Crime & City Diary
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EFCC arrests General Overseer for N1.32bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said its operatives have arrested, the general overseer of Faith on the Rock Ministry International, Theophilus Ebonyi over alleged N1.32billion fraud. EFCC head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Monday said the cleric defrauded members of his church and other Nigerians to the tune of N1.32 billion…
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BREAKING: Lagos Police hands over rescued baby to parents, launches intense manhunt on buyer
The Lagos Police Command has handed over to the parents a baby rescued by the police from the family’s maid who absconded. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement posted few minutes ago on his X handle, said that due to the intense manhunt and pressure from the police, the buyer in the early hours of Monday…
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BREAKING: Fire razes Lagos sawmill, destroys goods worth millions of naira
A raging fire gutted a sawmill located at Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, Awori busstop area of Abule Egba on sunday afternoon. It was gathered that the fire began around 3:40pm and that the personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service came to the scene at about 4:20pm to quench it. According to an eyewitness, the fire burnt most of the…
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Police arrest two with 70 cartons of expired Cyproheptadine Caplets in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command has arrested two suspects, Augustine Egemoye and Innocent Eremosele with seventy cartons of expired feed fine cyproheptadine caplets 4g in Okokomaiko area of Ojo local government. The suspects were said to be arrested when transporting the expired drugs from Okokomaiko to Alaba market. Confirming the arrest, the Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a…
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VIDEO: Kidnappers release pupils of Apostolic Faith Primary School in Ekiti
The kidnapped pupils and staff of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti have regained their freedom. Watch the video below: The abductees were said to be released in the early hours of Sunday. They were kidnapped on Monday evening along Emure – Eporo Road while returning to Eporo after closing school. The kidnappers shot at the bus and later…
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Truck Crushes Man To Death At Mile 12
A yet-to-be-identified man has been crushed to death by a truck driver at Mile 12 Market along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, said the driver of the containerised truck with number plate LSR 901 XV lost…
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Lagos traditional ruler advises police against duplication of cases, parallel investigations
The traditional ruler of Otumara Community in Lagos Mainland of Lagos State, High Chief Kehinde Kalejaiye has urged the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force to standardise investigation processes in order to strengthen the criminal justice system. Kalejaiye also advised against the duplication of cases and parallel investigations in the police force. He gave the advice following the…
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Police arrest 13 suspects in connection with killing of two Ekiti monarchs
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed that it arrested 13 suspects in connection with the killing of two monarchs in Ekiti State. ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said that measures had also been taken to address the security challenge in the state. On Monday, gunmen killed two monarchs…
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Abdulrazaq condemns killing of Ekiti monarch, abduction of wife, two others
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has condemned the killing of Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government HRH retd General Segun Aremu. The monarch was reportedly shot dead in his palace on Thursday night by some unknown gunmen, who also whisked away his wife and two others. The governor’s message was contained in a statement signed by…
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EFCC denies accusing churches, mosques of money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has clarified that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, did not accuse any church or mosque of being involved in money laundering activities. In a statement issued by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, on Thursday, the EFCC said that some media outlets, especially Arise News, had misinterpreted…
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