Crime & City Diary
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EFCC partners Immigration to curb passport racketeering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) are joining forces in tackling passport racketeering and other fraudulent practices that had bedevilled the process of obtaining the vital document. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Chairman of EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Idris Isah…
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NDLEA intercepts 3 million opioid caps, 8,613kg of loud in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted three million capsules of opioid at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. The NDLEA announced the interception of the opioid capsules which is said to be more dangerous and potent than tramadol in a statement signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, which was…
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IGP bans policemen from wearing mufti on duty
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has placed a ban on wearing “unapproved apparels” by police officers while on duty. This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, which was made available to our correspondent. The statement said wearing of t-shirts and face caps with inscriptions like “Special Forces”, “Commando”,…
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Police declare murder suspect wanted in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has declared one Rasheed Hamed popularly known as Rasheed Okoilu wanted over murder, arson, ritual killing, armed robbery, rape and kidnapping.The police command in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola said anybody with useful information about the suspect’s whereabouts will be rewarded handsomely.According to Opalola, Hamed who…
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DIG Egbunike, who headed SIP on Abba Kyari slumps, dies in office
Joseph Obiajulu Egbunike, the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department is dead. Egbunike, a PhD holder, reportedly slumped and died in his office at Area 10 Garki, Abuja on Tuesday after undergoing medical tests. He was the head of the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate…
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Join anti-corruption fight, EFCC urges Nigerian students
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has urged Nigerian students to join the fight against corruption in the country. Bawa was speaking when law students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, visited the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja on March 3. Bawa who was represented by the EFCC Head, Media and Publicity Unit of the…
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EFCC secures 20-year jail term against notorious Ponzi scheme operator Umanah
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo has jailed a notorious Ponzi scheme operator Umanah Umanah for 20 years. Justice Agatha gave the judgment on Tuesday. Umana’s nightmare started in 2020 when he was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following a petition by one of his victims, who alleged that Umanah swindled him of…
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BRT bus late Bamise boarded didn’t have camera – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus the late Oluwabamise Ayanwole boarded where she was last seen didn’t have a camera. Speaking with journalists at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan on Tuesday, Sanwo-Olu however said all those involved in the murder of the 22-year-old would be brought to book. He said there were in-built cameras…
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VIDEO: Lagos won’t cover up Oluwabamise’s death, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state would bring anyone involved in the death of Oluwabamise Ayanwole to face the full wrath of the law. The governor who spoke with newsmen at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena (Onikan Stadium) during the celebration of International Women’s Day event on Tuesday, said the state was not covering anything up. He gave more…
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