Crime & City Diary
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Help fight open defecation by opening your toilets – Lagos to private organizations
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has appealed to private organisations, including banks, filling stations, and eateries, to make their restrooms accessible to the public as part of efforts to curb open defecation and improve sanitation across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the appeal in a post shared on X on Saturday.…
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Fake midwife, prophetess in Ondo police net over maternal deaths
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected fake midwife and a prophetess over separate cases of maternal and infant deaths in Akure and Emure-Ile. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, noting that the arrests followed incidents recorded under suspicious circumstances. In the Akure case, a woman identified as…
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Lagos NSCDC command uncovers baby factory in Badagry, rescues 10 children, others
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Lagos State have uncovered a suspected baby factory in Badagry, arresting two suspects and rescuing 28 victims during a coordinated operation. The development, according to the Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, Oluwaseun Abolurin, followed renewed directives by the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, for enhanced intelligence-driven operations across the country.…
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Police nab suspected phone thief, recover stolen devices in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Omoyeni Sesan, for alleged phone theft, recovering two stolen mobile devices in the process. The development was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, in a statement on Friday, noting that the suspect was apprehended on April 16, 2026, following credible intelligence. Abutu said…
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UTME Abduction: Police arrest Benue Links driver over unauthorised night trip
The management of Benue Links Nigeria Limited has confirmed the arrest of a driver following an unauthorised night trip that resulted in the abduction of passengers, including candidates preparing for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), in Benue State. The incident happened on Wednesday evening between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Ikobi in Otukpo Local Government Area, when suspected…
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Troops intercept ammunition, suspected IED components on Kaduna-Jos highway
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have intercepted a large cache of ammunition and suspected improvised explosive device (IED) components along the Kaduna-Jos highway in Kaduna State. The operation, carried out on Thursday at about 11:45 a.m., followed a stop-and-search exercise by troops deployed at Manchok, supported by a Special Forces Tactical Team. According to a statement by the Joint Task…
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Obi condemns abduction of JAMB candidates in Benue, demands urgent security response
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent abduction of candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Benue State. In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Obi described the incident as heartbreaking and warned that continued insecurity poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s future. He noted that the attack on students…
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Police nab suspected cultist, recover pistol in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a suspected cultist and recovered a locally made pistol in Ado-Ekiti. The suspect, identified as Adeleke Tosin, was apprehended on Wednesday following intelligence reports that he was seen within the metropolis carrying a firearm. Police authorities disclosed that officers of the Rapid Response Squad were swiftly mobilised to…
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974 convictions recorded in first quarter of 2026 – NDLEA reveals
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has secured 974 convictions within the first quarter of 2026, including 11 drug kingpins who were sentenced to a combined 254 years in prison. The convictions, recorded between January and March, comprised 899 males and 75 females, with monthly figures of 265 in January, 316 in February, and 393 in March. Among the top…
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Police intercept ammunition concealed in garri, bust cultists in Kwara
By Mosumnola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against crime, including the interception of ammunition concealed in a bag of garri, the arrest of suspected cultists, and the recovery of a human skull. Addressing journalists in Ilorin, the Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, said the achievements were driven by intelligence-led policing and…
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