Crime & City Diary
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Oyo govt begins crackdown on environmental safety violations, relocates beggars, destitute persons
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has intensified efforts to rid Ibadan of street beggars and destitutes through a coordinated enforcement operation involving security and environmental agencies. The exercise, carried out on Thursday, was conducted by the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the Nigeria Police Force, Amotekun…
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US court jails Nigerian-born professor for 70 months over $1.4m donor fund theft
A United States district court in Michigan has sentenced Nkechy Ezeh, a former executive director at Early Learning Neighbourhood Collaborative (ELNC), to 70 months in prison for “orchestrating a fraud scheme that stole $1.4 million in taxpayer and donor money intended for vulnerable preschool children”. Hala Jarbou, the district judge, described Ezeh as a “a fraud and a thief ”…
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Ondo court remands suspect over alleged child abuse case
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a 34-year-old Togolese national, Biola Muhammed, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over allegations of sexual abuse involving a minor. Muhammed, a farm worker, was arraigned by the police on a charge relating to alleged unlawful conduct involving a 13-year-old girl (name withheld). The prosecution, led by Augustine Omheneimhen,…
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Ondo community discovers man’s corpse in abandoned building
By Boye Oyeyemi Residents of Oda Town in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State were thrown into grief on Wednesday after a middle-aged man identified simply as Friday was found dead in an abandoned building. The deceased, popularly known as “Koko,” was said to be an indigene of Cross River State and lived in the Emiloro area of…
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Panic engulfs Ondo community over discovery of two corpses in bush
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation following the discovery of two bodies in a bush at Akotogbo community in Irele Local Government Area of the state. The victims, identified as Loyinmi Bode and Andrew Friday, were reportedly found at different locations within the community in separate incidents that occurred within one month. The incidents…
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BREAKING: EFCC arrests Energy Commission DG over alleged ₦500bn money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving about ₦500bn. A source within the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja and is currently in the…
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Police apprehend 24 suspected cultists during initiation process in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 24 suspected members of the Aiye Confraternity during an alleged initiation ceremony in Ile-Oluji, Ondo State. The suspects were reportedly apprehended by operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad following an intelligence-led operation carried out in a forested area of the community. Police authorities said the suspects, all males, allegedly gathered…
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NDLEA intercepts cannabis worth N10.4bn at Lagos port
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted 4,173.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a high-potency strain of cannabis valued at N10.4bn, at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos. The NDLEA said the seizure followed months of intelligence gathering, surveillance and tracking of the shipment, which originated from Toronto, Canada, on March 28 before passing through Montreal and Morocco…
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BREAKING: Ex-Power Minister Mamman sentenced to 75 years imprisonment over ₦33.8bn fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a ₦33.8 billion money laundering scheme linked to the Zungeru and Mambilla hydroelectric power projects. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Wednesday after finding the former minister guilty on a 12-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial…
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Troops kill over 300 insurgents, recover weapons in Northeast operations
More than 300 suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters have been killed in renewed military offensives across the Northeast and Northwest, as troops intensified clearance operations against insurgent enclaves and logistics networks. The military also recovered hundreds of weapons, communication devices, fuel supplies and improvised explosive device (IED) materials during the operations. Commander of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, Beyidi…
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