Crime & City Diary
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Ekiti police arrest ex-RTEAN boss ‘Metilo’ over alleged murder
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a former Chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria in the state, Rotimi Olabiowonu, popularly known as Metilo, and another suspect over the alleged murder of a 45-year-old man, Ogunsakin Sunday. The victim, a resident of Afao-Ekiti, was allegedly dragged from his residence and assaulted by the suspects…
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Court remands waste contractor, seals Akure plaza over health risk
By Boye Oyeyemi A court in Ondo State has ordered the sealing of Olukayode Shopping Plaza in Akure and remanded a waste disposal contractor over alleged improper handling and dumping of waste capable of posing a public health risk. The order followed evidence presented by the state Ministry of Environment that waste from a filled septic tank at the shopping…
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Oyo enforces anti-open grazing law, impounds 10 cows
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority has impounded 10 cows over alleged illegal open grazing and environmental nuisance in the Arola area of Apete, Ibadan. The authority disclosed this in a statement signed by its Chairperson, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), on Tuesday, saying the operation was conducted in collaboration with security operatives. The enforcement followed…
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No casualty as container truck crashes into six vehicles on Kara bridge
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that no life was lost and no one was injured when a 40-foot container truck crashed into six other vehicles at Kara Bridge, inward OPIC, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Tuesday morning. In a statement, the agency said the container truck reportedly developed a mechanical fault while in motion, lost control…
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Ondo police rescue two kidnap victims, arrest three after gun battle
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has rescued two kidnap victims and arrested three suspected members of a kidnapping gang following a gun battle in a forest around the Ifira-Idoani axis of Isua-Akoko. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying operatives also recovered N1.5 million suspected to have been…
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NDLEA arrests Mexican drug kingpin, dismantles meth lab in Ebonyi
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Mexican drug kingpin attempting to flee Nigeria through the Lagos airport and dismantled another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State. The NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while briefing journalists on the agency’s latest operations. Marwa, who was…
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Police recover another corpse after killing of ‘Emir’ in Ile-Ife
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has recovered another corpse in Ile-Ife, where Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, was killed. It would be recalled that Emir was shot dead on Sunday during a clash involving him and a group led by another faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the…
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Ondo govt seizes vehicle conveying suspected hazardous substance
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has intercepted a vehicle carrying a substance suspected to pose environmental and public health risks. The vehicle was stopped on Sunday, September 13, 2026, following information provided by a concerned resident who alerted authorities about its movement. In a statement issued on Monday, the state Ministry of Environment reportedly kept the vehicle under…
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Ekiti couple remanded over alleged murder of 25-year-old housewife
By Boye Oyeyemi A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of a 67-year-old man, Lamidi Salau, and his 65-year-old wife, Lamidi Aina Abigail, over the alleged murder of a 25-year-old housewife, Kehinde Omize. The couple were accused of conspiring with another suspect, who is currently at large, to kill Omize in Ado-Ekiti. The prosecution alleged that…
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Security lapses in Oyo caused Operation Burst base attack — APC
By Adejayan Gbenga The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has described the attack on an Operation Burst base as an indication of security lapses under the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde. The party made the assertion in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Wasiu Sadare, on Monday, in reaction to the reported invasion that occurred Sunday between…
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