Tag: #Crime
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LAGOS POLICE ARREST DOCTOR, THREE OTHERS OVER ALLEGED SALE OF NEWBORN
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant, and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the child for ₦2.5 million. According to police sources, the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriend allegedly decided not to keep the baby and began searching for persons who could…
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SUSPECTED CULT ATTACK IN ILORIN LEAVES 4 DEAD, 2 INJURED
The Kwara State Police Command has condemned a deadly shooting incident in Ilorin that claimed four lives and left two others injured. According to the Command, the incident occurred at about 9 PM on Sunday, June 14, at the Post Office area of Ilorin, where armed men reportedly stormed a makeshift bamboo bar along the…
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KWARA POLICE ARREST ALLEGED EIYE CULT LEADER, THREE OTHERS, IN CRACKDOWN
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang, including an alleged Cult Leader, during a coordinated operation in Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area. According to the police spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the operation, carried out by operatives of the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) on June 11, followed…
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DSS INTERCEPTS CACHE OF ARMS BOUND FOR BANDIT KINGPIN, NABS SUSPECT
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected arms courier in Kano State allegedly transporting weapons intended for delivery to a notorious bandit leader operating in Zamfara. According to a DSS operational report, the suspect was apprehended on Friday June12 in Gezawa Local Government Area following actionable intelligence. He was intercepted…
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DHQ CONFIRMS DEATH OF ABDUCTED RETIRED GENERAL IN CAPTIVITY
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar, while in captivity after being abducted by terrorists. The Director of Defence Information, Major-General Samaila Uba, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday June 13 in Abuja, and expressed the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s deep sorrow over the tragic loss. Uba said…
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NDLEA TACKLES SYNDICATES RECRUITING WOMEN INTO ILLICIT DRUG TRADE
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded significant successes in dismantling drug trafficking networks that recruit and exploit women for illicit drug operations across the country. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, revealed this in an interview on Wednesday June 10 in Abuja. Babafemi said the agency has consistently…
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BANDIT LEADER DETAINS 39 ZAMFARA ELDERS AFTER FAILED OEACE MISSION, DEMANDS 24 MILLION NAIRA RANSOM
A peace initiative aimed at ending recurring abductions in parts of Zamfara State has ended in tragedy after a notorious bandit leader, identified as Jammo, reportedly detained 39 community elders who visited his camp for negotiations. Fifty elders, from Magamin Diddi village in Magami/Faru Ward of Maradun Local Government Area, were said to have embarked…
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FAKE SOLDIER NABBED AFTER SWINDLING P.O.S OPERATORS IN KWARA
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has arrested a 34-year-old man, Akinola Tosin, over allegations of fraud and impersonation, including posing as a member of the Nigerian Army to facilitate criminal activities. The suspect was arrested following a complaint by a Point-of-Sale (POS) operator who alleged that he was defrauded…
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EFCC DRAGS HUSBAND AND WIFE BEFORE ADO-EKITI COURT OVER ALLEGED 1.09 BILLION NAIRA SCAM
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a couple, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, before the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over an alleged contract fraud involving N1,098,961,500. The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC brought the duo before Justice Abubakar Usman on a six-count charge bordering on obtaining…
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NIGERIAN-BRITISH SINGER, TALAY RILEY, STABBED TO DEATH IN THE U.K.
Nigerian-British Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, Mark Olayinka, professionally known as Talay Riley, dies at age 35 after a fatal stabbing. The tragic incident occurred on Friday June 5 at around 9 A.M on Pankhurst Avenue, Silverton, East London. Emergency responders discovered him with severe stab wounds in a nearby garden on Rayleigh road. He was…
