Crime & City Diary

  • 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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  • Four Nigerians jailed in UK for defrauding Vodafone, others £400,000

    About four Nigerian citizens and one female in Basingstoke, United Kingdom were jailed for defrauding major phone companies out of more than £400,000. The convicted are: Taofeeq Balogun, 30; Oluwadamilola Bolaji, 32; Taiwo Agusto, 43; Abidemi Adegbite, 56 and female among them, Carriba Johnson, 31. A report by basingstokegazette stated that the four people who pleaded guilty to defrauding Vodafone,…

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  • 24-year old man kills friend with gas cylinder

    By Innocent Raphael Peter Adebayo, a 24-year old man, has been arrested and charged with murder, for allegedly killing his friend, Lekan Raji, in Ondo State. The incident which happened at Ireakari Street, in Akure, saw the suspect smash his victim’s head with a cooking gas cylinder after taking hard substances known as Colorado. Adebayo was later charged before the…

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  • Vigilantes attack traveling bus in Taraba, seven passengers dead, others missing

    By Innocent Raphael After an alleged vigilante attack on a bus in transit, seven dead passengers have been reportedly found in a Taraba State forest. The vehicle was said to have been enroute Zaki Biam in Benue State to Maihula in Bali local government area of Taraba State on Tuesday. Narrating his ordeal, the bus driver, Jimen Angera, disclosed that…

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  • Tragedy as househelp kills boss in Lagos

    Tragedy as a woman was killed in her apartment by her househelp on 29, Kiniun-ifa street sawmill, Gbagada area of Lagos. The househelp identified as Peter, was said to have absconded after committing the murder. But the lifeless body of the woman, according to information gathered was discovered on Saturday, March 9, 2024, by her son who came visiting. The deceased…

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  • BREAKING: Miyetti Allah Members storm Abuja Court, demand unconditional release of Bodejo

    Some members of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore on Wednesday stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja to demand the immediate release of their president, Bello Bodejo. It would be recalled that Bodejo was arrested on January 23 at the Miyetti Allah’s office in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State over the unveiling of a vigilante group. He had been…

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  • Suspected ‘Yahoo’ boy crushes 2 pupils to death in Ogun

    By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A suspected internet fraudster popularly called “Yahoo-yahoo” boy ridding in an Honda Saloon car, has crushed two primary school pupils to death in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The incident occurred around 7:50a.m. at Irewon Junction, along the Imowo-Ibadan Garage Road of Ijebu Ode township when the pupils, who are siblings were trekking to their school. Eyewitness…

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  • Kwara Police nab three armed robbery suspects, recover gun

    Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin  The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three armed robbery suspects and recovered a gun and an android phone. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP EJire-Adeyemi Toun on Wednesday. The statement reads: “On 02/03/2024 at about 0630hrs, in the Oko-Erin area of Ilorin, a distress call was received detailing an…

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  • Dismembered corpse of missing tricycle operator found in Kwara

    Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The dismembered corpse of a tricycle operator simply identified as Musbau has been discovered in Oko- Olowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State. Musbau had been missing since last Friday. Westernpost gathered that Musbau’s  head, his two wrists, private part and buttocks were severed from his body when the corpse was discovered on Monday after days of search by…

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