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Police Arrest Fake Lawyer in Ogun

Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command has arrested a 50 year old man, Azeez Agboola, for unlawfully parading himself as a legal practitioner. The suspect, a resident of Oko Afor area of Badagry Lagos State, was arrested while appearing as a counsel before chief magistrate B.I Ilo, at the Chief Magistrate Court, Agbara. The Police Public […]Continue Reading
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34 Internet Fraudsters Land in EFCC’s Net

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Yahoo Boys. They were apprehended in separate operations in Ibadan, Oyo State and Lagos. Twenty four of the suspects, most of whom claimed to be undergraduates, were rounded up on Thursday April 1, 2021 at their hideout in Apete […]Continue Reading
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Gunmen Abduct Three in Ibadan

Three persons have been kidnapped by some suspected gunmen at Alabameji Village, Sanyo area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Radio Nigeria gathered that the victims included a male farmer and a couple who were also farmers were abducted while working inside their farm. The Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi who […]Continue Reading
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Lagos Police Arrest Six Over Robbery

The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected traffic robbery kingpins at different locations in the State. The operational squad led by the Commander of the RRS, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, nabbed the 6 traffic robbery kingpins around Iddo Bridge, Ijora Olopa, Ojota and Ketu areas. […]Continue Reading
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Police Arrest Serial Hacker In Ondo

Ondo state police command has arrested a mass Communications student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan who specialised in stealing money from bank account using stolen SIMs cards.The suspected hacker, Omisakin Samson, was arrested after he stole N44,000 from a victim’s bank account using a stolen SIM card.Parading some suspects in Akure, the state Commissioner of police, Continue Reading
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Court Remands Nursing Mother For Theft

Osun State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered that a 21-year-old nursing mother, Mrs Janet Ismail, should be remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center for breaking into a shop to steal clothes.The nursing mother who appeared in court with her newborn baby pleaded not guilty to the two-count of burglary and stealing.The Police Prosecutor, Inspector […]Continue Reading
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Robbers Meet Their Waterloo in Ilesa

Luck ran against two suspected robbers in Ilesa, Osun State on Monday, as vigilante members of Powerline Community foiled their operation and get one of them arrested by the police. The suspects, according to a community leader, were caught with a licensed gun belonging to the community which was stolen from the armorer’s house yesterday […]Continue Reading
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Kidnapped Seriki’s Son Rescued in Osu

The son of Seriki Hausawa in Iyere Town, Osun State, Usman Haruna, who was kidnapped in Osu has been rescued by the police. The Police Public Relations Officer, Osun State Command, Mrs YemisiOpalola in an interview with Radio Nigeria said no ransom was paid for hisrelease, stressing that the victim is currently receiving treatmentin an […]Continue Reading
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3 Die In Abeokuta Hit-And-Run Accident

Three people have been presumed dead in a fatal crash that occurred along Abiola way, Olorunsogo, Abeokuta. The accident which occurred on Friday night involved a motorcycle and unidentified vehicle. The Spokesman of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Mr Akinbiyi who […]Continue Reading
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Lagos CP Redeploys DPO-over Illegal Detention

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered for immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer, Onipanu Division, CSP Francis Ani,  and some of his boys for the harassment and illegal detention of Tunde Abass and one Kabir Mohammed at Onipanu last Friday. The DPO has been redeployed to the State Command Headquarters, Continue Reading
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Police Woman Shot By Thugs In Omuo Dies

The policewoman shot by suspected political thugs during the last weekend’s bye-election in Ekiti East Constituency one Bukola Olawoye has passed on after fighting for her life for two days. Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti. According to the statement, […]Continue Reading
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NDLEA Discovers Cannabis Farmland

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA says, the organization has discovered a vast expanse of land used for illegal cultivation of cannabis sativa, commonly known as ‘igbo’ at Oko community in Aniocha South area of Delta State. The State Commander of the NDLEA, Dennis Obiefule, stated this in Asaba, the state capital, after a […]Continue Reading
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Man Nabbed for Alleged Homosexuality

The police operatives attached to Makinde Police Station, Osodi, have arrested one Jane Otubo, for alleged homosexuality. The suspected gay was said to have invited one Francis Azeez, who resides at Gwagwalada Area of Abuja and paid for his transportation fare to his place in Mafoluku,  promising to assist him to establish a business.  Trouble broke out Continue Reading