Crime & City Diary
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LASTMA averts fire incident on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority have averted a potential diesel fire explosion early Thursday at Obadeyi, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. In an official statement from Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Taofiq Adebayo, it was confirmed that a tanker bearing the registration number JJJ 596 XX, fully loaded with diesel products, overturned at…
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NPF Recruitment: Police detect fake portal, warn applicants
The Nigeria Police Force has detected the existence of an unauthorised portal that has been misleading prospective applicants by soliciting applications in the name of the Force. This was revealed in a statement posted on the offcial X handle of the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday. The statement signed by the Force’s Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that the…
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EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Benin, Edo State. They were arrested at their hideouts, in different locations, following actionable intelligence on their nefarious activities, according to a statement posted via the EFCC X account. The suspects are Unvive Tegwolo, Imemesi Daniel, Ojo Osa Tohanmwen,…
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Court jails five internet fraudsters in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of five persons charged for internet fraud related offences before Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar and Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. They were; Quadri Musibau Olamilekan from Ijebu Ode, Ogun State; John Adamson Oladele from Ijero Local…
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BREAKING: Lagos CP removes Meiran DPO, 3 others over alleged extortion
The Lagos Police Commissioner, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has removed the Meiran Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Tony Abutu, and no fewer than three other policemen for allegedly extorting N200,000 from a mobile phone engineer and dealer, Ibrahim Saliu, in the state. Abutu, who was removed less than 24 hours after a report on Saliu’s allegations against the three policemen was published,…
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BREAKING: Police unveil identity of man who fired Ak-47 shots at Ladipo market reopening
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said it has identified the man filmed firing shots to celebrate the reopening of the Ladipo market, Lagos State. A viral video posted on X (formerly Twitter) showed a man discharging rounds into the air while onlookers cheered him on. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, initially confirmed the…
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BREAKING: Many injured as two BRT buses collide in Ikeja
Two BRT buses on Tuesday morning collided around Ile Zik area of Ikeja local government in Lagos state. Many passengers were injured as officials of Lagos State Transportation Management Agency were sighted at the acident scene controlling the traffic caused by the collision. The cause of the collision is yet to be determined as at the time of filing this…
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BREAKING: LASG arrests 31 persons for violating environmental laws
…. arraigns offenders in environmental court 31 persons have been arrested by the Lagos State government agencies for allegedly disposing waste at unauthorized locations. This act, according to the government, contravened the Lagos environmental laws. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on its official X (Twitter) handle. According to LAWMA, they were apprehended…
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ICPC to track N3.8 billion constituency projects in Sokoto
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has started following up on 72 executive and constituency projects in Sokoto that are worth more than N3.8 billion. The investigation is a part of the ‘ICPC Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking (CEPT)’ initiative, which is now being carried out in a number of states around the nation.…
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Court jails five over internet fraud in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, secured conviction of five persons over Internet fraud related offences before Justice Adenike Akinpelu and Mahmoud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin. The convicts were Oyedepo Olamilekan Benjamin from Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Suleiman Saheed…
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