Crime & City Diary
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EFCC hands over recovered N802.4m to First Bank
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, handed over the sum of N802,420,000 (Eight Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) to First Bank Nigeria Plc. The money was recovered from a suspect, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, who unlawfully took possession of over N1.3 billion belonging to the bank. The…
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Farmer survives machete attack by suspected herdsmen in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Ekiti farmer, Ajide Kayode Aaron, has narrowly escaped death following an alleged attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Iro-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of the state. According to reports, the incident occurred while the farmer was on his way to his farmland, where he was confronted by three herdsmen. Sources said the trouble started after…
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Court remands Portable over assault, car theft allegations in Ogun
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Ota, Ogun State, over multiple criminal allegations, including assault, theft and obstruction of police officers. Portable was arraigned on Monday on a nine-count charge filed by the Ogun State Police Command. The charges include assault, causing harm, theft and resisting arrest. The arraignment…
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Police repel attack on Obajana base, arrest several suspects in Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has foiled an attempted attack on its Obajana operational base, arresting several suspects in the process. In a statement on Monday, the police said the incident followed a clearance operation carried out on 10 January 2026 across identified hideouts, flashpoints and assembly areas used by bandits and other criminal groups in the state. The operation,…
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Teenager arraigned over alleged N326,000 fraud in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A 19-year-old, Taoheed Olaniyan, has been arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Osogbo over alleged involvement in an online investment scam amounting to N326,000. He was charged by the Osun State Commissioner Of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, on a two-count indictment of obtaining money under false pretence and stealing. The prosecutor, Inspector Kayode…
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Police arrest suspected human traffickers, recover victims in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspected human traffickers and rescued several victims in Akure following intelligence-led operations aimed at curbing trans-border crimes in the state. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday evening by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who said the operation was carried out under…
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Amotekun seizes coal-laden truck, arrests 38 passengers in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with coal and carrying 38 passengers of unknown destination in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The interception occurred at the Cathedral area of Akure metropolis in Akure South Local Government Area during a routine security operation by the agency. It was gathered…
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Yahaya Bello case still before Court, EFCC has done its part- Olukoyede
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the case involving a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is still in court and that he has done his bit on the matter. While Nigerians have questioned, Bello’s case is yet to conclude, the chairman of the agency said the court is handling the…
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Road accident in Osun leaves three AAUA students dead
By Boye Oyeyemi – At least three students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, have died in a road accident in Osun State. The accident occurred on Saturday in Ilesha and involved an 18-seater commercial bus and a truck. Confirming the incident, the President of the Students’ Union, Comrade Salami Ologbon, said union officials were already on the ground…
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Police arrest robbery suspects linked to Barrister Chigbo’s murder in Abuja
The FCT Police have announced the arrest of three notorious armed robbery suspects allegedly involved in the murder of legal practitioner, Barrister Princess Chigbo Nwamaka Mediatrix. The suspects are alleged to be members of a “one-chance” criminal syndicate that has been operating in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for several years. In a statement signed on Sunday by the Police…
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