Crime & City Diary
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EFCC seeks arrest of ex-NDDC boss, Tuoyo Omatsuli for Aaleged ₦3.6bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, prayed Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to issue a warrant of arrest to compel a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Tuoyo Omatsuli to attend his trial over an alleged N3.6bn fraud. Omatsuli , alongside Francis Momoh,…
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3 police officers face trial after tinted glass permit incident in Lagos
The Zone 2 Police Command has begun the trial of three police officers attached to the Zonal Intelligence Bureau in Lagos. The three officers facing trial were; ASP Kenedy Ereoah, Inspr Ademiluyi Adekunle and Inspr Ayo Gbenga. A statement issued by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Umma Ayuba, said the officers have been defaulted and being tried for…
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Ogun So-Safe rescues 17 year old boy from Kidnappers
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, codenamed So-Safe Corps, has rescued a 17 years old boy, Otohu Moses, from kidnappers in Olorunsogo Community. The agency also arrested Ojugbele Joshua who was one of the suspects. A statement issued by the agency’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf, said that…
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BREAKING: Fire guts pentecostal church in Ikeja
…casualties yet unknown The Household of David church in the Ikeja local government area of Lagos State has caught fire. According to eyewitness, the fire occurred at about 11am on Wednesday when the church suddenly saw the ceiling collapsed and immediately fire erupted from it. However, confirming the incident, the Lagos State Fire Service spokesperson, Amodu Shakiri, disclosed that the…
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LASG threatens to seal residential buildings used by churches, mosques
The Lagos state government has said that it would begin to seal residential buildings used by churches, mosques and other religious gatherings illegally. The government claimed that 30 days removal notice has been sent to operator of the religious entities. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the actions of the religious entities…
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LASG issues 5 days quit notice to squatters under Ijora bridge
The Lagos state government has issued a five days quit notice to squatters under the Ijora Causeway bridge and Lagos Blue rail Line over head bridge. The government directed them to remove all their shanties for constituting a danger to the Lagos Blue Line corridor or risk demolition and removal. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the…
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Policemen who asked Lagos motorist for tinted glass permit identified
The Nigeria Police Force has said the identities of three officers who stopped a motorist in Lagos to demand his tinted glass permit without their ID cards and uniforms have been known. The Force Police Public Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the development on his verified X handle @princemoye1 on Sunday. Adejobi, who was reacting to the video posted by…
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27 suspects arrested as Police raid criminals’ den in Lagos
Atleast 27 criminal suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Raid Response Squad (RRS) in their hideouts in Agege and Oshodi areas of Lagos state. Rapid Response Squad is a special crime fight unit under the Lagos State Police Command. The suspects were said to consist of 25 males and 2 females. A statement posted on the RRS official…
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Ejigbo killing, wicked, tragic says Osun APC
…consoles Ogiyan, Ejigbo people The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has consoled His Royal Majesty, the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyeyosin, over the killing of one of his prominent subjects in the ancient town on Saturday. The party which condemned the killing also commiserated with the entire people of Ejigbo, home and abroad, over…
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One kidnapped victim dies, nine rescued as police, abductors of Lagos PDP Chairman clash
A 37-year old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, has been confirmed dead after being hit by a stray bullet during a clash between Nigerian Police and kidnappers of Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Phillip Aivoji, along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that all efforts to prevent her death proved abortive as she was said to have died…
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