Crime & City Diary
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Militant violence surges 262% across Nigeria, Niger, Benin borderlands – Report
Violent attacks by jihadist groups operating along the Nigeria-Niger-Benin border corridor rose sharply in 2025, with related fatalities increasing by 262 per cent compared to 2024, a new study has revealed. Data published by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) showed that campaigns by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) intensified…
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Six arrested over alleged fake miracle scam in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested six suspected fraudsters for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud residents in Idanre. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, in a statement obtained by Western Post, said the suspects were apprehended on February 16 following a well-coordinated, intelligence-driven operation involving tactical teams and Community Safety Officers. Preliminary investigations revealed…
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El-Rufai seeks court order to stop EFCC, ICPC, DSS, from freezing his assets
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to restrain anti-corruption and security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his properties. In a suit filed on February 24 through his counsel, Oluwole Iyamu (SAN), El-Rufai asked the court to grant an interim injunction directing the respondents to maintain the “status quo…
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Six arraigned in Ekiti over theft of N10m economic trees
By Boye Oyeyemi – Six persons have been arraigned by the Ekiti State Police Command before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti over alleged conspiracy, forceful entry and theft of economic trees valued at N10m. The defendants, identified as John Adebobua, 45; Busuyi Adebobua, 42; Adeyemi Adebobua, 50; Azeez Mudasiru, 38; Joseph Adebobua, 53; and Adebayo Olowokere, 30, were brought…
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Three NRC officials docked in Lagos over alleged ₦2.04bn money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation over an alleged ₦2.04bn fraud and money laundering scheme before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. The defendants — Felix Njoku, a former Director of Finance of the NRC; Benjamin Chinwuba Iloanusi, Director of Procurement; and Oche Jerry Ogbole-Inalegwu, Director of Mechanical —…
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Ondo inducts 500 new Amotekun operatives to boost internal security
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday reaffirmed that security remains the foundation of sustainable development, warning that no society can prosper in an atmosphere of fear or where lives and property are unsafe. He stressed that no government can claim success if it fails in its primary responsibility of protecting its citizens. The governor spoke at the passing-out parade…
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NSCDC arrests 12 suspected Illegal immigrants in kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, apprehended six suspected illegal immigrants from Mali on Sunday following a tip-off from community residents. The suspects, identified as Umar Sangari (25), Bubu Bill (43), Modibo Keita (26), Mahmud Jaalo (22), Bakare Sumonu (20), Saiku Dubia (28), Panda Aboubacar (32), Malle Siaka (24), Seku Barry…
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JUST IN: Ondo couple regains freedom after paying captors N5M
By Boye Oyeyemi Mr. and Mrs. Jamiu Olawale, a couple abducted from their community in Ilu Abo, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have regained their freedom after paying a ransom of five million naira, Western Post reports. The couple who were reportedly kidnapped last Friday on their way from work spent four days in captivity before gaining…
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JUST IN: Police confirm abduction of worshippers in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of six worshippers from a Celestial Church along the Uso/Owo Expressway in Uso. Western Post had reported that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, around 12:50 a.m., when the victims were reportedly seized by unknown gunmen and taken to an undisclosed location. However, the…
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Court fixes April 23 for arraignment of ex-Kaduna governor, El-rufai
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the case against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to April 23 for arraignment. The DSS filed a three-count charge against him over the alleged unlawful interception of communications, following comments he made during a television interview. At the hearing on Wednesday, Defence counsel, Oluwole Iyamu, told the…
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