Crime & City Diary
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Security operatives arrest suspected killers of farmers in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi – Security operatives have arrested suspects linked to the killing of three farmers in Ala Igbatoro, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. WESTERN POST had yesterday reported that the victims were attacked as tension enveloped the agrarian community. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Yomi Oyekan, an aide to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,…
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Police commissioner launches investigation into alleged extortion by officers in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations of extortion leveled against some police officers along the Osi-Eruku road in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. This directive followed the circulation of a video on social media showing police officers allegedly engaging in…
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Lagos Police declares Sowore wanted for alleged ‘public disturbance’
The commissioner of police in Lagos State, Moshood Jimoh, has declared Omoyele Sowore, human rights activist and publisher, wanted over alleged public disturbance. Speaking at the Oworonshoki community on Monday, Jimoh accused Sowore of allegedly coming to Lagos to instigate public disturbance over the demolitions of buildings in the community. He stated that Sowore shunned warnings from the police against…
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Three Ondo farmers reportedly killed as youth group calls for urgent action
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Southern Nigeria Youth Congress (SNYC) has condemned the reported killing of three farmers by suspected herdsmen in Ala Igbatoro, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, calling for immediate government and security intervention. In a statement by its National Director of Information, Comrade Afe Adegboyega Ezekiel, also known as Erosion, the group described the…
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Police arrest six suspected armed robbers, kidnappers in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ikoyi-Ile, Orire Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation conducted around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday in the Igbo-Awe forest near Iboran village. The operation was carried out by operatives from the Ikoyi-Ile Divisional Police Headquarters,…
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Ogun Police nabs dreaded robbery kingpin, female accomplice in Ifo axis
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the leader of a notorious robbery syndicate alleged to have terrorised multiple communities in the Ifo corridor, leading to relief among residents. The Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Sunday said the breakthrough followed a targeted operation carried out in the early hours of the weekend. She said…
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Police rescue three kidnap victims, recover firearms in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have rescued three kidnapped victims along the Oka–Akungba axis in Akoko South West Local Government Area after a fierce gun duel with their abductors. During the operation, one of the kidnappers was neutralised, while others fled the scene with gunshot wounds. According to a statement from the command, the…
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NDLEA uncovers secret ‘Colorado’ drug lab in Lagos, arrests 30-year-old suspect
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory used for producing colorado, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis, inside a residential building at Ajao Estate in the Isolo area of Lagos State. NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the owner of the laboratory, 30-year-old Stephen Imoh,…
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Tragedy averted as gas truck falls off in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi – Panic gripped residents of Aramoko-Ekiti after a gas tanker lost control and veered off the main road in the Iwaro area. The incident, which caused a stir in the community, could have ended in tragedy but for the prompt intervention of firefighters and other emergency responders. Eyewitnesses said the tanker skidded off the road after the…
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Youth Ambassadors express confidence in Ondo Amotekun Commander Adeleye
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Amotekun Youth Ambassadors have passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, under its Commander, Chief Akogun Adetunji Adeleye. In a statement issued in Akure by the group’s Director of Media, Alli Oluwasanmi (Benbella), the ambassadors praised Adeleye’s commitment to community safety, describing his…
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