Crime & City Diary
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Ritualists murder TESCOM director in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji Akure The corpse of a director in the Ondo State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mr. Gbenga Olofingboyegun, has been discovered in Akure, the state capital. Olofingboyegun, who was the Director of the Department of Research and Statistics in TESCOM, was declared missing on Thursday after he left the office for undisclosed reasons. His body was found on…
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BREAKING: Six workers trapped as 7-storey building collapses in Lekki
Six artisans were trapped in a 7-storey building that collapsed on Sunday morning in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident occurred at Oba Idowu Oniru Street by Ave Maria Hospital, near Sandfield Bus Stop, Lekki. Confirming the incident, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu told WesternPost that the building collapsed around 3am, adding…
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48-year old pastor in police net for impregnating 12-year old church member
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 48 years old Michael Abiodun for defiling and impregnating a 12 years old church member (name withheld). Abiodun is the Pastor of “The Light House Gospel Church”, Oluwo, Owode Egba, in Obafemi Owode Local Government Areas of Ogun State. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer…
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Police arrest fake PCRC member for N1.4m fraud
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A self-acclaimed Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) member, Alhaji Musa Araokanmi has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for collecting N1.4million from one Halimot Olorunlomeru under the pretense that he will assist her to get auctioned car and motorcycles from police auction sales. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Abimbola…
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Police nab notorious traffic robber in Lagos
Polimen from Adeniji-Adele Police Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a traffic robber notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings at the Ilubirin end of the Third Mainland Bridge. The suspect, Charles Igbadoh was arrested following constant patrol by police officers in the area. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday, the…
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DSS denies ‘abducting innocent Nigerians’
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports it abducts innocent Nigerians. This was contained in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya. Afunnaya while stating that the reports were untrue, said that the agency makes arrests “when, where and if necessary,” which “is evidently carried out in line with tenets of democratic ideals”. “The attention of…
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Police arrest motorcyclist, passenger for raping 18-year old in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday arrested two men, Emmanuel Thompson and Joshua Godwin who conspired together to gang rape an 18-year old girl (name withheld). Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement. Oyeyemi said the suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged at Ogijo…
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Osun Police debunk purported attack on Fayose
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has reacted to a report circulating on social media that Mr. Isaac Fayose, a younger brother to former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose was attacked by gunmen. The command, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola and made available to newsmen in Osogbo said no…
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NSCDC arrests two rail track vandals in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has paraded two suspects, Waheed Ganiyu and Mojeed Afolabi for allegedly vandalising rail tracks in the state. The incident allegedly occurred on the 26 August, at Ogbondoroko in Asa Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects in Ilorin, on Tuesday, NSCDC spokesperson,…
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Court denies Abba Kyari bail, trial starts October 19
The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused bail to suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and four others. Justice Emeka Nwite declined their bail application at the court’s sitting on Tuesday. He, however, fixed October 19, 20 and 21st as the trial dates for the accused. Ruling on the bail application, Justice Nwite said the applicants failed to…
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