Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest 10 suspects for kidnap, armed robbery in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the successful apprehension of five more suspects linked to a notorious gang involved in conspiracy, kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery in various parts of the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alamutu, made the disclosure on Friday, stating that the arrests follow the earlier capture of two gang members on July…
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Lagos Police denies invading CDHR Office
The Lagos Police Command has denied invading the office of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Ikeja. It would be recalled that the EndBadGovernance Organisng Committee on Friday in Lagos, held its symposium and candlelight for those killed during the hunger protests across the country. While the symposium was ongoing, security operatives including the Department of…
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BREAKING: Delta Police confirms release of abducted ex-lawmaker, Ada Anioma
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the release of Rt. Hon. Joan Onyemaechi popularly called Ada-Anioma from captivity. Onyemaechi who represented the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives in 2015, was abducted last Tuesday at her church along DBS road, Asaba during church service. During her abduction, two police officers attached to her were shot by the…
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NPF reveals high-profile criminal suspect traced to NLC secretariat
By Kunle Sanni The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that it tracked a high-profile criminal suspect to a shop within the premises of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Secretariat, known as Labour House, located in the Central Business District of Abuja. The police made this disclosure in a statement on Friday, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa…
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Homosexuality: Menuba Uzochukwu Alphonsus narrates ordeal
One person, Menuba Uzochukwu Alphonsus, born May 03, 1991 has narrated his orderal of engaging in Homosexuality in Nigeria. Alphonsus, born in Abagana in Njikoka local government in Anambra state of Nigeria said he is not married and has no child. On why he flee Nigeria, he said, “I used to be a homosexual, and I have been humiliated, isolated…
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3 die in multi-vehicle crash at Kara
No fewer than three unidentified passengers were confirmed dead late Thursday following a multi-vehicle crash on the Kara section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was learnt that an unidentified truck driver transporting sugar, lost control and collided with another vehicle, triggering a chain of collisions around 7 pm along Isheri-Olofin, outward bound from Lagos State. The other vehicles involved in…
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EFCC secures conviction of 59 internet fraudsters in Oyo, Ogun, Osun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC, Ibadan Zone) has secured the conviction and sentence of fifty nine (59) internet fraudsters to various jail terms before five State High Court Judges and a Federal High Court Judge. The convicts were Adekola Mohammed Bidemi, Raheem Toheeb Olalekan, Nduneri Kelvin Precious, Adekola Akinsola Iyanuoluwa, Adegoke Tomiwa Olalekan, Akintade Isaac Temitayo, Olaolu Abdulsomad…
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25-year-old arrested for duping PoS operators in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 25-year-old suspect, Abiola Tajudeen, has been arrested by a patrol team from the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Osun State Police Command for allegedly duping Point of Sale (PoS) operators across the state. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Yemisi Opalola, the suspect deceived multiple PoS operators by generating fake credit alerts during…
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Police warn against cult activities, ahead Osun Osogbo festival
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Osun State Police Command has issued a stern warning to cultists and troublemakers planning to mark August 8, 2024, as a day to celebrate cultism, urging them to abandon any such plans immediately. In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, it was revealed that credible intelligence had uncovered plans by some…
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BREAKING: Gas explosion rocks filling station in Ikeja
A Mobil Oil Company filling station beside Airport hotel in Ikeja has been engulfed by fire as a result of a gas explosion. WESTERN POST gathered that the explosion occurred at about 11:30am on Thursday (Today) when a gas tanker was undocking contents at the filling station. As at the time of filing this report, the impact of the explosion…
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