Crime & City Diary
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Yuletide: NSCDC Kwara deploys 2500 personnel, urges residents to be vigilant
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Umar Muhammed, has ordered the deployment of 2,500 officers to protect critical national assets, infrastructure, and ensure the safety of residents during festive season. According to NSCDC, the deployed officers, drawn from the Armed Squad Unit, Operation Harmony, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Chemical, Biological,…
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Yuletide: NSCDC FCT deploys 4,000 personnel, assures residents of adequate security
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, has assured residents of adequate security during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FCT Commandant Olusola Odumosu, disclosed that 4,000 personnel had been deployed across the FCT and its environs to safeguard lives and protect Critical National Assets and Infrastructure. The personnel, drawn from specialised units such as…
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LASG flags off one-week-long raid to curb activities of beggars, miscreants
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has flagged off a one-week-long raid to curb the activities of beggars, miscreants and other social vices across the state. The move which was in response to public outcry, is to rid the streets of destitute individuals, miscreants, and children involved in street begging, which constitute environmental nuisances and pose security…
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Ibadan stampede death toll rises to 35 as police arrest funfair organisers
35 minors have been confirmed dead in the stampede on Wednesday at a funfair held at Islamic High School, Orita Bashorun, Ibadan in Oyo State. A day after, the State Police Command announced that seven suspects have been arrested for their roles in the disaster. The Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, said ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the…
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Lagos FRSC clarifies incident involving assault on staff
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Command, has clarified the incident involving assault on one of its staff. A statement issued by the Command’s Public Education Officer, Elizabeth Oluwadamilola Jayeola, said the individual behind the bar in the photo was the offender who assaulted the FRSC staff, adding that the person directly in front of her, taking the details of…
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EFCC summons suspended Edo Council Chairmen
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may have invited the suspended chairmen of the 18 local governments in Edo to its office for interrogation. The invitation was contained in a letter by EFFC Director of Investigation, Abdulkarim Chukkol, and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government. Chukkol, in the letter dated Dec. 17, directed the chairmen of Akoko-Edo,…
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Many feared dead in Oyo stampede
Multiple lives have been lost in a stampede that occurred at a carnival in Ibadan, Oyo state. Although the exact number of people is yet to be ascertained, viral videos showed some children affected by the incident that occurred in the Bashorun area of Ibadan on Wednesday. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, confirmed the incident in a statement issued hours…
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Pardon youngster on death row – World Institute of Peace to Osun Governor
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo As the case of Segun Olowookere, whom the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke directed an official investigation into continues to generate public debate, the World Institute of Peace has joined its voice in appealing for clemency. It would be recalled that Olowookere was sentenced to death by hanging when he was seventeen years for the theft…
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ICPC recovers N29.7bn cash, $966.900 foreign currency in 1 year
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered N29.7 billion in cash and $966,900.83 in foreign currency in one year. This was disclosed on Tuesday by ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu during a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He also disclosed that the Commission recovered and remitted N10.986 billion in Value-Added Tax (VAT)…
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Motorists stranded in early morning multiple accidents on Kara bridge outward Lagos
…one dies, four injured Motorists along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were stranded on Wednesday morning as multiple accidents on the Kara Bridge paralysed movement along the ever-busy road. The accidents occurred on the Kara Bridge outward Lagos, involving container-laden heavy-duty trucks and cars. In total, eight vehicles were involved in the two accidents. One person was confirmed dead and four others…
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