Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: One dead, many injured as rival youths clash in Ogba
One person dead and several injured following a clash between rival youths at Ogba area of Ikeja in Lagos State. A youth was said to be stabbed to death near Ogba Bus Stop on Thursday night following a dispute with a trader. The corpse of the youth was laid on the floor of a blue mini bus parked in front…
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EFCC nabs 48 KWASU students, 2 others for cybercrime in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, (KWASU) and two residents of Malete over offences bordering on Internet fraud popularly referred to as yahoo-yahoo. According to EFCC, the arrest was sequel to credible intelligence over the rising trend of yahoo-yahoo business…
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Concern as Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho returns to Nigeria
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho has returned to the country amid concerns that the travails of the Oke Ogun born activist may yet be over. Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki confirmed the development. Videos of the activist in his Oke Ogun homestead have also surfaced on the social media. Reports indicate that Sunday Igboho returned to Nigeria…
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Lagos, Ogun Police Commands begin joint patrol on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Innocent Raphael The Lagos and Ogun State Police Commands have begun a joint patrol on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to prevent crime in the area. This was disclosed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on his X handle on Thursday. Hundeyin stated that the joint patrols will cover Kara Bridge to Sagamu Interchange, urging motorists not to…
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Fifteen rescued, One dead as boat collides with shoreline in Lagos
By Raphael Innocent The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) rescued fifteen passengers onboard an ill-fated boat following an incident around 6:50 pm on Wednesday. The spokesperson for LASWA, Wuraola Alake, in a statement issued on Thursday, disclosed that the ferry with seventeen passengers on board had collided with a submerged shoreline concrete at a construction site around the power line…
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BREAKING: Lagos Taskforce arrests 110 suspects specialise in destroying rail track
The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce, on Thursday, arrested 110 persons suspected of destroying and stealing rail tracks. The suspects were arrested at midnight in an ongoing operation to clean up and secure the Redline rail track around the Pen-Cinema-Iju Fagba corridor. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab confirmed the arrests in a post on his X handle on…
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BREAKING: Lagos Police rescues female secondary school student from abductors
The Lagos Police Command, on Wednesday, rescued a female secondary school student from abductors who tricked her into their car in Ikotun area of the state. WesternPost gathered that the community noticed the suspicious movement of the abductors and quickly informed the police in Ikotun of the presence of the strange people. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in…
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NSCDC arrests 51 yrs old man for sexually assaulting 14-yrs old girl in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at Gbaagba- Airport Road in ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. On Monday, February 19, 2024, at about 13:35hrs, the complainant (Name Withheld) filed a complaint at the Gender…
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EFCC Lagos Command arrests six suspects for alleged currency racketeering
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in currency racketeering and the sale of new naira notes for commercial purposes. The suspects were; Adebayo Amupitan, Alimat Oyebode, Isiaka Yusuf, Adeoti Folake, Kafayat Yakub, and Bose Lateef. The anti-graft agency made this known in a post…
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Police nab three men with stolen cables in Ojodu
The Lagos Police Command, on Wednesday arrested three men, Babatunde Murutu, Segun Lawal and Adebayo Iyanu with stolen Cables. It was gathered that the three suspects were roaming around the Ojodu environment at midnight with bags containing cables, scissors and screwdrivers. WesternPost learnt that there had been several complaints of thevies stealing building materials of houses underconstruction in the vicinity…
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