Crime & City Diary
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Police nab two suspected kidnappers, recover firearm, ammunition in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered a firearm along with live ammunition in Ayede, Ondo State, in a major operational breakthrough. The suspects, identified simply as Okotie and Michael, were apprehended at Odo Ala in Ayede town on February 12, 2026, at about 9:48 a.m., following a targeted operation by…
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NSCDC rescues 37 Ghanaians from suspected human traffickers in Ado-Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, has rescued thirty-seven Ghanaian nationals from a suspected cross-border human trafficking syndicate operating in Ado-Ekiti. The State Commandant, Mr Toma Matthew Enya, disclosed on Friday that the victims, made up of 13 females and 24 males, were allegedly lured into Nigeria with false assurances of securing jobs…
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Islamic clerics arraigned over alleged assault on minors in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Akure Magistrate’s Court arraigned two Islamic clerics on Thursday, over the alleged assault of two minors in Owo, Ondo State. The defendants, Oladejo Musiliu, 35, and Adebodun Muyideen, 30, are facing three counts bordering on assault and causing grievous harm to Adeagbo Abdullahi, 12, and Kazeem Quoyyum, 15. The prosecution alleged that the incident occurred…
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Two herders arraigned over N6m palm plantation damage in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two herders, Hassan Umaru and Jubril Yau, were on Thursday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged unlawful grazing and the destruction of a palm plantation valued at N6 million. The defendants were brought before the court by operatives of the Amotekun Corps on a three-count charge bordering on open grazing and malicious damage.…
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JUST IN: Nasir El-Rufai to appear before EFCC February 16
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2026. The development follows an alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest El-Rufai on Thursday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, shortly after he returned from Cairo, Egypt, on Egypt Air flight MS…
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No arrest plan for El-Rufai, passport seized on lawmakers’ request — DSS
By Innocent Raphael – The Department of State Services (DSS) has clarified that its operatives did not attempt to arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, at an airport on Thursday, insisting that they only moved to retrieve his international passport following a request from the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The clarification follows reports that security agents attempted…
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JUST IN: EFCC’s move to arrest El-Rufai breaches ‘procedural integrity’ — lawyer
Lawyers to former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, have condemned what they described as an unlawful attempt by security operatives to arrest him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, despite prior communication confirming his readiness to honour an EFCC invitation. In a statement issued on Thursday, counsel to El-Rufai, Ubong Esop Akpan, said operatives of the Department of…
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Tension in Ado-Ekiti as man found dead, tied with ropes
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tension gripped residents of Ado-Ekiti on Thursday after the body of an unidentified man was discovered along Ajilosun Road in the state capital. The lifeless body was found in the early hours near Tosin Aluko’s Garage, prompting alarm among passers-by and shop owners in the area. Witnesses said the deceased appeared to have been bound with…
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Granite-laden truck crushes car in Lekki, driver killed, wife critically injured
A granite-laden truck on Thursday toppled onto a Toyota saloon car at Eleko Junction along the Lekki–Ajah Expressway in Lagos State, killing a motorist and critically injuring his wife. The Director of the Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed this in a statement. He said preliminary reports indicated that the…
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Lagos taskforce cracks down on coastal road crime, 75 suspects arrested in late-night raid
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Taskforce on Wednesday night arrested 75 suspects at identified black spots along Coastal Road and recovered substances suspected to be illicit drugs. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Thursday in a post on his Facebook page. Wahab stated that the enforcement operation was part of the ongoing clean-up…
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