Crime & City Diary
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Police arrest man for assault, firearm threat in Abeokuta
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Oluwatobiloba Kehinde, for allegedly threatening a resident with a locally made pistol in the Agbena area, Ojere, Abeokuta. The arrest followed a distress call received by the police on June 28, 2025, from the victim, a male resident of the area, who reported the incident. According to a statement…
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NAPTIP declares Speed Darlington wanted over alleged rape, cyberstalking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial Nigerian rapper, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted over alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. NAPTIP made the announcement in a statement posted on its official Instagram account on Friday “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with…
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Osun Police arrest four in NANS-branded vehicle, others for crimes
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspected criminals found with dangerous weapons in a vehicle branded with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) presidency plate number. The suspects, identified as Adewale Kehinde (25), Adebayo Ayuba (22), Olasupo Abeeb (23), and Adeniyi Mustapha (21), claimed to be students when apprehended. Commissioner of Police,…
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Court sentences Ajayi to death for killing corps member
The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu, to death by hanging. Justice Simon Aboki, who handed down the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of killing and dismembering Adaidu. He had been charged with one count of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the…
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Ondo monarch arrested over alleged abuse of minor
By Boye Oyeyemi – A traditional leader in Laagba, a community in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested by the police over allegations involving a 12-year-old girl. The monarch, identified as Chief Adeniyi Ifedayo, is accused of luring the girl to his residence, where he allegedly held her for two weeks under suspicious circumstances. Sources…
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Police launch manhunt for killers of Ondo female farmer
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a woman, Mrs. Rabiat Atere, whose body was discovered on her farmland in Oka-Akoko, in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. Though the exact cause of her death is still unknown, local sources have speculated that she may have been attacked by suspected herdsmen.…
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Olukoyede charges banks’ compliance officers on measures to combat financial crimes
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on compliance officers in the nation’s banking sector to embrace technology-driven measures to combat financial crimes. He made this call in Lagos on Wednesday, at the 2025 Annual Stakeholders Conference of the Association of Chief Compliance Officers in the Banking Industry of Nigeria, ACCOBIN,…
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Gunmen kill three, abduct 12-year-old girl in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed two incidents of violent crime that occurred in the early hours of June 25, 2025, in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. At about 1:30 a.m., unknown armed men attacked Mari and Lile villages via Lade, killing three persons: Timothy Paul (male, 35) in Mari village, and…
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JUST IN: Female farmer killed by suspected assailants in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A female farmer, Mrs. Rabiat Atere, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown attackers while working on her farm in Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim, a native of Uba in Oka-Akoko, was reportedly attacked on Monday during routine farming activities. Her lifeless body was later recovered and deposited at a…
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Police neutralize kidnappers, recover rifle in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has neutralized a member of a kidnap gang during a fierce gun battle in Ilorin, recovering an AK-47 rifle loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition, while other suspects fled into the bush and are currently being trailed. This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,…
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