Crime & City Diary
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Bandits kidnap Kwara monarch, police launch rescue operation
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Armed bandits have invaded Igbesi community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting the traditional ruler, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, the Kabiyesi Onigbesi of Igbesi land. Igbesi, a community within Oke-Onigbin town, is located in the Kwara South senatorial district. The attack reportedly occurred around 11 p.m. Saturday, when the armed men stormed…
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NDLEA arrests 101-year-old woman over drug dealing, intercepts cocaine in fufu
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, for allegedly dealing in cannabis, while operatives also intercepted cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour, popularly known as fufu, in Akwa Ibom State. The agency, in a statement by its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said Ogunmabo was arrested on August 15 in Ilisan,…
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Police arrest two, probe wider syndicate over Owo kidnapping
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate allegedly linked to the abduction of Abubakar Abdullahim at Molege, near Owo, on August 1, 2026. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on Sunday, who said the arrests followed sustained intelligence…
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53-year-old suspect arrested over alleged involvement in Ondo farmer’s death
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has detained a 53-year-old man, Omowole Ikulala, over the alleged murder of a 77-year-old farmer, Boboye Iwasanmi, in Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred at Oligbe Farm Settlement, where the elderly farmer was found dead with injuries suspected to have been inflicted with a machete. According to…
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Ondo Amotekun vows to hunt down killers of slain colleagues
By Boye Oyeyemi Two operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have been killed after gunmen ambushed them in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The attack reportedly took place on August 11, 2026, around the Ago-Oyinbo farming settlement in the Ala Daadaa area, shortly after the officers left their operational base. On the day…
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Two jailed over N7.65m Mercedes-Benz parts theft in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Two men, Konkosiya Gombe and Best Amos, have been sentenced to prison for stealing Mercedes-Benz vehicle parts valued at N7.65 million in Akure, Ondo State. The convicts were prosecuted by the Nigeria Police Force before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure on two counts of conspiracy and stealing. According to the police prosecutor, Inspector Folashade Adeyemi,…
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EFCC arraigns Brookfield CEO, company over alleged N990m fraud
Brookfield Group Holdings and its Chief Executive Officer, Olatunji ‘Whitelion’ Adebola, were on Thursday arraigned before the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over an alleged N990 million fraud. Adebola and Brookfield Mining Limited are facing four charges, including conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and dishonest misappropriation of funds. According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Police arrest five suspected armed robbers, recover AK-47 in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of an armed robbery syndicate and recovered an AK-47 rifle, 13 rounds of live ammunition and a single-barrel firearm allegedly used in a robbery operation. The command, in a statement issued on Thursday by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, said the breakthrough followed a report…
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Ondo, Edo police launch joint border operation against criminals
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo and Edo State police commands have launched a joint clearance operation along the Ondo-Edo border to dislodge criminal elements and destroy their suspected hideouts in the area. The operation, which began on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, is being led by the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu, in collaboration with his Edo counterpart,…
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NSCDC arrests 20-year-old guard over alleged burglary in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 20-year-old security guard, Oto-Abasi Joseph Etim, over an alleged burglary and theft at an apartment in Alagbaka, Akure. Etim was apprehended in Lagos on August 13, 2026, nearly three months after he allegedly fled the scene of the incident, according to the…
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