Crime & City Diary
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Nnamdi Kanu medically fit to face trial, says NMA
The medical team set up by the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to ascertain the health status of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the ailment he complained of is not life-threatening. According to a report by The Nation, Justice James Omotosho had directed the medical team to evaluate Kanu’s true…
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EFCC secures conviction of three for currency counterfeiting in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three persons for currency counterfeiting before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin. The convicts — Olaitan Dina, a 46-year-old aluminium fabricator; Opeyemi Jeremiah, a bakery worker; and Adebayo Mayowa Abiola from Ekiti State — were arrested by operatives of…
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Fake soldier harassing residents of Ondo community arrested
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Victor Ojukwu, for allegedly posing as a soldier and harassing residents in Idanre, Ondo State. Police spokesperson DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola said in a statement on Tuesday that Ojukwu, who lives in the Sunview area of Akure, was arrested on Monday, October 13, after credible intelligence…
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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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