Crime & City Diary
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Two arrested as police recover 2,625 live cartridges in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has recovered 2,625 live cartridges and arrested two suspected members of a transnational ammunition trafficking syndicate in Saki, Oyo State. In a statement issued on Friday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed that the feat was achieved during an intelligence-led operation carried out by operatives of the Command Monitoring…
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Court remands Malami, family in alleged N8.7bn money laundering case
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, in correctional facilities pending the determination of their bail applications. Malami and his son, the first and third defendants,…
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Panic in Ondo as youths protest alleged killing of motorcyclist
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tension gripped parts of Ore, Ondo State, as angry youths staged a protest over the alleged killing of a 29-year-old commercial motorcyclist in the early hours of the day. The incident reportedly occurred around 6:10 a.m. along the Ore–Benin Expressway when the victim, identified as Sola, was allegedly shot under unclear circumstances by unknown gunmen. Eyewitnesses…
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JUST IN: Ondo police nab 11 suspects over abduction of church worshippers
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command on Friday announced the arrest of 11 suspects in connection with the abduction of worshippers at a Celestial Church along the Uso/Owo Expressway in Uso. The development was disclosed during a press conference, where the command said the arrests followed intensified intelligence-led operations launched shortly after the incident. Western Post had…
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Two women arraigned in Akure over alleged assault of four-year-old
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two women, Omolola Gomina, 40, and Matthew Patience, 52, were on Thursday arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over the alleged indecent assault of a four-year-old girl. The defendants appeared before Magistrate Temitope Alphonso on a two-count charge of alleged indecent assault and negligence. According to the prosecution, the incident allegedly occurred on January 16, 2026,…
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Amotekun operatives arrest suspected bandits in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested five suspected armed bandits during a routine patrol in Ekiti West Local Government Area, marking what officials described as another operational breakthrough. The development was confirmed in a statement issued by the corps’ Communication Officer, Adeleye Abiodun Adewale, who said the arrest occurred around 11:30 a.m. on…
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Police rescue 15 foreign nationals from human trafficking syndicate in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has rescued 15 young persons from a suspected human trafficking syndicate during an intelligence-led operation in Osogbo, the state capital. The victims, allegedly lured with false promises of employment and better living opportunities abroad, were reportedly transported into Nigeria from Togo, Benin Republic, and Niger before being discovered in a…
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Militant violence surges 262% across Nigeria, Niger, Benin borderlands – Report
Violent attacks by jihadist groups operating along the Nigeria-Niger-Benin border corridor rose sharply in 2025, with related fatalities increasing by 262 per cent compared to 2024, a new study has revealed. Data published by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) showed that campaigns by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) intensified…
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Six arrested over alleged fake miracle scam in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested six suspected fraudsters for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud residents in Idanre. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, in a statement obtained by Western Post, said the suspects were apprehended on February 16 following a well-coordinated, intelligence-driven operation involving tactical teams and Community Safety Officers. Preliminary investigations revealed…
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El-Rufai seeks court order to stop EFCC, ICPC, DSS, from freezing his assets
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to restrain anti-corruption and security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his properties. In a suit filed on February 24 through his counsel, Oluwole Iyamu (SAN), El-Rufai asked the court to grant an interim injunction directing the respondents to maintain the “status quo…
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