Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest 37-year-old for allegedly killing girlfriend over N100K
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old ex-convict, Omokinwa Ademola, for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Joy Jimoh, to death following a disagreement over a N100,000 refund. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, said the incident occurred on October 7, 2025, around 5:30 p.m. According to…
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Father of late Bilyaminu Bello hails Tinubu for granting pardon to Maryam Sanda
By Kunle Sanni – The father of the late Bilyaminu Bello, Alhaji Ahmed Bello Isa, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for granting a presidential pardon to his daughter-in-law, Maryam Sanda, who was convicted of killing his son. Speaking in Abuja during a joint interview with Maryam’s father, Alhaji Garba Sanda, Alhaji Bello said he was relieved that…
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Kidnapped tipper driver regains freedom
By Boye Oyeyemi – A tipper driver, Tobi Abdulmalik Oluwatuyi, who was abducted along the Akure–Owo Motorway in Ondo State, has regained his freedom after spending days in captivity. WESTERN POST had reported that Oluwatuyi was kidnapped on Friday around 6 a.m. while attempting to fix his faulty vehicle on the roadside. His motor boy, however, escaped the scene and…
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Lagos re-arraigns Evans over alleged murder of two policemen
The Lagos State Government has re-arraigned convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, on a fresh murder charge involving the deaths of two police officers. Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were re-arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala on a five-count charge bordering on murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The case was transferred from Justice…
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Police bust motorcycle-stealing syndicate operating across Osun, Ondo, Edo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have dismantled an interstate motorcycle theft syndicate operating across Osun, Ondo, and Edo states, arresting three suspects and recovering a stolen motorcycle. The suspects, Uche Unwankwo, Afolabi Olabisi, and Taye Akinmolayan, were apprehended by operatives of Yaba Division in Ondo town following an intelligence-led operation carried out under the…
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Nigerian Army confirms soldier killed wife, took own life at Wawa Cantonment
By Kunle Sanni – The Nigerian Army has confirmed that one of its personnel, Lance Corporal Akenleye Femi, allegedly killed his wife and then took his own life at Wawa Cantonment in Niger State. In a statement issued on Sunday by Captain Stephen Nwankwo, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 22 Armoured Brigade, Ilorin, the Army said the tragic…
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Army crushes terror cells nationwide, kills insurgents including notorious IPOB commander ‘Alhaji’
By Kunle Sanni – The Nigerian Army has announced that it recorded significant successes between October 8 and 11, 2025, through a series of coordinated, intelligence-driven operations across multiple regions, resulting in the neutralization of terrorists, rescue of hostages, arrest of criminal elements, and recovery of substantial quantities of arms, ammunition, and logistics supplies. According to military reports, the operations,…
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Police debunk kidnap, murder of female officer in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has debunked reports circulating on social media claiming that a female police officer serving in the state was kidnapped and murdered, describing the claims as entirely false and distressing to the public. This was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, over the…
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EFCC probes 2 suspects over undeclared $6.1m, £53,415 cash at Lagos airport
The operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have commenced investigations of two travelers arrested by operatives of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $6,180,000 and £53,415 cash in their possession. EFCC disclosed this on Saturday, in a statement issued by Head of…
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Maryam Sanda, sentenced to death in 2020 for killing husband, gets presidential pardon
Following the release of the full list of those granted pardon and clemency on Friday by President Bola Tinubu, one name has grabbed public attention and left tongues wagging: Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband. Back in 2017 when the incident happened, her story made headlines. The victim, Buliaminu Bello, was the nephew…
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