Crime & City Diary
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LASG raises alarm over imminent building collapse at Mopol 20 Barrack
The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over an imminent building collapse at the Mopol 20 Barrack, Onigbongbo in the Ikeja area of the state. Also, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency is set to begin an emergency evacuation and demolition of the old Block 3 part of the barracks. A statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary…
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Police arrest suspected Yoruba Nation agitators in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has arrested suspected members of the outlawed Yoruba Nation group. During a suspects’ parade held at the Command headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Emmanuel Giwa-Alade revealed the identities of those apprehended: 61-year-old Fagbayi Oluwafemi, 63-year-old Joy Faseyeku, and 64-year-old Alabede Janet. Giwa-Alade stated that the individuals…
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EFCC denies Yahaya Bello is in custody, confirms ex-governor remains wanted
By Kunle Sanni The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed reports suggesting that former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is currently in its custody. The anti-graft agency clarified that despite circulating claims, Bello is not being held at any of its facilities. In a statement released on Tuesday, the EFCC confirmed that the former governor remains wanted in…
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Police nab man over alleged vandalisation of Third Mainland bridge railings
Operatives of the Onikan Division of Lagos Police Command have arrested one Suspect, Yakubu Yusuf, for vandalising a segment of the Third Mainland Bridge railings. A statement on the X handle of the Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday, said Yusuf was arrested following information received by the division on the activities of some vandals operating along the Old School…
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Danjuma urges service chiefs to end banditry, restore peace
Elder statesman and former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has called on the nation’s service chiefs to end the ongoing banditry and restore peace in Nigeria. Danjuma emphasized that there are “no excuses” for the persistent insecurity, including abductions and killings that have plagued the country. Speaking at the Armed Forces Officers’ Mess in Abuja during the launch…
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Lagos Assembly condemns murder of Prince Kazeem Akinloye, calls for urgent investigation
The Lagos State House of Assembly has condemned the murder of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Oba Tijani Akinloye, describing the incident as “one too many.” The Assembly called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to swiftly launch an investigation into the tragic incident to ensure justice…
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New Police Commissioner assumes duty in Lagos
A new Commissioner of Police, CP Ishola Olanrewaju Olawale, has assumed duty as the 40th Commissioner of Police at the Lagos State Command. Olawale took over from CP Adegoke Fayoade, who has been promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and since redeployed as AIG Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. The new Lagos Police Commissioner joined the Nigeria…
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Lagos: 1 dead, 8 injured in auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge
A fatal accident on the third mainland bridge in Lagos on Monday claimed the life of one person with eight others severely injured. It was gathered that the accident occurred due to two Mazda commercial buses having a head-on-collision on the bridge near Ilaje towards Iyana-Oworonsoki. Eyewitnesses said that the two buses had a high-speed chase which began at Adeniji…
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EFCC nabs 5 chinese for alleged illegal mining in Uyo
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese miners at Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The five alleged illegal miners were arrested by the Special Task Force on illegal Mining at the Commission’s Zonal office in Uyo, following credible intelligence on the…
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281 inmates escaped during Borno flooding – Nigerian Correctional Service
Following the recent flooding in Borno State, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has declared 281 inmates missing after evacuation of inmates by officers of the service and security agencies to a safe facility. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar on Sunday in Abuja, the NCoS also said that seven other inmates had been…
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