Crime & City Diary
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Hoodlums attack police station, kill officer, civilian in Oyo
Hoodlums reportedly attacked Igangan police station, Oyo State on Tuesday night, killing a Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and a civilian. It was gathered that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and a police inspector also sustained injuries during the attack and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital. An eyewitness, who did not want his name mentioned, said that the incident…
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Court remands 37-year old man for alleged rape, threat to kill 4-year-old girl in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo has ordered that a 37-year-old man, Abiodun Babatunde be remanded in Ilesa correctional center for alleged sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl. The suspect was arraigned on a four count-charge bordering on unlawful intercourse, sexual assault and threat to life. Police prosecutor, Elisha Olusegun told the court that…
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Ruling house caution against illegal installation of new Akirun
The Gboleru Ruling House of Ikirun in Osun State, has raised the alarm over what it described as an attempt by some individuals to secure the illegal coronation of the Akirun even as the dispute on the stool rages on in court. In a strongly worded petition to the Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, copied to the Attorney-General…
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U.S court sentences Abidemi Rufai to 5-year imprisonment
A special assistant to the governor of Ogun State, Abidemi Rufai has been sentenced to five years in prison for pandemic fraud. In May 2021, Rufai pleaded guilty before the U.S. District Court in Tacoma, on charges bordering on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was alleged to have defrauded employees of the Washington State Employment Security Department the…
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Seven passengers burnt to death as fire guts bus in Lagos
Seven people have been burnt to death at Iyana Oworo area of Lagos, after a commercial bus caught fire due to reckless driving and over-speeding. It was gathered that the accident involved a commercial Mazda bus with 14 passengers, with registration number KJA 699 GY. It was gathered that the vehicle suddenly caught fire as passengers tried to get out…
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Seven burnt to death in Lagos fatal accident
Seven people have been reported dead at Iyana Oworo area of Lagos, after a commercial bus caught fire on Sunday due to reckless driving and over-speeding. It was learnt that four females, three males, including a child were burnt to death in the fatal accident. The accident involved a commercial Mazda bus with registration number KJA 699 GY, carrying 14…
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Policemen storm kidnappers’ hideout at Kara, rescue victim, arrest one suspect
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have invaded the hideout of kidnappers who have been terrorizing the Long Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Kara and arrested one member of the gang. A kidnap victim, Sheu Anafi was rescued unhurt, according to a statement by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi…
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Police intercept large quantity of live cartridges, arrest three suspects
Operatives of Ikorodu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted two commercial buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu. This was disclosed by the Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the three suspects arrested were on their…
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Police arrest 84 years old for raping 8-year old minor in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta An 84 years old man, Stephen Jack has been arrested by police operatives in Ogun State for having unlawful carnal knowledge of an eight-year old minor in Ijebu-Ode. This was disclosed on Saturday by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ogun State Police Command, Abeokuta, Abimbola Oyeyemi, The suspect who resides in Okun-Owa area of Ijebu Ode…
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Three police Inspectors abducted in Ogun regain freedom
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The three police Inspectors abducted by suspected kidnappers on Wednesday in Ogun State have regained their freedom. This was contained in a statement by Abimbola Oyeyemi, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ogun State Police Command. He explained that, the three victims were kidnapped at Wasinmi along Abeokuta – Lagos road in Ewekoro Local Government Area by…
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