Crime & City Diary
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13 injured as NESREA closes Abuja company over rock projectile accident
By Folashade Olorunfemi Officials of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) have shut down Cornerstone Company, managed by Istanbul, in Abuja following a blasting operation that sent flying rocks into Graceland High School, injuring staff and students and damaging school property. According to NESREA’s findings, the incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. while students were sitting for…
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LAGESC busts Lekki oil bunkering syndicate, arrests 27 with fake naira notes
By Folashade Olorunfemi The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has shut down the operations of a growing oil bunkering syndicate and arrested 27 individuals found with fake naira notes during an enforcement operation, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and maintain environmental order in Lagos State. The Corps Marshal, Major Olaniyi Olatunbosun Cole (rtd.), disclosed this at…
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Youths not behind police inspector’s killing – Coalition
-Demand justice By Boye Oyeyemi – The Akure Youths Coalition has distanced the city’s young people from those involved in the Arakale incident that resulted in the death of a police officer. WESTERN POST had earlier reported that an inspector attached to the Ondo State Police Command was stabbed to death in the Arakale area of Akure, the state capital.…
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Osun police refute viral AI video on alleged bandit invasion of Ilesa
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has dismissed a viral artificial intelligence-generated video circulating on social media alleging that bandits are heading to Ilesa, describing it as false, misleading, and deliberately crafted to cause fear, panic, incitement, and a breach of public peace. In a statement signed by the police public relations officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi,…
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12-year-old discharges maggots after defilement by stepfather in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State command, has apprehended Richard, a 32-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The victim was reported to have been discharging maggots after the incident. The state commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, in a statement made available to newsmen by the command spokesperson, ASCI Kehinde…
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Woman dies in hotel, male companion flees
By Boye Oyeyemi – A young woman was yesterday found dead in a hotel room in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, after checking in with a male companion. The discovery was made in the afternoon when hotel workers, worried after repeated knocks went unanswered, opened the room and met the woman lying motionless on…
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Suspected kidnapper nabbed, couple rescued in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims during a dawn operation in the Itaogbolu community. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, in a statement obtained by WESTERN POST, said the operation followed a distress call that Mr David and his wife were abducted from their farm…
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Senate classifies kidnapping an act of terrorism, backs mandatory death penalty
The Senate has passed a resolution classifying kidnapping as an act of terrorism, stipulating that an amendment to the Terrorism Act be made to impose the maximum penalty of death. The resolution was made during plenary on Wednesday. Under the new law, according to the upper legislative arm, once a kidnapping conviction is established, the death penalty must be applied.…
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Nigeria repatriates Turkish fugitive convicted of fraud
The Nigeria Police Force has successfully repatriated a 61-year-old Turkish national, Acar Huseyin, to Turkey to serve a prison sentence for fraud, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Huseyin was convicted earlier this year by the Istanbul Anadolu High Criminal Court and sentenced to 14 years, 8 months, and 10 days in prison. Shortly after the judgment, he fled Turkey, travelling through…
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Ekiti Police debunks viral video, tightens security
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has debunked a viral video alleging that bandits were planning attacks on Ekiti State University (EKSU) and the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), describing the claim as false and designed to cause unnecessary panic. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abutu Sunday,…
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