Crime & City Diary
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Man arrested for impersonating security operative in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly impersonating a security operative and illegally possessing firearms in Akure, the state capital. The suspect, Adepoju Pelumi, was apprehended on February 10, 2026, by operatives of the Command’s Special Operations Squad during a routine patrol near the Onyerugbule Under Bridge area of Akure. According…
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Marwa honours fallen SIU officers, urges unified fight against drug cartels
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to global cooperation in the fight against illicit drugs and transnational organised crime. Marwa made this known in his address at the graduation ceremony of NDLEA officers at the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Training Academy…
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El-Rufai alleges ICPC directed DSS to arrest him
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) attempted to detain him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday following his return from Cairo, Egypt. The former governor claimed that the action was initiated at the instance of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). According to…
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Police nab two suspected kidnappers, recover firearm, ammunition in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered a firearm along with live ammunition in Ayede, Ondo State, in a major operational breakthrough. The suspects, identified simply as Okotie and Michael, were apprehended at Odo Ala in Ayede town on February 12, 2026, at about 9:48 a.m., following a targeted operation by…
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NSCDC rescues 37 Ghanaians from suspected human traffickers in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, has rescued thirty-seven Ghanaian nationals from a suspected cross-border human trafficking syndicate operating in Ado-Ekiti. The State Commandant, Mr Toma Matthew Enya, disclosed on Friday that the victims, made up of 13 females and 24 males, were allegedly lured into Nigeria with false assurances of securing jobs…
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Islamic clerics arraigned over alleged assault on minors in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Akure Magistrate’s Court arraigned two Islamic clerics on Thursday, over the alleged assault of two minors in Owo, Ondo State. The defendants, Oladejo Musiliu, 35, and Adebodun Muyideen, 30, are facing three counts bordering on assault and causing grievous harm to Adeagbo Abdullahi, 12, and Kazeem Quoyyum, 15. The prosecution alleged that the incident occurred…
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Two herders arraigned over N6m palm plantation damage in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two herders, Hassan Umaru and Jubril Yau, were on Thursday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged unlawful grazing and the destruction of a palm plantation valued at N6 million. The defendants were brought before the court by operatives of the Amotekun Corps on a three-count charge bordering on open grazing and malicious damage.…
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JUST IN: Nasir El-Rufai to appear before EFCC February 16
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2026. The development follows an alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest El-Rufai on Thursday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, shortly after he returned from Cairo, Egypt, on Egypt Air flight MS…
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No arrest plan for El-Rufai, passport seized on lawmakers’ request — DSS
By Innocent Raphael – The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified that its operatives did not attempt to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, at an airport on Thursday, insisting that they only moved to retrieve his international passport following a request from the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The clarification follows reports that security agents attempted…
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JUST IN: EFCC’s move to arrest El-Rufai breaches ‘procedural integrity’ — lawyer
Lawyers to former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, have condemned what they described as an unlawful attempt by security operatives to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, despite prior communication confirming his readiness to honour an EFCC invitation. In a statement issued on Thursday, counsel to El-Rufai, Ubong Esop Akpan, said operatives of the Department of…
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