa orders arrest of killers of military personnel in Delta
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has called for the investigation and arrest of those involved in the killing of military personnel in Okuoma community of Delta State. Musa gave the directive in a statement issued on Saturday by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig General Tukur Gusau. The statement read “The troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion,…
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Security issues warrant for ESN members, families
The Nigerian security has issued an official warrant for the arrest of several key members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The warrant specifically names Kenneth Asiegbu and other prominent ESN members, accusing them of involvement in criminal activities and terrorist actions against the state. Wanted List: Kenneth Asiegbu, Okafor Eze…
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EFCC files N84bn money laundering charges against Yahaya Bello, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday dragged former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged N84billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. The EFCC is prosecuting the quartet on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering, breach of…
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Police arrest dispatch rider for alleged stealing of vechicle
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a twenty-three year-old dispatch rider for making off with a Toyota Camry, 2010 model. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement read “Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended a twenty-three year-old dispatch rider for making off with a…
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Four Nigerians jailed in UK for defrauding Vodafone, others £400,000
About four Nigerian citizens and one female in Basingstoke, United Kingdom were jailed for defrauding major phone companies out of more than £400,000. The convicted are: Taofeeq Balogun, 30; Oluwadamilola Bolaji, 32; Taiwo Agusto, 43; Abidemi Adegbite, 56 and female among them, Carriba Johnson, 31. A report by basingstokegazette stated that the four people who pleaded guilty to defrauding Vodafone,…
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24-year old man kills friend with gas cylinder
By Innocent Raphael Peter Adebayo, a 24-year old man, has been arrested and charged with murder, for allegedly killing his friend, Lekan Raji, in Ondo State. The incident which happened at Ireakari Street, in Akure, saw the suspect smash his victim’s head with a cooking gas cylinder after taking hard substances known as Colorado. Adebayo was later charged before the…
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Vigilantes attack traveling bus in Taraba, seven passengers dead, others missing
By Innocent Raphael After an alleged vigilante attack on a bus in transit, seven dead passengers have been reportedly found in a Taraba State forest. The vehicle was said to have been enroute Zaki Biam in Benue State to Maihula in Bali local government area of Taraba State on Tuesday. Narrating his ordeal, the bus driver, Jimen Angera, disclosed that…
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