Crime & City Diary

Police arrest two suspected one-chance robbers in Ibadan

By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has apprehended two suspected members of a notorious one-chance robbery syndicate operating in Ibadan, following the circulation of a viral video that captured the gang in action. The suspects, identified as 42-year-old Kolawole Moshood of Olomoyeye Muslim Area and 45-year-old Opeyemi Kuburat from Beyerunka, Ibadan, were arrested by tactical operatives around…

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Kwara Police recover N11m ransom, arrest kidnap, arms suspects

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its fight against criminal syndicates involved in kidnapping, illegal firearms possession, and drug trafficking. Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this during a press briefing at the State Command Headquarters in Ilorin on Friday. Ojo revealed that two suspects, Suleiman Jamiu and Mumini Mohammed, were…

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Police stop woman from jumping into Lagos Lagoon

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State has rescued an elderly woman who attempted to jump into the lagoon from the Carter Bridge. RRS made this known in a post on its X handle @rrsLagos767. It stated that the operatives, at about 12:20 pm on Friday while on patrol, successfully prevented the woman from killing…

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Unidentified woman found dead in deep well in Ijegun

Tragedy struck in Ijegun area of Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos recently as yet-to-be-identified woman fell and died in a deep well. The deceased’s body was recovered by the the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, 10 days after residents discovered that she fell inside the deep well. The recovery operation was carried out by officers of the…

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Police deploy 30,000 personnel for Lagos LG elections, warn miscreants

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, has disclosed that over 30,000 police personnel will be deployed across the state for Saturday’s local government elections. Jimoh made this known while addressing journalists during a pre-election security briefing in Lagos. He said the deployment comprises the existing 20,000 officers in the state command and an additional 10,000 personnel approved…

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Lagos Police restricts movement for LG elections on Saturday

…warns hoodlums to stay away from polling units, collations centers Following the July 12 local government elections in Lagos State, the State’s Police Command has announced the restriction of vehicular movement from 3am till 3pm on Saturday. The Police Command, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the restriction will be strictly enforced across…

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Late-night fire hits foam factory in Oyo town

By Adejayan Gbenga – A foam manufacturing factory in Oyo town, Oyo State, was partially destroyed by fire on Tuesday night, resulting in the loss of equipment and property. The affected facility, identified as Global Crystal Foam Nigeria Limited, is located in the Oko-Oba area along Akinmorin Road. The fire, which broke out around 10:39 p.m., engulfed the warehouse section…

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Two AAUA students reported missing, community on edge

By Boye Oyeyemi – The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), in Ondo State has been thrown into anxiety following the mysterious disappearance of two second-year students. The missing students, identified as Andrel Eloho Okah of the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and John Friday Abba of the Department of Economics, were last seen over two weeks…

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Ogun: Murder suspect arrested while attempting to sell victim’s car

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 25-year-old Ayomide Oluwadamilare, a murder suspect linked to the brutal killing of Mr. Kola Adun, a resident of River Valley Estate in Ojodu Berger, whose decomposing body was discovered in his home. According to the police, officers responded to a distress call from the Mubarak area in Akute at about 1:00 p.m. on…

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LAUTECH denies link to murdered youth in Ogbomoso, awaits police confirmation

By Adejayan Gbenga – The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has responded to reports linking the murder of a young man in the town to the institution, stating that there is no formal confirmation yet that the deceased was a student of the university. The individual, identified as Ridwan Oladipupo, was said to be a 300-level…

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