Crime

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, re-arraigned a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, for alleged N156.4 million money laundering. The…
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The Lagos State Government has ordered the release of 253 persons arrested by police over their alleged roles in the unrest following the #EndSARS protests. Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), Attorney-General (A-G),said his office had…
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A 52 year-old pastor in Sagamu, Ogun state, Adetokunbo Adenopo, has been arrested by detectives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) for kidnapping. The pastor who the police said is the founder and general overseer of New…
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Two persons have been shot in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area following a supremacy battle between two rival secret cults, the Icelanders and Greenlanders. While sources said the two people were shot dead during the heavy gun…
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A student of Ibadan Polytechnic, Femi Rufus Oginni has got his comeuppance after posing as a lady in need of love to two American men. Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court today sentenced him to seven months community…
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The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested sixteen suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as “yahoo yahoo boys”. The suspects were apprehended at Ota, Ogun State, and Victoria Island,…
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The Police Command in Ogun has arrested 25-year-old Basit Olasunkanmi for allegedly faking the kidnap of his 17-year-old girlfriend, Seun Adekunle. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, made the…
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Two policemen attached to Bariga Division, Lagos, have been detained after a 17-year-old girl hit by stray bullet on Tuesday night died in the hospital. The victim, Tina Ezekwe, was hit by the bullet fired by the policemen identified as…
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The Lagos State Police Command on Sunday said it has arrested 520 violators of Coronavirus lockdown in the state. Some of the 620 violators include interstate travellers and their drivers. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala…
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The police in Lagos have arrested 39 suspected strippers at a hotel in Idimu during Coronavirus lockdown. They were arrested on April 24 by officers of the Idimu Police Station around 1:30am, acting on credible intelligence. Police…
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