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NSCDC arrests impersonator, vandal in Ogun

4 months ago877 min

The Ogun State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, paraded two suspects for vandalism and impersonation. Parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters, Kobape Road, Abeokuta on Tuesday, the Corps’ Commandant, David Ojelabi said that Oluwatobi Salami aged 30, was arrested by members of the Sagamu community around OGD International Market on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and was later handed over the officials of the NSCDC. The Commandant said, “Salami specialises...

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Command arrests tricyclists association boss for assaulting policeman

4 months ago2632 min

The chairman of the Ikeja Tricycle Riders Association, Oladimeji Ahmed, 48, is currently in police custody following a violent altercation with a police officer. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Saturday. Retweeting the video of the altercation, Hundeyin wrote, “Oladimeji Ahmed, aged 48, Ikeja Chairman of Tricycle Riders Association, has been arrested for serious assault on a police officer. “Ahmed assaulted an Inspector...

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NSCDC arrests four suspected human traffickers, rescues nine in Oyo

5 months ago5015 min

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Command, has arrested four suspected human traffickers and rescued nine persons used as prostitutes in the state. The command also said it had recovered smuggled fifty-five 30-litre kegs of petrol around Gwagwasu Moore Road, Kishi, in the northern part of the state. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Augustine Padonu, said these while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters on Friday in Ibadan. Padonu said that the...

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NDLEA arrests 12 with drugs hidden in baby food tins

5 months ago6398 min

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested 12 persons suspected of possessing illicit drugs hidden in Cerelac baby food tins, clothes, and bodies of vehicle compartments, across various states in the country. This was disclosed in a statement released on the NDLEA’s official X account, signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. According to the statement, a freight agent, Suliat Salaudeen, was arrested after multiple shipments of illicit...

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Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS Arrests #EndBadGovernance Protest Leader Michael Lenin In Abuja

5 months ago674 min

Lenin was reportedly arrested by the DSS at around 2 a.m. on Monday in his home in the Apo area of the FCT. The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested Michael Lenin, one of the key leaders of #EndBadGovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory. Lenin was reportedly arrested by the DSS at around 2 a.m. on Monday in his home in the Apo area of the FCT. Damilare...

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EFCC arrests nine for internet fraud in Abuja

5 months ago1172 min

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has apprehended nine individuals suspected of involvement in internet fraud. They were arrested on Monday in the Wuye area of Abuja, following an intelligence-led operation by the Commission’s Abuja Zonal Directorate. An EFCC statement posted on Tuesday via X said, “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate, have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters. “They were arrested on Monday, 29 July 2024, at Wuye axis...

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Lagos task force arrests 124 suspects in black spot raids

5 months ago2526 min

The Lagos State Task Force said its officials arrested 124 suspects during multiple raids of criminal hideouts across the state as part of its efforts to restore sanity across the state. The raid, according to a statement made available to PUNCH Metro on Sunday by the Director of Press and Public Affairs of the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, was carried out on Saturday midnight and was led by the agency’s chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele. Abdulraheem noted...

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Taskforce arrests 124 drug suspects In Lagos black spot raid

5 months ago25115 min

The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit raided a drug hub in the Agbado-Oke-Odo LCDA of Alimosho Local Government on Saturday. During the raid led by CSP Adetayo Akerele, the unit was said to have apprehended 124 individuals suspected of drug peddling, abuse, and criminal activities. The state commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X.com on Sunday. The statement...

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Lagos task force arrests 114 in Ikoyi black spots

5 months ago864 min

The Lagos State Task Force has arrested 114 suspects and seized 2,000 litres of diesel in a raid conducted on Ikoyi black spots. The spokesperson for the agency, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, noted in a statement on Wednesday that the operation led by the Chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, was conducted on Monday night, targeting multiple black spots in Ikoyi. “The raid resulted in the confiscation of over 2,000 litres of illegally stored diesel and the arrest of...

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NDLEA arrests ‘wanted’ Lagos drug baron

5 months ago827 min

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said its operatives had arrested the leader of the Mushin, Lagos-based drug cartel identified as Sulaiman Jimoh aka Temo. The agency stated that Temo, who had been on its wanted list, had been evading arrest until he was eventually nabbed. His arrest came after a drug baron, identified as Joachin Mbonu, was arrested in his mansion in Imo State on July 12 after fleeing from South Africa....

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