Crime & City Diary
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Tinubu directs security chiefs to hunt Jos killers, promises 5,000 CCTVs to aid law enforcement
President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the recent killings in Jos. Speaking during a brief visit to Jos on Thursday, Tinubu charged the Inspector General of Police, the Chief of Army Staff, and the Minister of Defence to “unearth and find the killers,” emphasising the administration’s commitment to restoring peace.…
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Olubadan proposes special tribunals, sanctions to combat land grabbing in Ibadan
Adejayan Gbenga The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has called for stronger legal measures to tackle the rising problem of land grabbing in Ibadan. While receiving the report of the Niyi Akintola-led Anti-Land Grabbing Committee, Oba Ladoja proposed that local government councils enact bye-laws under the Land Use Act to establish special tribunals for fast-track handling of land…
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EKSU students enforce night curfew over rising hostel robberies
By Boye Oyeyemi Students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, have introduced a night curfew and movement restrictions following a wave of robbery attacks targeting hostels around the campus. The measures were adopted after an emergency meeting involving the Students’ Union Government, the institution’s security committee, and government-backed security agencies. This development was contained in a statement jointly signed by…
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NSCDC deploys 2,280 personnel in Kwara ahead of Easter celebration
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin In line with ensuring safety during Easter, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant Bala Bodinga has ordered the deployment of 2,280 personnel across all 16 Local Government Areas of the state. According to Bodinga, the deployment is designed to preempt potential disruptions of law and order during the…
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Ondo Assembly vows to ensure prudent use of public funds
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to the prudent management of public resources through the rigorous monitoring of government agencies. Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju, the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, made this known on Wednesday in Akure after the committee’s review of the Auditor-General’s reports on ministries, departments and agencies for 2021, 2022 and…
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‘Acts of terrorism won’t repeat,’ Plateau Governor pledges after deadly attacks
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Wednesday vowed that the recent deadly attacks in the state will not happen again, describing them as acts of terrorism that are “barbaric and unacceptable.” Speaking to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Governor Mutfwang said, “What happened on Sunday evening was quite unfortunate,…
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DSS arrests El-Rufai in court after bail hearing
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday reportedly took former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody at the Federal High Court in Kaduna shortly after proceedings in his ongoing bail application. El-Rufai had earlier been brought to court by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where he is facing investigations…
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Court remands El-Rufai in ICPC custody, postpones bail hearing to April 14
A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, to April 14. The presiding judge, Rilwanu Aikawa, fixed the new date on Wednesday after hearing arguments from both the defence and prosecution. El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)…
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EFCC uncovers alleged employment scam syndicate in Ilorin, arrests suspects
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Bolaji Kazeem Akinwunmi, popularly known as “Bolaji Original,” for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting job seekers of the sum of ₦2,921,700 (two million, nine hundred and twenty-one thousand, seven hundred naira only). Akinwunmi was arrested alongside his accomplice and former lover, Kemisola Mary…
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Lagos Police withdraws taskforce from traffic enforcement duties
The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit, popularly known as the Taskforce, from all traffic control and enforcement duties across the state. The directive, issued by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, forms part of ongoing efforts to streamline Lagos’ often chaotic traffic management system and ensure…
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