Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: RRS rescues 67 years old man from jumping into lagoon on his birthday
A 67-year-old man, Oluwatoye Bamgboye, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the lagoon in Lagos State on his birthday was on Tuesday rescued by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS). WesternPost gathered that the man left his home in the Oju Ore area of Ota in Ogun State and was about to jump into the lagoon on…
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10 soldiers killed as terrorists attack military base in Kaduna
At least 10 soldiers have been killed and some others injured by bandits proscribed as terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened at about 6:30pm on Monday, security sources told said. However, the military authorities have yet to confirm the attack. Birnin-Gwari is one of the hotspots of banditry in Kaduna,…
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Fire razes building at Ilasamaja in Lagos
Fire on Monday gutted a building at 8, Alh. Alaka Street, Off Akanro Street, Ilasamaja area of Lagos State. The cause of the fire is unknown as firefighters from the Lagos state Fire Service arrived at the scene to put out the fire. It would be recalled that in the past few weeks, several fire outbreak incidents had been reported…
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Ogun Police nabs 22 cultists in 48 hours
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta In our resolve to checkmate the disturbing activities of cultists across the State which necessitated the formation of a special squad headed by the Assistance Commissioner of Police Department of operation, the Squad has swung into action and arrested not fewer than 22 cultists in different parts of the State. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi Police Public Relation…
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Ogun Police Command arrests 22 cultists in 48 hours
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 22 cultists in different parts of the state. The cultists were arrested in the last 48 hours, according to the state’s Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement on Monday. The statement said: “In our resolve to checkmate the disturbing activities of cultists across the state, which necessitated the…
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BREAKING: Fire outbreak at plank market Ogba in Lagos
The popular plank market at Odo Eran Bus stop, Ogba, Ikeja in Lagos is on fire. According to eyewitness, men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are currently battling the inferno. Residents were said to have alerted the State’s Fire Service and Control portal at 03:37am Sunday. The Ikeja and Alausa Fire Stations are responding with backup from…
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Buhari’s endorsement of Bola Ige’s prime murder suspect, Omisore as APC secretary discredits probe – Soyinka
Prof. Wole Soyinka says President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement and appointment of Senator Iyiola Omisore as the national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) casts doubt on the investigation into the murder of late Justice Minister, Bola Ige. President Buhari had earlier ordered the reopening of all high profile murder cases, including that of Ige who was killed December 23,…
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27 years old man arrested for matching his father to death
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 27 years old man, Ibrahim Sikiru has been arrested for killing his biological father. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, Abeokuta made this known in a statement released on Saturday. “The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Onipanu divisional headquarters by one Abiodun Sunday a neighbor to the deceased,…
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IGP deploys armed tactical squads to Abuja-Kaduna expressway, visits troubled spots
Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali has deployed officers drawn from the Police tactical squads to ensure the safety of travellers along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. In a statement by the acting Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP used the opportunity to patrol the entire 163km stretch of the road for hands-on assessment of the security challenges. “In…
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Police arrest man with ammunition to ‘fight IPOB’
Borno State Police Command on Friday arrested a man with large ammunition in Maiduguri. Clement Asuk, 28, was planning to transport the large consignment of ammunition to Cross River State when he was arrested at the Maiduguri motor park. According to him, he was sending the ammunition to a community in Cross River State, which he said is currently at…
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