Crime & City Diary
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Edo govt, NSCDC strength alliance to tackle illegal mining
The Edo State Government, through its Ministry of Mining, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to strengthening its partnership with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, to enhance security, transparency, and accountability in the State’s mining sector. The Commissioner for Mining, Andrew Ijegbai, gave the assurance while receiving the newly appointed Edo State Commandant of the…
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BREAKING: Man drowns in Ondo community stream
By Boye Oyeyemi – A sombre atmosphere has settled over Okeagbe, headquarters of Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, following the drowning of a man whose identity has yet to be confirmed. According to a community source, the deceased had travelled from Lagos to the agrarian town to attend his grandmother’s funeral. The source, who requested anonymity, said…
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Gunmen attack church in Kwara
Two people have been reportedly killed by suspected bandits during an attack in Eruku, a boundary town in the Ekiti Local Government Area. A parish of the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, was reportedly attacked by the gunmen. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday evening, when gunmen stormed the outskirts of the town. The police said they responded…
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Four arrested in Ondo over alleged rituals, kidnapping, robbery
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the SWAT unit of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested four suspects allegedly linked to a series of kidnapping, robbery and ritual-related activities in Ogbese. The suspects, led by Ifeoluwa Julius, were reportedly on the command’s watch list following intelligence suggesting their involvement in violent crimes. According to the police, fresh intelligence indicated…
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Defence ministry condemns bandits’ attack on Kebbi girls’ secondary school
By Kunle Sanni – The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has condemned the deadly attack on the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga, Zuru Emirate, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, which left one school official dead and 25 students abducted. The attack, carried out late Sunday night, resulted in the killing of the…
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Traders lose millions as fire guts shops in Ondo city
By Boye Oyeyemi – A devastating fire has destroyed at least seven shops in the palm oil section of Sabo market, Ondo City, Ondo State, leaving traders counting heavy losses. The blaze, which reportedly began around midnight, spread rapidly, consuming hundreds of palm oil kegs and other valuables worth millions of naira. One of the worst-hit traders, Bunmi, popularly called…
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One dead, six injured as speeding bus crashes into stationary truck in Ikorodu
A fatal road crash at Majidun, inward Ogolonto on Ikorodu Road, has left one person dead and six others seriously injured. The incident occurred in the early hours on Sunday near the MRS Filling Station, involving a Volkswagen commercial bus (registration EPE 494 XM) and a stationary tipper truck. Preliminary investigations indicate that the bus, carrying passengers to a scheduled…
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NDLEA arrests notorious Lagos drug baron, seizes over 1.7 tonnes of cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a wanted drug baron, Frank Chijioke Ibemesi, popularly known as Chisco Bee, following weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance. The 42-year-old businessman and hotelier, who heads Franc CJ Ibemesi Nig Ltd, was picked up by operatives of the Special Operations Unit at his Daisy Garden Hotel on Ago Palace Way, Isolo,…
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Ekiti State University mourns as Social Sciences Dean dies in auto crash
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ekiti State University community has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Olu Olufayo, popularly known as Prof. Olu-Olu, who reportedly died in an accident in Ado-Ekiti. The industrial sociology and labour relations expert was said to have been involved in the accident on Friday…
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Okada rider to die by hanging for death of 11-year-old girl in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Akure High Court has sentenced a commercial motorcycle rider, Mr Dare Ojo, following his conviction over the abuse and death of 11-year-old Zainab Adeyemo along the Ese/Irun-Akoko Road in the Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State. Ojo was accused of committing the offence on July 17, 2020, while transporting the girl to the…
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