Crime & City Diary
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Court to deliver judgment November 20 in Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism case
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 for judgment in the terrorism case filed by the Federal Government against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. According to a report by The PUNCH on Friday, Justice James Omotosho announced the date after Kanu failed to open his defence,…
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Ogun Police busts Cameroonian kidnapping syndicate masquerading as visa agents
The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled a Cameroonian syndicate notorious for luring and kidnapping unsuspecting victims under the guise of facilitating foreign visa applications. According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the operation followed a distress call received on November 4, 2025, from a Cameroonian woman who had been deceived into Nigeria with the…
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26-year-old man bags two-year imprisonment for burglary in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Oyo town has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Shittu Fatai, to two years imprisonment for breaking into two shops in the Agunpopo area of the town. According to court records, Fatai, along with others still at large, committed the offence on June 26, 2025. The prosecutor, Fola Osegbade, told the court…
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Osun lounge owner cries out after alleged police assault, demands justice
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Director of Chillax Zone Lounge and Blues, Mr. Adeyemi Adekunle Ayomide, has alleged that he was brutally assaulted by a police officer, urging authorities to investigate and bring those responsible to justice. Adeyemi, whose lounge is located at Onward Hospital Junction, Agunbelewo, Osogbo, said the incident occurred on October 31, 2025, around 5:30 p.m.,…
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NDLEA warns public against fake medicinal cannabis, arrests kingpin
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a public alert warning Nigerians about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances falsely packaged and marketed as medicinal cannabis. According to the agency, the alert follows credible intelligence that led to the arrest of a 28-year-old drug kingpin, Afeez Salisu, popularly known as Malu, on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Salisu was…
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Police rescue kidnap victim, foil robbery attempt in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has recorded two major breakthroughs in Akure after rescuing a kidnapped lady and foiling an armed robbery attempt in separate operations. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, in a statement issued on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal, said operatives acted on a distress call from…
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25 arrested during illicit drug raid in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A combined security task force has arrested 25 suspected drug dealers and four alleged drug lords during a coordinated raid on drug enclaves in the Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The dawn operation, tagged Operation Sweep, was jointly carried out by operatives of the NDLEA, police, NSCDC, Amotekun Corps, forest guards, and…
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Ondo Amotekun arrests 38 for kidnapping, murder, other crimes
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, has arrested 38 suspects for various offences, including kidnapping, murder, vandalism, and illegal migration. Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Akure on Tuesday. He said the arrests followed coordinated operations across the 18 local government areas of the state. “Today…
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Court orders FG to take over socialite Pretty Mike’s Lagos nightclub
By Tosin Brown – Justice Ibrahim Ahmed Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of Mike Nwalie, popularly known as Pretty Mike’s Proxy Lagos Nightclub, to the federal government. Both the Lagos socialite, Pretty Mike, and the club manager, Joachim Hillary, are currently in custody over alleged drug-related offences. The nightclub is located at No.…
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LNSC apprehends 2 motorcycle robbers in Olorunda LCDA
By Folashade Olorunfemi Two suspected motorcycle robbers have been apprehended by officers of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Olorunda Command at Isanmo, Ilogbo. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, when the suspects, who posed as genuine passengers, were intercepted by the vigilant LNSC officers after attempting to dispossess a commercial motorcyclist of his bike. Their suspicious…
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