Crime & City Diary
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Osun NSCDC seeks family of abandoned teenager
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 15-year-old girl, Quadija Abimbola, was found wandering alone in Owode-Ede, Osun State, on January 19, 2025. In a statement signed by the spokesperson for the Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke, Quadija was seen roaming the streets at 1:00 a.m. before being taken to the Owode-Ede division of…
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Court orders final forfeiture of property in Lagos
Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of a property, a u-shaped two-storey building in Lagos, to the federal Government of Nigeria.The property is situated in the premises of a private school in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. EFCC made this known in a post on its…
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3 dead, 19 rescued as boat capsizes in Rivers
Two male adults and a young girl have lost their lives in a boat accident in Rivers. The three passengers drowned following the capsizing of their boat which was travelling from Port Harcourt the Rivers state capital to Bonny Island. Nineteen of the passengers were also rescued. Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirming the incident to…
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Osun: Pardoned ex-convict Lands in court for stealing plasma TV
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An ex-convict pardoned by Governor Ademola Adeleke, Adebayo Omisakin Sunday, has been re-arrested and arraigned for allegedly stealing a plasma TV in Osun State. Sunday, whose name appeared as number 8 on the governor’s pardon list, was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing a plasma television valued at ₦600,000. The offence was…
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LASTMA nabs ‘One Chance’ syndicate in Surulere
…Recovers 7 stolen phones The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested a notorious “One-Chance” gang that used a specially marked commercial bus (KSF 56 XL) to prey on and rob innocent commuters in Surulere area of the state. A statement issued by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA Adebayo Taofiq, said the arrest took place near…
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Nigeria Immigration nabs 90 foreigners for alleged cybercrime in Rivers
Operatives of the Nigeria Immigration Service, in collaboration with other security agencies, have apprehended 90 foreign nationals for alleged cybercrime-related offences. The Rivers State Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Y.I. Abdulmajeed confirmed their arrest in a statement on Tuesday. Abdulmajeed said they were raided in their hideout following an intelligence report on their activities in the area. He disclosed…
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State policing key to effective security, says Osun Amotekun commandant
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun Commandant of the Western Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, Dr. Isaac Omoyele, has dismissed fears that state policing could be used for political manipulation, describing it as a necessary step toward achieving effective security. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Osogbo on Tuesday, Omoyele argued that the existing federal police force is equally…
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Police arrest two suspects for vandalism in Ogun
Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with the vandalism of IBEDC installation wires and iron rods in the Ogunmakin area. The suspects, identified as Agbo Jeremiah, 34, and Sunday Ngbuta, 29, were apprehended on January 20, 2025, by officers attached to the Safer Highway patrol unit. According to a press statement signed by…
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Why we closed the Panteka Market in Abuja – FCT Police boss
The Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner, CP Olatunji Disu, has said the command closed the Panteka International Market in Dei-Dei, a suburb of Abuja, to guarantee adequate screening of scrap sellers at the market. Speaking to reporters on Monday, CP Disu decried the persistent scavenging theft of manhole covers and other public and private infrastructure. According to him, to properly…
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5 dead,1 injured in Ogun fatal auto accident
Three male and two female adults have died in a tragic motor accident on Sunday night near FATGBEMS bus stop along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The accident involving a driver of an unidentified Mercedes-Benz SUV took place as the driver was heading towards Move. A statement issued on Monday by the Spokesperson for Ogun Police Command, Omolola…
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