Crime & City Diary

Ogun police deny misconduct allegation, arrest man for assaulting officer

The Ogun State Police Command has denied allegations of professional misconduct leveled against the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Ajuwon Division, following an incident involving the arrest of a suspected drug offender. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the police explained that the claims were made by one Philip Adaramola and have…

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Court dismisses Gani Adams’ ₦5bn defamation suit against Sunday Igboho

By Adejayan Gbenga – An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has dismissed a ₦5 billion defamation and privacy rights suit filed by Chief Gani Adams, Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, against Yoruba activist Chief Sunday Igboho. Adams had alleged that Igboho unlawfully recorded and published a private telephone conversation without his consent, thereby violating Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution. However,…

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4 rescued as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos Island

A three-storey building on Thursday collapsed on Lagos Island, injuring some occupants. The building located on Asesi Lane around the Adeniji Adele Road went down suddenly early Thursday. The Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso on his facebook page on Thursday said “Four persons have been rescued from the rubble. They have been taken to hospital”. Omotoso stated ” A three-storey…

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TikTok influencers fined for naira abuse in Ibadan

By Adejayan Gbenga – The Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has convicted two TikTok influencers, Bukola Arike Rufai and Abdulateef Ayinde Jimoh, for abusing the naira. The duo was arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of currency mutilation. According to the charge, they were seen trampling…

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Shops destroyed in fire outbreak at Papa, Alakia Isebo Road, Ibadan

By Adejayan Gbenga – A late-night fire outbreak on Tuesday destroyed several shops at the Papa area, along Alakia Isebo Road in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred beside the Akin-Alamu building, leaving shop owners counting losses as properties worth millions of naira were consumed by the blaze. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon.…

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One dead as speeding car hits truck in Soka, Ibadan

By Adejayan Gbenga – A fatal accident claimed the life of a man on Tuesday around the Soka area of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The crash, which involved a Toyota Camry, occurred at the same spot where more than five people died in a separate accident just days ago. Confirming the incident, the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road…

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Lagos Taskforce impounds 16,625 motorcycles, arrests 14,087 suspects in one year

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has reeled out its achievements in one year. The Agency said it arrested 14,087 suspects from various criminal black spots across the state between June 2024 and June 2025, disclosing a significant increase in enforcement against commercial motorcycles, with 16,625 motorcycles impounded over the past year, up from 6,915 in…

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Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Lagos

The Lagos Police Command has apprehended three suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim, a 20-year-old male identified as Kehinde in Morogbo, Olohunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state. The suspects in the police net after the victim’s rescue from their den were 28years old Celestine Okeke, 25years old Michael Okonkwo, and 30 years Kehinde Oladun. This was contained…

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