Crime & City Diary
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LAWMA destroys 400 carts, says pushers constitute security challenge
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has destroyed more than 400 carts confiscated from pushers, who serially dump waste at unauthorised locations across the city, in clear violation of the environmental laws of the state. Commenting on the exercise which took place at LAWMA’s Ogudu facility, Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, stated that the exercise which would be a continuous one,…
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Lagos Police deny cover-up in Lekki lynching case
The Lagos State Police Command has denied the allegation of cover-up levelled against it in the case involving the lynching of David Imoh in Lekki on May 12. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement on Monday said the police have arrested seven suspects in connection to the crime. He also denied the story…
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Arewa community says foreigners perpetrate Okada crimes in Lagos
…promises cooperation with Lagos govt on restriction, prosecution The Arewa Community in Lagos State said it is in support of the ban placed on the operation of Okada in some local governments in the state. The group, under the aegis of Lagos State Arewa Community (LASACOMM), in a communique at the end of an extra-ordinary meeting on Monday said it…
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Ondo Amotekun arrests 4000 bandits, hoodlums in four months, says Corps Commander
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun said over 4,000 bandits and hoodlums have been arrested in the last four months in the state. The Corps Commander and Special Adviser to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Security Matters, Chief Tunji Adeleye disclosed this in Akure at the weekend while speaking on the readiness of the corps to join…
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Lagos govt gives 14-day eviction notice to Alaba Rago traders
The Lagos State government on Thursday issued a 14-day eviction notice to the occupants of the Alaba Rago Market. According to the State Police Command, the notice was issued after months of negotiation between the state government and representatives of the occupiers of the market. A joint team of Rapid Response Squad and Lagos Task Force went to inform the…
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Lagos confiscates over 300 motorcycles in a single day
Lagos State government on Thursday began clampdown on Okada riders on all highways across six Local Government Areas and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Wednesday announced a total ban on Okada effective from June 1 in Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Surulere, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, and Apapa. At Ikeja early Thursday morning taskforce officers were seen…
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Police arrest kidnappers of Greenfield University students
The Nigeria Police has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. The arrest comes more than a year after the incident happened in Kaduna when gunmen invaded the school hostel and went away with 20 students and three…
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Amotekun Corps arrest two friends for gang raping 17year old girl
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Operatives of Western Nigeria Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested two friends, Olamilekan Elijah (23) and Adegoroye Afeez (24) for allegedly gang raping a 17 years old girl. The duo who claimed to be cocoa and cashew nut sellers confirmed that they were members of Alora Fraternities. Addressing journalists in Osogbo on…
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Finance minister suspends accountant-general over N80bn fraud
Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has suspended the Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris. The AGF was suspended in a letter the finance minister wrote to him dated May 18. According to the finance minister, his suspension was as a result of his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over fraud-related matters amounting to N80 billion.…
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