Crime & City Diary
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Illegal haulage: Dangote patrol team arrests, hand over errant drivers to authorities
In a renewed effort to rid the Dangote Group of unscrupulous drivers who engaged in illegal haulage activities and others who constituted themselves into menace to other road users, the company’s drivers’ Patrol team, has made several arrests of drivers, and handed them over to relevant authorities. Dangote’s management, it would be recalled, recently solicited the help of members of…
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Police arrest six suspected cultists for attempting to kill traditional ruler in Ogun
Six suspected members of the Eiye cult group have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill the traditional ruler of Gbokoto land, in Yewa, Oba G.O Olukunle, The suspects, according to the state police command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, were arrested on Sunday 11th of September 2022, while attempting to kill the traditional ruler…
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BREAKING: Nine persons rescued as storey building sinks in Lagos
Nine persons have been rescued in a sinking one-storey building in the Ikeja area of Lagos, following the downpour experienced overnight in many parts of the state. WesternPost learnt that the building, located at 47 Akinwunmi Street, Akinwunmi North Estate Mende, Maryland. began sinking in the early hours of today (Monday) after the rainfall. Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),…
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Man rapes 17-year old daughter in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of Ogun the State Police Command have arrested a 46 years old man, Olusegun Oluwole for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 17 years old daughter. This was contained in a statement by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ibara police…
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19-year old student commits suicide in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Oladejo A 19 years old Computer Engineering student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Tomiwa Victor Olonade, on Sunday committed suicide by hanging himself with telephone cable in his parent’s rented apartment at Isokun, Ilesa. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Yemisi Opalola who confirmed the incident said one Agboola Olusola, a youth leader…
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40-yr old man shot dead by security guard in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 40-year-old man, Mohammed Badmus has been shot dead by a security night guard at Ibuowo Estate, Okinni in Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State. Badmus was been killed in the early hours of Saturday with a dane gun. He died instantly after being shot. It was gathered that the guard, Rasaq Moshood, shot the…
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Man, 23 kills 90-year old father in Kwara over ATM card
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara A 23-old man, Ibrahim Hassan has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 90 years old father, Sabi Ibrahim The suspect was paraded by men of the Kwara State Police Command on Thursday. The incident took place at Ajibesin Area, along Okolowo, Kwara State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi said: “On…
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Protesting constabularies not entitled to salary-Osun CP
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode has said that the Police Special Constabulary scheme is voluntary. According to him, the constabularies are not entitled to salary payment. Olokode was reacting to a protest by 480 police officers on Wednesday in Osogbo over alleged non-payment of their salaries. In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson,…
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Suspected Yahoo boys killed friend in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Two suspected internet fraudsters popularly called ‘Yahoo Boys’ have been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly killing one Oguntade Wasiu. The suspects were identified as Wahab Hammed (28) and Adegoke Ayobami (32). The duo and the deceased were said to be friends and are into yahoo before the alleged killing. The victim was said…
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Osun police arrest ‘medical doctor’ for killing taxi driver in Edo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year old man, Abbas Adio for allegedly killing a taxi driver, Emmanuel Oyiobo, by injecting him with an unknown substance. Adio claimed to be a medical doctor in one of the hospitals in Kwara State during investigation by the security operatives. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola,…
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