Crime & City Diary
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Tipper kills 9-year-old girl in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi Tension engulfed Akungba-Akoko over the weekend after a tipper truck reportedly killed a nine-year-old girl in a fatal accident. According to reliable sources, the incident occurred at Supare Junction along Supare Road, leaving residents in shock and grief. Eyewitnesses said the child was struck by the truck which sparked outrage within the community. It was learnt that…
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Police nab three over POS fraud in Akure, investigation ongoing
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned three persons over an alleged Point of Sale (POS) fraud involving over N600,000 in Akure, the state capital. While disclosing this development in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, noted that the suspects were apprehended following a complaint by a trader. According to police…
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Palm Sunday: Ondo Bishop faults rising insecurity, urges swift govt action
By Boye Oyeyemi The Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Jude Arogundade, has decried the growing level of insecurity in Ondo State, calling on the government to take decisive steps to curb kidnapping and related crimes. His remarks followed the recent abduction of three persons at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Oke Ijebu, Akure, in the early hours of Saturday. Speaking…
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NRC nabs suspected rail vandal in Lagos
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has arrested a suspected track vandal in Lagos. A statement on Sunday by NRC spokesman, Callistus Unyimadu, said the suspect was “caught in possession of fifteen (15) pandrol clips (iron rail fasteners) believed to have been unlawfully removed from the narrow-gauge corridor at Alagomeji, an area within the Lagos rail network.” He said the “components…
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NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden in stock fish bound for India
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish in Lagos. The agency said the seizure followed intelligence on a drug syndicate involved in trafficking illicit substances across borders, particularly to India, with a key member of the network, 36-year-old Akputa Dickson Ejike, arrested during…
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Emir of Ilorin congratulates President Tinubu on 74th birthday anniversary
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Traditional Rulers’ Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR has rejoiced with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR on the occasion of his 74th birthday anniversary. Conveying his congratulatory message on Sunday via his Press Secretary, Dr.…
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We were stripped, dumped in bush – Ondo Kidnap victim recounts ordeal
By Boye Oyeyemi One of the three health workers abducted at a primary healthcare facility in Akure, Ondo State, has narrated her harrowing experience in the hands of her abductors. The survivor, Omolabake Kayode, said the attackers arrived in a bus on the day of the incident and stormed into the Comprehensive Primary Health Centre in the Oke Ijebu area…
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Father demands justice after Dangote truck kills son, destroys home in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi A distraught father, Mr Rufus Farotimi, has appealed to the Ekiti State government for justice and support after a truck rammed into his home and claimed the life of his son, Promise, in Aramoko-Ekiti. The bereaved’s son was 21-year-old and a 300-level student of Building Technology department at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti. Speaking with journalists, the grieving…
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Traders lose goods worth millions of naira in Akure market inferno
By Boye Oyeyemi Goods valued at several millions of naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak that occurred in parts of Arakale Market in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. According to eyewitnesses, the incident happened during the early hours of Saturday, affecting shops located near the Aralepo Palace, leaving traders counting their losses. The fiire reportedly started…
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Police commence investigation into death of teen found in UI’s swimming pool
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has ordered an investigation into the death of a teenage boy discovered in the swimming pool of the University of Ibadan. While briefing the public on Sunday, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the command’s public relations officer disclosed that the victim, aged 14–15, was found floating in the pool early Thursday. According to him,…
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