Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: Kidnapped AAUA staff regains freedom
By Boye Oyeyemi – Mr Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), has been released by his abductors days after he was kidnapped from his residence along the Akungba–Supare Akoko Road. WESTERN POST had reported that Eleyinmi was abducted by unknown gunmen last Sunday. A colleague at the university confirmed his release earlier today. Details later…
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Obasanjo Library slams EFCC over midnight raid, threatens legal action
The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has condemned a midnight invasion of its premises by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as unlawful and a gross violation of rights. According to the library’s Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, the raid took place around 2 a.m. on Sunday during a…
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OAU declares 300-level Chemistry student missing for four days
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has declared a 300-level Chemistry student, Dorcas Oseghale, missing four days after she left her residence and failed to return. In a statement signed by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, Dorcas, with matriculation number CHM/2021/165, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on August 6,…
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Seven arrested over attack on LASPA officials in Lagos
By Adeola Ogunrinde – The Lagos State Government has arrested seven suspects for allegedly attacking officials of the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) in the Ajah and Epe areas. The suspects, comprising staff and security personnel of Better Mart on Badore Road, Off Addo Road, Ajah, and Ashley Mall in Epe, are currently detained at Badore Police Station, Lekki, pending…
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BREAKING: NDLEA arrests Lagos pastor over alleged drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, for alleged involvement in cross-border drug trafficking. Olasele, who had been on the run for months, was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, at his church in the Okun Ajah area of Lekki,…
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Gunmen kill six in Babanla as CP, DSS visit for security assessment
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Armed criminals, numbering in their hundreds, on August 8, 2025, invaded Babanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Riding on motorcycles, they attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters and raided the community market. The assailants fired sporadically, killing five villagers and a police officer, identified as Adejumo Wasiu. The attack caused panic in…
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ANALYSIS: Between Sowore’s torture claim and the police denial
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho – A video posted on August 8, 2025, by Nigerian activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore on X (formerly Twitter) sparked a wave of outrage and debate. In the footage, Sowore appears with a bandaged arm and claims he was assaulted and tortured while in police custody. The post quickly gained traction online, with many commentators presenting…
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Fire destroys goods worth millions at Ogbomoso variety store
By Adejayan Gbenga – A late-night fire on Friday razed part of Radex Variety Store in the Bolanta area of Oja-Igbo, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, destroying goods and property valued at millions of naira. The inferno, which broke out at about 10:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a power surge. Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the…
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Cross-dresser, others remanded over alleged homosexuality in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command have arraigned a 23-year-old cross-dresser and content creator, Taiwo Austine, alongside two others, Haris Abubakar, 25, and Matthew Ogwu, 32, before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court on allegations of conspiracy and homosexuality. Prosecutor, Inspector Abayomi Jejeniwa, told the court that the defendants, along with others still at large, were arrested in…
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Security forces repel armed attack in Kwara’s Babanla community
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Government has established an immediate security cordon around Babanla, a community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, following a security breach by armed criminals. On Friday, the criminals targeted a police station, and attempted to loot a few grocery shops and a hotel in the community before they were repelled by security forces…
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