Crime & City Diary
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You can’t retaliate if policeman slaps you, says Adejobi
No Nigerian has the right to confront a policeman or retaliate even if slapped, according to the Police Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Speaking through his Twitter account, the Force PRO advised any such victim of Police brutality to rather file a complaint with the law enforcement agency. He was reacting to a viral video of a man…
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BREAKING: Evans gets 21-year jail term for kidnapping
Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, have been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced the duo to jail on Monday. They were accused of conspiring and kidnapping Sylvanus Ahanonu Hafia at about 5:30 pm on June 23, 2014, at…
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EFCC arrests siblings, 14 others for alleged internet fraud in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 16 persons over alleged cases of cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds in Ilorin. They were arrested on Thursday, September 15, 2022 following credible intelligence worked upon by the Commission. The suspects, including two siblings: Ahmed Ismail and Toheeb Ismail,…
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RRS arrests ex-convict for allegedly stealing two power generators
Men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested an ex-convict allegedly working as a guard at Ojota New Garage for being in possession of two suspected stolen 2.8 KVA generators. WesternPost gathered that the suspect, Yekini Opeyemi, 35, was arrested at about 4:00a.m near Odo-Iya Alaro, Ojota in company of others (now at large) trying to load one Firman…
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Abiodun vows action against sponsors, perpetrators of Agosasa violence
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to go after the sponsors and perpetrators of mayhem in Agosasa, Ipoka Local Government Area of the state over the Obaship tussle. Clashes had erupted in the town at the weekend over the next Oja of Agosasa, leading to the death of at least one person. The violence also…
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Ogun community boils over Obaship tussle, three killed, cars burnt
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta There was complete pandemonium in Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State on Monday as three persons were killed and properties destroyed over alleged Obaship tussle. There has been tension in the town on who becomes the Oja of Agosasa, following the death of the first Oja, Oba James Elegbede in February 2022.The tussle got…
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Police arrest four for stealing vechicle parts
Police operatives attached to Surulere Division have arrested four members of a syndicate that specialize in vandalizing and selling vehicle parts. Spokesman for Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday September 7, 2022 after a report was received that three Mercedes Benz SUVs brought in for repairs at a mechanic…
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Illegal haulage: Dangote patrol team arrests, hand over errant drivers to authorities
In a renewed effort to rid the Dangote Group of unscrupulous drivers who engaged in illegal haulage activities and others who constituted themselves into menace to other road users, the company’s drivers’ Patrol team, has made several arrests of drivers, and handed them over to relevant authorities. Dangote’s management, it would be recalled, recently solicited the help of members of…
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Police arrest six suspected cultists for attempting to kill traditional ruler in Ogun
Six suspected members of the Eiye cult group have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill the traditional ruler of Gbokoto land, in Yewa, Oba G.O Olukunle, The suspects, according to the state police command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, were arrested on Sunday 11th of September 2022, while attempting to kill the traditional ruler…
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BREAKING: Nine persons rescued as storey building sinks in Lagos
Nine persons have been rescued in a sinking one-storey building in the Ikeja area of Lagos, following the downpour experienced overnight in many parts of the state. WesternPost learnt that the building, located at 47 Akinwunmi Street, Akinwunmi North Estate Mende, Maryland. began sinking in the early hours of today (Monday) after the rainfall. Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),…
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