Crime & City Diary
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Two dead, 15 injured in Osun road crash
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Two persons were confirmed dead and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a commercial truck at the Iwo Road junction in Gbongan, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State. The incident, which occurred at about 8:26 a.m. on Wednesday, involved a blue DAF E2000 truck reportedly transporting both livestock and human passengers from Kebbi…
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Cleric sentenced to death by hanging for ritual killing in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Islamic cleric, Kabiru Ibrahim, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo for the murder of one Adeleke Lukman, in what the court described as a ritual killing disguised as a spiritual exercise. Kabiru was charged with conspiracy, murder, and stealing, contrary to Sections 324, 319(1), and…
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Court jails three internet fraudsters in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, convicted and sentenced Ibrahim Ajisafe Oladimeji, Hassan Abdulmalik Temitope, and Babatunde David Olusegun for internet fraud. The trio was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on separate charges bordering on impersonation and…
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3 die as two-storey building under construction collapses in Ikorodu
No fewer than three construction workers have been confirmed dead under the rubbles of a two-storey building undergoing construction in Otta-Ona axis of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, increasing the death toll to three persons. The three workers confirmed dead by the Lagos State emergency team were those identified by their colleagues to have been on the ground…
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Bank staff aiding cybercriminals in Nigerian banks – EFCC Chairman
By Kunle Sanni The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that some commercial bank employees are actively collaborating with cybercriminals to compromise banking systems and facilitate cyber fraud. Speaking during an interview on TVC on Sunday, Olukoyede disclosed that at least six commercial banks in Nigeria have recently been targeted in coordinated cyberattacks.…
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Police brutality in Kwara: unmasking the forces behind rights abuses
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho From unlawful detentions to suspicious deaths in custody, growing evidence links security operatives in Kwara State to widespread abuses carried out under the guise of crime-fighting. The saying “Police is your friend” has long been promoted by Nigerian authorities to symbolize public trust. But in Kwara, and much of the nation, the phrase now rings hollow.…
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BREAKING: Explosion rocks Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja
…Army says situation under control By Kunle Sanni The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed an explosion near a bus stop opposite the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja. In a brief statement posted on its official X account, the Army said: “Explosion at bus stop opposite Mogadishu Cantonment Abuja. Situation under control. Details later.” The military did not immediately disclose the cause…
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EFCC recovers funds in CBEX crypto fraud
…warns investors of irrecoverable dollar losses The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered an undisclosed sum from CBEX, a collapsed digital investment platform at the centre of a major crypto-related fraud case in Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday during a TVC interview, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed that arrests had been made and investigations into the fraudulent…
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Naira Abuse: EFCC urges Nigerians not to condemn Tompolo over mere allegation
… says video under forensic analysis The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerians to desist from condemning Chief Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, over the allegation of Naira abuse. Responding to this in an interview with TVC on Sunday, Olukoyede confirmed that Tompolo has been invited for questioning and stated that he…
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Two arrested over murder, arson of young woman in Mile 12 — Lagos Police
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two principal suspects in connection with the brutal murder and burning of a young woman on May 24, 2025, in the Gangare slum area near the canal behind Mile 12 Market, Lagos. According to a press statement signed on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the victim, originally from…
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