Crime & City Diary
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Shops destroyed as gas explosion rocks Ifako-Ishaga area
Many shops were destroyed due to the explosion that rocked Olusesi street in the Ifako-Ishaga area of Lagos. No casualty was recorded at the time of filing this report, with operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service responding to the outbreak timeously. According to a witness, a gas leak from a shop along the road caused the explosion.…
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BREAKING: Fire razes shops at Ikeja Computer Village
Goods worth millions of Naira got burnt as fire guts some shops at computer village in Ikeja area of Lagos state. The fire was said to have started in the early hours of Wednesday as fire fighters and rescue officers were on the scene to put out the fire before it spreads beyond the shops. Fire in computer village right…
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Forged documents used to withdraw $6.2m from CBN, says Ex-SGF, Mustapha
A former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has hinted that the $6.2 million was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023, using forged document. Mustapha, who said he knew nothing about the money which was used to pay foreign election observers, said the document in question did not emanate from the…
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LASTMA arrests serial impersonator after collecting N140,000 from impounded vechicles owners
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have apprehended a serial impersonator after collecting N140,000 from owners of vehicles impounded for traffic infractions by the Agency. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr. Adebayo Taofiq confirmed that the suspect was apprehended by the monitoring and surveillance team of the Agency at Oshodi. The suspect was…
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LASG dislodges miscreants occupying pedestrian bridges
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps on Monday dislodged miscreants and beggars occupying pedestrian bridges in the state. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X handle on Monday. According to Wahab, the enforcement followed complaints from the public concerning the activities of the miscreants and beggars which discourage pedestrians…
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Iwo monarch declares man wanted, places N50,000 bounty on suspect
Iwo monarch declares mThe Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdur-Rasheed Akanbi has declared one Lateef Hassan of Belio compound, Iwo wanted over unlawful activities. A statement personally signed by the monarch, said he placed a bounty of N50,000 on the said runaway suspect. The monarch disclosed that the suspect has been causing unrest in some parts of the town recently and…
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Police nab leader of one chance robbery syndicate in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command on Monday arrested Ndubisi George, leader of a one-chance robbery syndicate operating within Itire, Aguda, Cele and Surulere. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X handle, said that a grey Toyota Camry was recovered from George, adding that efforts were on to arrest other members of the syndicate. Hundeyin said…
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Osun Police arrest 19 suspected armed robbers, car thieves, others
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command on Monday disclosed that it has arrested 19 suspects over alleged armed robbery, conspiracy, theft, kidnapping, and being members of the unlawful confraternity. The suspects arrested include: Seyi Ojo, male, 33 years old; Kamorudeen Quadri, male, 32 years old; Ogbemudia Sunday, male, 48 years old; Fatai Toheeb, male, 22 years old; David…
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Emefiele requested for the disbursement of $6.2m to observers, witness reveals
A deputy director, branch operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Onyeka Ogbu revealed that former CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, sought approval for the disbursement of $6,230,000 to international election observers. Ogbu said this while testifying before a federal capital territory high court in Maitama, as the first prosecution witness in the suit against Emefiele. Leading the witness…
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One injured in Ikate Elegushi fire incident
One injured as fire engulfed several makeshift structures in the Ikate-Elegushi area of Lagos State. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the occurrence of the inferno in a statement issued on Monday, following the incident that transpired Sunday night. “One male adult injured and treated by LASAMBUS and in stable condition,” she said,…
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