Crime & City Diary
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Amotekun patrol vehicle catches fire in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – A patrol vehicle belonging to the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. beneath the Mokola flyover when the van, transporting operatives of the corps for an assignment, suddenly caught fire. Eyewitnesses said passersby and motorists tried to extinguish…
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Lagos Police declares land grabber wanted over deadly clash in Owode Onirin
…arrests 4 policemen for alleged illegal duty with suspect The Lagos State Police Command has declared one Abiodun Ariori, CEO of Prosperous Ariori Golden Venture Limited, wanted over his alleged role in the deadly violence in Owode Onirin area of the state. Police restored calm in the area after a bloody clash between traders and suspected land grabbers left…
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JUST IN: Police arrest pastor, wife for faking kidnap
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Police Command has arrested a married couple, Pastor Sanmori Olubumi Joshua, 62, and his wife, Mrs Sanmori Taiwo, 42, for allegedly staging a self-kidnapping in Ondo City. The couple, who are residents of Power Line area, reportedly plotted the scheme to extort money from relatives abroad. The arrest was confirmed in a statement signed…
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Dino Melaye faces court over alleged N509.6m tax evasion
By Kunle Sanni – Former Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has been summoned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court over allegations of evading more than N509.6 million in personal income tax. According to a report by Premium Times, filings by the FCT Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) allege that Melaye failed to pay his assessed tax liabilities of N234.9…
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Kogi Poly final-year student dies in failed abortion at private clinic
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – A 26-year-old final-year student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has died after a failed attempt to terminate a six-month pregnancy at a private clinic. The incident has left her colleagues in shock and reignited debate on unsafe abortion practices in Nigeria. The deceased, identified as Omotosho Dorcas, reportedly visited Al-Hassan Clinic and Maternity, Sarkin Noma,…
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Normalcy returns to Balogun market as police arrest suspect
Normalcy has returned to the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island after a free-for-all fight between hoodlums and miscreants. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Spokesman for the Lagos Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police said the fight was not a tribal clash, adding that an arrest has been made. The Command explained that during the fight, one…
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One feared dead, others missing, as traders clash in Lagos’ Balogun Market
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Balogun Market on Lagos Island was thrown into chaos on Tuesday after a violent clash between Yoruba and Igbo traders reportedly left one person dead and several others missing. The crisis began when two young market runners got into a heated argument. Witnesses said one of them, a Yoruba youth, attacked his rival, an Igbo trader,…
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Woman dies in Ekiti after alleged severe beating by husband
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tragedy struck in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, when a woman, identified as Modupe Alasin, reportedly died after allegedly being beaten by her husband. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred when the man allegedly descended heavily on his wife because she arrived late to the farm. According to a witness, the man had flogged the wife severely because…
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Kidnapped victims escape as security forces raid hideouts in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Several kidnap victims have regained their freedom in Kwara State following a security operation that dislodged criminal hideouts in the Babasango axis of Babanla, Ifelodun Local Government Area. According to security sources and community leaders, the victims fled after their captors abandoned the area during a raid that lasted between Sunday night and Monday morning.…
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JUST IN: Convicted Osun monarch sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in the US
Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison by a U.S. District Court on Tuesday. A report by cleveland.com reported that Oloyede, who is 62, and one Edward Oluwasanmi, 62, were jailed for creating fake businesses to dupe the US government of $4.2 million in coronavirus relief money.…
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