Crime & City Diary

  • BREAKING: Fire razes buildings at Idumota

    An inferno has gutted buildings at the intersection of Nnamdi Azikwe and Docemo in Idumota area of Lagos Island. The fire outbreak was said to have started at about 7am on Wednesday. WesternPost gathered that fire razed three buildings including two 2-storey structure and one three-storey buildings. Confirming the incident, the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret…

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  • Nigerian Army rescues 4 abductees, recovers arms in Plateau

    …..destroys IPOB/ESN camp in Imo The Nigerian army has rescued Mrs Rosemary Jekpe who was kidnapped at her residence in Abuja Layout, Bukuru Low Cost Housing in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Jekpe was rescued at Rafinbuna Village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, after a firefight with the kidnappers. The troops also rescued three…

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  • Abduction: NUJ seeks release of FirstNews editor, Olatunji

    The National leadership of the  Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called for the release of the editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji suspected to be abducted by soldiers. NUJ in a statement issued by its Assistant National Secretary, Akorede Rauph Opeyemi, on Tuesday, described the abduction of Olatunji as another threat to freedom of the press. Olatunji, a veteran journalist was…

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  • Lagos Police arrests woman with alleged fake N1000 notes

    The Lagos Police Command has arrested a woman who allegedly attempted to carry out a transaction with fake N1000 notes. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on his X handle, said a viligant POS operator raised the alarm when the woman allegedly wanted to carry out the transaction. Hundeyin disclosed that investigation is ongoing. ” A…

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  • NDLEA busts drug distribution rings across states

    By Innocent Raphael In a series of coordinated operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended individuals involved in drug distribution across multiple states. This was made known in a statement made public on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director of Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja. According to the statement, Josephine Odunu, a 20-year-old hair stylist, and Edesemi…

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  • Fire razes Delta Community where 16 soilders were killed

    The Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where sixteen soldiers were killed have been razed. There are strong allegations that some angry soldiers may have perpetrated the act after their colleagues were killed. Meanwhile, manhunt for the killers is still ongoing and some arrests have also been made by the soldiers led by the General…

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  • Electric cable drum falls, kills one in Lagos

    By Innocent Raphael An unidentified adult male tragically lost his life when an electric cable drum fell on him along Ojo-Igbede Road in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident occurred while a forklift was transferring armored cables from a container. According to a police source, the victim, who was walking past the area while using his…

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  • CDS Musa orders arrest of killers of military personnel in Delta

    The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has called for the investigation and arrest of those involved in the killing of military personnel in Okuoma community of Delta State. Musa gave the directive in a statement issued on Saturday by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig General Tukur Gusau. The statement read “The troops of 181 Amphibious Batallion,…

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  • EFCC files N84bn money laundering charges against Yahaya Bello, others

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday  dragged former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for alleged N84billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and Abdulsalam Hudu. The EFCC is prosecuting the quartet on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering, breach of…

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  • Police arrest dispatch rider for alleged stealing of vechicle

    Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a twenty-three year-old dispatch rider for making off with a Toyota Camry, 2010 model. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement read “Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have apprehended a twenty-three year-old dispatch rider for making off with a…

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