Crime & City Diary
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Ogun Police raises alarm over lifeless body of young man in Ogijo
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command on Sunday night raised alarm over the discovery of a fresh abandoned corpse in the Kadesh area of Ogijo, in Sagamu local government area of Ogun State. A statement by the command Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Omolola Odutola disclosed that the discovery of an abandoned corpse occured around 15:30…
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Ogun: So-Safe Corps nab suspected cultist, recover pistol
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps, (So-Safe Corps) has arrested Kabiru Adedotun, popularly known K.B, a suspected Eye Confraternity cultist terrorizing Ogun communities. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf. Yusuf disclosed that the tactical squad…
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Fire guts 10-storey mandilas building in Lagos Island
A 10-storey building on Broad Street in Lagos Island local government area of Lagos State has caught fire. The fire engulfed the popular Mandilas building in the area starting from the first floor of the building and has escalated to the fourth floor. An eyewitness disclosed that the fire started around 3:30pm on Sunday and could not ascertain the monetary…
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Five abducted Abuja sisters regain freedom
Five of the six sisters from the Al-Kadriyar family, who were recently abducted by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja, have been released. This was revealed in a post on X by Kabiru Aminu, who identifies himself as the family’s uncle saying the girls were released on Saturday night. The post included the sisters in a now-viral video among…
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Ex-power minister, Agunloye released from prison after meeting bail conditions
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, has been released from the Kuje Correctional Centre after meeting the requirements for his bail, an official at the prison service has confirmed. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service’s Federal Capital Territory Command, Adamu Duza, confirmed Agunloye’s release. He stated, “Agunloye has been released from the prison after meeting his bail…
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Police arrest five robbery suspects at Agege under bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five suspects Akeem Alabi (30), Toba Bolu (20), Abah Abdullahi (35), Sulaiman Mohammed (32), and Yusuf Alabi (30) for robbery. The Command disclosed this in a post on its official X account on Friday. Police said, “Yesterday, around 10:30 p.m. operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS), acting on credible intelligence arrested five robbery…
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Police arrests Chinaza, notorious Abuja kidnapper
The Nigeria Police Force have arrested suspected kidnapper Chinaza Phillip. Phillip’s arrest was conveyed in a FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, on Friday. According to the statement, the suspected kidnapper was arrested on Thursday. The statement read, “The FCT Police Command wishes to confirm the arrest of one Chinaza Phillip, a notorious Abuja kidnapper by police operatives…
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EFCC boss, Olukoyede, warns investigators against bribery
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has expressed concerns over the persistent solicitation of bribes from investigators within the commission, calling it an embarrassing situation. Olukoyede, also warned its investigation team that all activities relating to arrests and granting of bail must comply with international best practices. He said this move is aimed at…
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Ilorin: NSCDC arrests man for attempting to kidnap school children
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has foiled attempted kidnap of school children returning from school on Thursday. The suspect, 37 years old Yusuf Ajala, was apprehended at Isale Asa Opomalu around 1pm. Ajala who claimed that he saw the victims on their way back from school and asked them…
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Court grants Emefile permission to travel outside Abuja, scales charges from six to 20
A High Court in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The judge, Hamza Muazu who gave the ruling on Thursday ruled that Mr Emefiele must remain in the country. The former CBN governor is standing trial on six counts bordering on procurement fraud…
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