Crime & City Diary
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Man slumps, dies while crossing road in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A middle-aged man, identified as Goke, has died after collapsing while attempting to cross a road in the Ogbonmo area of Owo, Ondo State. The incident occurred on Thursday morning in Owo Local Government Area and drew the attention of residents and passers-by. Eyewitnesses said the man suddenly slumped by the roadside, prompting people nearby to…
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Emefiele withdrew $6.23m election funds with forged papers, witness testifies in trial
An Assistant Director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Bashirudden Muhammed Maishanu, on Thursday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that $6.23 million was allegedly withdrawn from the apex bank using forged documents during the 2023 general elections. Maishanu, the 11th prosecution witness in the trial of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, testified before Justice Hamza…
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BFI Group, six others face court over €100m fraud allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, January 29, 2026, arraigned BFI Group Corporation and six individuals before Justice M.S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Jabi, Abuja, over an alleged €100 million (One Hundred Million Euros) fraud. The defendants – Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward,…
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Amotekun denies reports of gun accident at Owo training ground
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has dismissed reports alleging that an accidental gun discharge at its training ground in Owo injured five personnel. In a statement on Thursday, the Corps’ spokesperson, Mr Jimoh Adeniken, described the claim as false and misleading, insisting that no such incident occurred during any activity of the agency.…
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Lagos Assembly denies reports on Makoko protest incident
The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed reports suggesting that lawmakers watched as police dispersed Makoko anti-demolition protesters with teargas and live ammunition at the Assembly complex. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Hon Stephen Ogundipe, the Assembly expressed concern over a publication titled “Police teargas Makoko anti-demolition protesters…
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JUST IN: Gunmen abduct pregnant woman in Ondo, elderly couple spared
By Boye Oyeyemi – Gunmen have reportedly abducted a pregnant woman in the Ayede community of Akure North Local Government Area, Ondo State. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday night, throwing residents of the area into panic. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the victim, identified as Mrs Mary Jesulayomi, was seized around 7:40 p.m. near the Alagbaka Extension axis…
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Lagos demolition protest turns chaotic as police fired teargas
Operatives of the Lagos state police command on Wednesday fired teargas at residents protesting at the Lagos State House of Assembly entrance over ongoing building demolitions in several areas. The protesters who gathered at the assembly entrance came from Makoko, Owode Onirin, Oworonshoki, Otumara and Baba-Ijora, where demolitions had occurred. The affected residents accused the state government of carrying out…
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Oyo govt issues 14-day quit notice to illegal structures around Obafemi Awolowo stadium
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA), has issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners and occupants of illegal structures, including shanties, kiosks, stalls and ram-selling points, around the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium on Liberty Road, Oke-Ado, Ibadan. The directive, which takes effect from Tuesday, January 27, 2026, requires all affected persons…
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Gunmen abduct pregnant woman, four others in Ekiti, demand ₦100m ransom
By Boye Oyeyemi – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted five women, including a pregnant woman and a nursing mother, in Erinmope-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The kidnappers were said to have invaded the community on Saturday evening and taken the victims from a family residence near the Ekiti–Kwara boundary. Narrating the incident on Tuesday, the…
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Police uncover suspected baby factory in Ekiti, arrest five
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State Police Command has uncovered a suspected illegal baby factory in Ikere Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of five persons. The Commissioner of Police, Joe Eribo, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, following a tip-off received by the command. Eribo said operatives stormed a building located behind a hotel…
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