Crime & City Diary
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Protected: Lagos commissioner of police general investigation section declares Abel Ajibola Muyiwa wanted
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Police assures of safety on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Nigeria Police has assured Nigerians of their safety on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following reports of attacks on the road. Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department and Superintending Deputy Inspector-General for Southwest zones, DIG Babatunde Johnson Kokumo gave the assurance on Friday when he embarked on a strategic assessment tour of the expressway with…
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EFCC nabs 18 ‘yahoo boys’ in Ilorin, recovers five exotic cars
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, arrested 18 suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. They are Adeleye Ayodeji, Muhammed Ayub, Odelade Samuel, Sodiq Olanrewaju, Ola Francis, Adeniyi Damilare, Olalekan Samad, Tunde Ayodele, Zubair Buhari and Oladosu Naheem. Others are…
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Pastor in police net for defiling two underage sisters in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 30-year old prophet of Cherubim $ Seraphim Church, Ajuwon, Joseph Ogundeji for defiling two under age sisters who are members of his church. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi stated this in a statement on Tuesday. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect was…
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Truck crushes two police officers to death in Ekiti
Two policemen were confirmed killed by a truck in Ado Ekiti on Monday while heading to their duty post. The policemen were killed in the Adebayo area of Ado Ekiti metropolis while in transit around Ado-Ifaki dual carriageway. A source told journalists at the scene of the incident that the truck driver fled immediately after the incident but was later…
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NDLEA seize cannabis sativa worth N83.4m in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says the collaborative efforts of his administration and operatives of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun State Command is not in vain, as it has resulted in a drastic reduction in crime rate and abuse of drugs in the state. Speaking at the NDLEA Ogun Command in Abeokuta,…
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Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s case indefinitely
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, in a short ruling, adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court. The development followed an oral application…
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Police parade 10 suspects for murder, kidnapping, robbery in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Commissioner, Paul Odama on Thursday paraded 10 suspects linked to murder, kidnapping and robbery cases in the state. Odama said a suspect, 45 years old Umaru Mohammed, who kidnapped two siblings, Umaru and Yusuf Ibrahim, sent on errand to a nearby village in Ijan Otun via Oro in Irepodun Local Government and demanded N30…
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Police arrest man for shooting, injuring protesting students in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has arrested a 32 years old man, Falomo Tolulope, who shot at some protesting students in the state. It would be recalled that, on 27th October, 2022 at about 11am while the students of the College of Education, Ilesa were on peaceful protest, Falomo shot at the protesters with a pump action…
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Insecurity: IGP acquires, deploys 3 asisguard songar armed drones to strategic locations
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has acquired three high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for improved armed surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country as a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of the Nigeria Police Force. The newly acquired drones will surely assist…
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