Crime & City Diary
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Nigeria governors decry Maiduguri suicide bombings, call for lasting solutions to insecurity
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has come forward to condemn the multiple suicide bombings that occurred on Monday night in Maiduguri, Borno State. Disclosing their displeasure in a statement signed by the chairman of the Forum and Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday, the forum described the attacks as evil and unacceptable, adding that…
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NSCDC deploys 2,350 operatives in Kwara for security during Eid celebration
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin In a proactive move to guarantee safety and peace during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant Bala Bodinga, has approved the deployment of 2,350 operatives across the state. The sole purpose of this initiative is to provide robust protection of critical national assets and the safety…
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Oyo Police solicit public assistance in identifying abandoned corpse
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has called on residents to help identify a woman whose body was discovered in Egbeda Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, the corpse was first reported on Saturday, March 14, by a resident who found it near a car wash stand at…
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Police arrest 4 over cattle rustling in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga The Nigeria Police Force in Oyo State has arrested four suspects over an attempted cattle rustling incident in Ado-Awaye, Iseyin Local Government Area of the state. Disclosing the development on Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, noted that the suspects were identified as Sekooni Wale, 30, the driver of a Mazda bus…
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Akure woman raises alarm over daughters’ mysterious death, disappearance
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure-based woman named Sandra Osatuyi has raised an alarm over the sudden death of her two daughters and alleged disappearance of her third child in Ibadan, Oyo State. Osatuyi appealed to security agencies and the public to help locate her surviving daughter, claiming the teenager has not been released to her despite a directive from the…
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Security agencies parade in Akure for “show of force” against rising insecurity
By Boye Oyeyemi Various security agencies in Ondo State carried out a show of force in Akure on Monday, following rising security concerns across parts of the state. The operation involved personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Department of State Services and the Ondo State Security Network Agency, also…
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NRC confirms train incident near Asham, reveals no life lost
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed a train incident involving a rear locomotive and a passenger coach near Asham Station. Disclosing this in a statement made public on Monday, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, revealed that the incident resulted due to a coupling issue. Although no lives were lost; however,…
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Police foil highway robbery in Oyo, arrest suspect, recover diesel tanker
By Adejayan Gbenga Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have foiled a highway robbery and arrested a suspect during a security operation along the Ogbomoso–Ilorin Expressway. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, wherein he noted that the incident occurred near Egbeda Village when a joint patrol team made up…
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JUST IN: Police refute claims of bandits’ arrest in Akure airport
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has debunked reports claiming that four bandits were arrested at the Akure Airport, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Jimoh, the command said no such incident occurred at the airport and there was no security breach at the…
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Police arrest two Customs officers over alleged shooting in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service in connection with a shooting incident that led to the death of a driver in Osogbo on Sunday. The suspects, identified as Kolawole Suuti and Danjuma Samuel, were apprehended following the incident, which occurred around the Dada Estate area of the…
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