Crime & City Diary
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NDLEA busts drug smuggling rings in Kano, Lagos
— Indian woman, others arrested as heroin, tramadol, cocaine seized The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 42-year-old Indian woman, Ms. Neetu Neetu, at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for attempting to smuggle 72 parcels of heroin disguised as chocolates into Nigeria. The illicit substance, weighing 11 kilograms, was discovered in her luggage during an inward…
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Farmer, herder hospitalised after clash in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga A 20-year-old herder, Salau Isiaka, and a 25-year-old farmer, Akinkunmi Tiamiyu, have been hospitalised following a violent clash in Oyo. The incident, which occurred on Friday at Ilowa-Gbade Village in Atiba Local Government Area, stemmed from a dispute over grazing rights. WESTERN POST gathered that the altercation began when Isiaka took his cattle to graze on Tiamiyu’s…
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327 illegal mining suspects arrested since 2024- Alake
327 illegal mining suspects were arrested across Nigeria since 2024, according to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake. Alake disclosed this at a news conference on Friday while celebrating the one-year anniversary of the operations of the Mining Marshals (MM). The minister said that the ministry in partnership with other agencies, has prosecuted 143 individuals across the country since…
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Motorcyclist dies in fiery crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A motorcyclist lost his life in a fatal accident on Thursday night after crashing into a culvert near the NNPC Filling Station along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibafo, Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement signed by its spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, on Friday. According to the statement, the accident occurred at about 9:30…
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Ogun: One killed, another injured in Ago-Iwoye fatal road accident
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed a fatal road accident that claimed one life and left another injured along Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ago-Iwoye. According to a statement signed on Friday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, the accident occurred on March 19, 2025, around 7:30 p.m. near Bukky’s Court Area. A green and white…
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Ilorin court sentences BDC operator, fraudster to 300 hours community service
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Musa Buba to 300 hours of community service for operating a bureau de change business without a valid license. The sentence, to be served at a rate of five hours per day, carries no option of a fine. Similarly, the judge sentenced Akinwale Olamilekan…
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Osun crisis: Adeleke warns warring communities, vows action
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued a stern warning to the warring communities of Ifon and Ilobu, threatening to take decisive action on the buffer zone between them if the ongoing hostilities do not cease immediately. The governor’s warning comes amid a renewed outbreak of violence between the two communities, which has left several people…
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Renewed clash erupts between Ifon, Ilobu communities in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A fresh wave of violence has erupted between Ifon in Orolu Local Government and Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government of Osun State, resulting in the reported loss of lives and no fewer than 30 persons sustaining gunshot injuries. It was gathered that the clash began about five days ago, with both communities trading accusations over the…
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Ogun Police deploy special squad to secure Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway
The Ogun State Police Command has intensified security along the Sagamu–Ijebu Ode–Benin Expressway with the deployment of a specialized Intervention Squad to combat criminal activities, particularly kidnapping and armed robbery. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, personally inspected security operations on March 19, 2025, at…
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Oyo Police debunk viral abduction video, warn against misinformation
Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed a viral video suggesting that residents were being abducted by uniformed security personnel. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Adewale Osifeso, stated that the chairman of Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Oriyomi Hamzat, who shared the video, had confirmed it was a recycled clip and that the issues raised were no longer…
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