Crime & City Diary
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Adeleke orders investigation into case of teenager sentenced for stealing fowl
–Considers granting pardon By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed an immediate investigation into the case of 17-year-old Segun Olowookere, reportedly sentenced to death by hanging by an Osun State High Court for stealing a fowl. Adeleke, in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed ordered the Attorney General of the State to intervene in…
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Thieves cart away brain box, gadgets from RRS Commander’s vehicle at Headquarters
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) headquarters Commander, CSP Shola Jejeloye’s Hilux van was recently vandalized by thieves. This happened on Sunday, 15 December, leaving officers astounded as they awoke the following morning to discover the commander’s Toyota Hilux vandalised. The audacious culprits shattered the windscreen, stole the brain box, and carted off other valuable gadgets—right under…
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NSCDC sensitizes public on fire outbreak prevention in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched a statewide fire awareness campaign aimed at reducing fire outbreaks during the harmattan season. In response to the recent surge in fire incidents in Ilorin, the Crisis Management Department of the NSCDC, through its Disaster Management Unit, conducted a sensitization program…
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EFCC arrests 792, including Chinese, Arabs, Filipinos for crypto, investment, romance fraud
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has disclosed that the Commission, in a landmark raid, arrested 792 suspects for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam.The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in a surprise operation at their hideout, an imposing seven-storey edifice known as Big Leaf Building,…
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BREAKING: One dies, three rescued as truck collides with bus along Third Mainland bridge
One person died and three rescued as a Ford bus collided with a Mercedes bus at Ilubirin inward Sura along the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge in the early hours of Monday. An eyewitness said that the Ford bus experienced brake failure while traveling at high speed, resulting in a collision with the Mercedes truck. Confirming the incident, the Director of…
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3 die, 1 injured in Ikorodu motor accident
Three people have dead, one injured and another missing in an accident involving an articulated truck at PZ Junction, Odogunyan, Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Sunday. The accident was said to have occurred about 1:55 p.m. Eyewitnesses said the truck driver drove recklessly while transporting twin 20-foot containers fully loaded with goods. Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Emergency…
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NDLEA seizes N3.3billion meth, loud christmas shipments in auto parts from Canada
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Tincan seaport in Lagos, have intercepted multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis meant for distribution during the Christmas and New Year festive season. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday. Read…
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Ogun Police nabs truck driver, motor boy over death of man alleged of stealing tarpaulin
The Ogun State Police Command has said its operatives arrested a truck driver, Olalere Timileyin and his motor boy at Obada Oko area in Abeokuta, over the death of a man said to have been assaulted for allegedly stealing a tarpaulin. A statement issued on Saturday by the spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, stated that one Alao Fadipe of…
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NSCDC nabs 22-year-old suspected cable vandal in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin In line with its Corps mandate to protect Critical National Assets and Infrastructure and prosecute anyone caught vandalizing government assets, the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is set to prosecute 22-year-old Idris Ibrahim Kayode, a private security guard attached to the University of Ilorin, for vandalizing armoured cables used…
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FCT Police Command bans use of firecrackers ahead christmas celebration
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has banned the use of firecrackers, popularly known as knockouts, ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. A statement issued on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, quoted the Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, to have explained that the measure aimed to ensure the safety of lives and property during the festive…
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