Category: Crime
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Police arrest three suspects for mixing dried okro powder with wood dust in Gombe
The police in Gombe State have arrested three suspects for allegedly adulterating dried okro powder and selling it to the public in the state. The command’s public relations officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Gombe on Tuesday. Mr Abdullahi said a concerned resident tipped off operatives of the command on the…
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Police arrest man for ‘stealing Uber driver’s car after buying him pepper soup’ in Lagos
The Lagos police command says its operatives have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a car from an Uber driver. Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in Lagos, said the case was reported on July 5 at the Akinpelu police division by the unnamed Uber driver. Hundeyin said the driver reported that he picked up a…
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Five escape death, as building collapses in Lagos
A family of five luckily escaped death when a boy’s quarter building at 49 Oyinlola Street, off Adelabu Bus Stop, Iyana-Ipaja, area of Lagos State they were occupying suddenly collapsed. The incident, according to reports happened on Saturday night, at about 10 pm. The boys’ quarters was attached to build a storey-building at the above-mentioned…
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Cholera: Lagos task force arrests eight over contaminated turkey in Epe
The enforcement unit of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences has arrested eight persons and confiscated dozens of cartons of contaminated turkey in the Epe area of the state. The agency’s spokesperson, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, who disclosed this on Sunday, said the Nigerian Customs Service seized the turkeys. He said they had also…
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Police arrest officer who allegedly raped Lagos teenager at gunpoint
The police in Lagos said it had detained one of its officers who allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl at the Area H Command, Ogudu. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this on Saturday, however, denied report that the police were shielding the suspected rapist. Mr Hundeyin explained that the officer in question, had…
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Police discover shallow graves of kidnapped victims in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command said it has discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer, Adekunle Ifelaja, and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. This follows the arrest of two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who are believed to…
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Mother of Three Who Lied To Husband Dies During Marathon Sex With Ex-Lover in Hotel
A 42-year-old man, Tuamene Nwibiagbor, has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command after a mother of three he took to a hotel allegedly died during marathon sex with him in Port Harcourt. The suspect, it was learned, was planning his own wedding, so he ran out of the hotel after discovering that the…
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How Teenager Was ‘raped’ Inside Lagos Police Station
A 17-year-old resident of Lagos State has been reportedly raped inside Ogudu Police Station in the Ojota area of the state. According to PUNCH, an officer attached to the station had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which was stolen by ‘one chance’ robbers. The suspect was said to have overheard the victim…
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Man On The Run After Stabbing Ex Girlfriend To Death In Lagos
By Our Correspondent On the night of July 10, 2024, Opeyemi, a young woman residing in Lagos, was tragically stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend, Fatai Mogaji, at Bells Bar in Itamaga, Elepe, Ikorodu. The incident occurred after an altercation between the two escalated into violence. Opeyemi had gone out clubbing and encountered Mogaji at…
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‘I Got 30 Rifles During 2023 Polls from a Politician’ – Arrested Serial Killer ‘Itaapa confesses
The Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command has arrested a 32-year-old notorious cultist and alleged serial killer, Bode Owoeye, also known as Bode Itaapa, for conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms and murder. The suspect alleged that his group were political thugs working for a certain Honourable Sanya Omirin, who typically gave them…