Crime
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EFCC Arrests Three for Impersonating Christian Cleric
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspected fraudsters – Odion Victor, Amos Godwin and Ayomide Michael for impersonating Evangelist Chukwuebuka Obi…
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Armed robbers kill Kogi man after bank transaction
Armed robbers unleashed violence on Friday by targeting a man as he exited a new generation bank, robbing him of an undisclosed amount of money and fatally shooting him. According to eyewitnesses,…
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5-year-old chained, starved for three days by father, rescued by Police
Operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have rescued a 5-year-old boy who was found chained by his father and starved for three days. The rescue came after a tip-off from concerned neighbours…
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JUST IN: EFCC beefs up security at Lagos office over planned protest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos State Command has beefed up security at its entrance in the wake of a planned protest. The Nation reports Friday that operatives of the Lagos…
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61-year-old electrocuted in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State said that a yet-to-be-identified 61-year-old man has lost his life after being electrocuted during the flood incident. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the death in…
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Final Year Student killed by Suspected Cultists in Ogun Varsity
By Miracle Ogunde Suspected Cultists have reportedly taken the life of a final year student while writing his final year examination at Tai Solar in University of Education, (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun. Starnews…
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Popular reverend stabbed to death
By Our Correspondent Rev. Isaac Umurie, one of the reverends attached to St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, has been stabbed to death by his his 28-year-old son, Ufuoma Umurie. The incident happened…
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How police recovered skulls from Vigilante
The Rivers State police command has reported the recovery of human remains from Felix Nwaobakata, the leader of the ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), who is currently in custody. Speaking…
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Two killed as police rescue three Indians, one other from kidnappers in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has successfully rescued three Indian nationals and one Nigerian who were abducted on Sunday by suspected gunmen at the Delabo axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway. Commissioner…
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EFCC Operative Commits Suicide in Abuja
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tragically took his own life at his residence in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The deceased, identified as a member of…
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Thunder strike kills POS operator, one other
On Tuesday, a devastating thunderstorm hit the Issele-Azagba community in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. One of the victims was a Point…
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Ondo Farmer Murdered, Buried In Shallow Grave
A 71-year-old farmer, Toyo Olanipekun, has been gruesomely murdered and buried on his farm at Igbobini, in the Ese-Odo Council area of Ondo state. Consequently, a 36-year-old motorcyclist Blessing Akinmade, has been…