Crime & City Diary
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Lagos police nab fake army captain for armed robbery
Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a fake Army Captain, Andy Teddy Edwards for armed robbery. The Command’s Spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement issued on Sunday, said that the fake soldier posed as a modeling agent and invite ladies for auditioning where he robbed them of their cars and valuables at gun point. Hundeyin explained that…
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Reaction as NDLEA docked Nysun Cleaning Services employee over drug trafficking
Reaction has continued to trail the arrest of Nysun Cleaning Services employee over roles in drug trafficking. The National Law Drug and Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) had arrested Ohiagu Sunday, an employee of Nysun Cleaning Services, who led a drug syndicate at the international airport. Speaking to our westernpost on Sunday , a human rights crusader, Benjamin Barnes Arekameh, Esq. of…
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Police suspend two SPY officers for wearing conventional uniforms
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has approved the suspension of two Supernumerary Police Officers (SPY) for wearing uniforms meant for conventional police officers. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The IGP also issued strict warning on the incessant, illegal and unwarranted use of Police uniforms restricted to bonafide serving…
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Lagos police apprehend fake soldier, military uniform’s supplier
Detectives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a fake soldier, Oluwatosin Gabriel during enforcement of the total ban on motorcycles in some parts of the state. WesternPost learnt that investigation carried out by the detectives led to the arrest of the supplier of the military uniforms, whose name was given as Nurudeen Agboola. The Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin,…
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Lady in police net for selling her 3-week old baby for N600,000
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 23 years old lady, Mary Olatayo for selling her three weeks old baby at the rate of N600,000 at Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect was…
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BREAKING: Hoodlums clash, block Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Residents of Oto-Awori and Ijanikin communities have abandoned their homes, following an unrest in the area caused by hoodlums. WesternPost learnt that the unrest started on Wednesday night when the hoodlums from the neighbouring communities launched sporadic attacks on each other. The hoodlums reportedly blocked the busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway, with commuters sleeping on the road. According to eyewitnesses, the hoodlums…
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Kano, Enugu, Zamfara get new police commissioners
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of CP Abubakar Lawal, to the Kano State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police in charge of the State. This was contained in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi. The IGP also ordered the posting of CP Kolo Yusuf and CP Ahmed…
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Police arrest killers of Bauchi lawmaker
The Nigeria Police have arrested alleged killers of a late member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly Hon. Musa Mante. This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer Muyiwa Adejobi.According to the statement, the suspects were also responsible for other killings in the North East. “The suspects, Hashimu Galadima (aka Kan-Wuka) aged 48, Abdulwahab…
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Just in: Police arrest notorious one chance gang members in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command attached to Surulere Division have arrested two members of a one-chance gang notorious for operating along Funsho Williams Avenue. The suspects were Usman Hussani, aged 21, and Ebuka Ukechukwu, aged 25. This was disclosed in a statement posted on Wednesday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin on his…
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NANS executive, 39 others bag one year jail term for N195m Internet fraud in Ibadan
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentencing of the Director of Logistics of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti chapter, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun to one year imprisonment for internet-related fraud. He was among 40 persons convicted on separate one-count charges before…
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