Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: 2 dead as truck crushes LASUTECH students in Isolo
A truck on Wednesday evening crushed three students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUTECH), Isolo campus, who were returning to their hostel located outside the school after their lecturers. WesternPost gathered that two females out of them died immediately. The other student involved in the accident was said to have suffered varying degrees of injuries and was…
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Mohbad: Police obtain warrant to detain Naira Marley, Sam Larry for 3 weeks
A Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State on Wednesday has remanded Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and Music promoter, Balogun Eletu, known asSam Larry, to police Custody. The Lagos State Police Command requested that Fashola and the others be remanded for 30 days pending the completion of their investigation. However, Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun ruled…
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Mohbad: Police declare PrimeBoy wanted over failure to honour invitation
The Lagos State Police Command has declared Owodunni Ibrahim, aka Primeboy, wanted over the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad. The declaration followed Primeboy’s failure to honour an invitation sent to him by the Police since the commencement of the investigation into the circumstances leading to Mohbad’s death. The Spokesperson for Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement…
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BREAKING: Naira Marley in our custody for interrogation, says Police
Police authorities in Lagos State have arrested Afrobeats star Naira Marley amid speculation linking him to the death of Afrobeats star Ilerioluwa Aloba (Mohbad). The Lagos police command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin said, “Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken into custody for interrogation and other investigation activities.” Mohbad died in unclear circumstances on September 12, with many Nigerians calling…
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Biafran currency, corpses recovered in IPOB camps raid – Military
Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation Udo Ka II, have cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network, in Imo State. The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members, while four were arrested. The acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Nigerian…
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London court grants Alison-Madueke bail following bribery charges
A former Nigerian oil minister appeared in court in London on Monday charged with receiving bribes in the form of cash, luxury goods, flights on private jets and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015, during the administration of former president Goodluck…
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Kwara police to unravel cause of hotel manager’s death
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Commissioner of Police in Kwara state, CP Victor Olaiya, has ordered detailed investigation into the cause of death of one Adeniyi Ojo the managing Director of Water View hotel located at GRA in Ilorin. This was contained in a statement signed by the Command Police Public Relations Officer SP Ajayi Okasanmi on Friday. “A suspected culpable…
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BREAKING: Sam Larry now in police custody
The Lagos Police Command has arrested Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, Known As Sam Larry, who was alleged to have assaulted the late Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba ( Mohbad) many times before his death. The Command’s spokeman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed on his offficial twitter handle that Sam Larry was already cooperating with the committee investigating the singer’s death. Hundeyin noted that…
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2 dead, 3 injured as gunmen attack Kwara community
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Two persons have been reportedly killed while three others sustained varying degrees of gun shot injury on Tuesday night when gunmen attacked Alalubosa community in Asa local government area of Kwara state. Westernpost gathered that the gunmen entered the community, shooting sporadically while pandemonium ensued making residents to run helter skelter. According to a source, the gunmen…
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MohBad: I’m ready to assist police in investigation process- Naira Marley
Marlian Music record owner, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has once again cleared the air about his non-involvement in the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Naira Marley, in a statement shared on his Instagram handle on Tuesday, expressed his readiness to assist the police in unravelling the circumstances surrounding the death of his…
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