Crime & City Diary
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Police parade eight suspected kidnappers, two others in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police command on Monday paraded eight suspected kidnappers with three local guns and cartridges. The state Police Commissioner, Paul Odama, addressing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, said the suspects have confessed to be responsible for the series of kidnapping cases in Malete and Shao area of the state. He said two other suspected kidnappers,…
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BREAKING: One dies as one-storey building collapses in Ikeja
A male artisan has been confirmed dead when a section of a one-storey building undergoing repair collapsed in Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday. WesternPost gathered that the building on 12 Aromire Avenue was formerly occupied by a grocery mart and was being renovated by the deceased and other labourers, when the building suddenly caved in partially. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency…
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Two abducted Osun farmers, one other released after N6m ransom
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The two farmers abducted in Ileogbo, Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State, have been released alongside one of the relatives that went to deliver the N6 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers. It would be recalled that the two farmers; Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba were kidnapped while returning from their farm along Ede/Ileoogbo road…
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Two kidnapped while delivering ransom
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Two persons, who went to drop the N6 million ransom to free the two farmers allegedly kidnapped by gunmen at Ileogbo Town in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State have also been detained by the kidnappers. The two farmers; Samuel Oladotun and Fashola Tobiloba, were abducted on Wednesday by suspected kidnappers while returning from their…
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Court sentences four to death by hanging for armed robbery, murder
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, has sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder. The convicts Hammed Rafiu, 37, Rasidi Waidi, 39, Kayode Sunday, 29, and a security guard, Owolabi Bashiru, 54, were arraigned before the court on 23rd October, 2019. The four men were arraigned on six count…
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Why Okupe was arrested – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given the reason for the arrest of former Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe. WesternPost had earlier reported that Okupe was arrested by men of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while trying to board a flight to the United…
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Police rescue abducted community head in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command said its men have rescued the community chairman of Oluwalose, Okolowo, Alhaji Tunde Buhari kidnapped on Tuesday. News of his rescue was contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ajayi Okasanmi on Wednesday in Ilorin. Okansanmi said he was rescued by the police in conjunction with…
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Police arrest Pastor who kidnaped self to collect ransom from church members
Popular Jos-based clergyman, Pastor Albarka Sukuya of Jenta Apata area of Jos, who, on several occasions, staged his kidnap with his cohorts and received ransom from sympathising members of his congregation, has been arrested by operatives of Plateau State Police Command. Spokesperson of Plateau State Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, announced the arrest of the Pastor in a statement on…
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One dies as Yoruba Nation agitators clash with police in Lagos
A yet-to-be-identified male adult has been killed in a clash between Yoruba Nation agitators and the police in the Ojota area of Lagos State on Monday. Commuters ran to safety in the heat of the pandemonium which broke out in the morning. It was gathered that Yoruba Nation agitators were protesting to demand for Yoruba Nation amongst others and the…
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Edo train attack: One victim escapes, suspect nabbed
One victim has escaped from kidnappers who abducted 32 passengers at Igueben train station in Edo State on Saturday. The state Commissioner for Communications and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, said security operatives have arrested one of the suspected kidnappers involved in the kidnapping. He said: “After 32 persons were kidnapped, the Police, vigilante, and local hunters swung into action, combing the…
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