Crime & City Diary
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NDLEA arraigns KC Luxury, two others over 184.5kg cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday arraigned Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, and two alleged accomplices before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged trafficking and attempted export of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to the United Kingdom. The other defendants, Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, were arraigned before Justice Ayokunle…
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Oyo police arrest teenager over alleged defilement of three-year-old girl
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy, identified as Usman Dauda, over the alleged defilement of a three-year-old girl in Saki. Informing journalists on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the arrest followed a distress report lodged at the Saki Divisional Police Station on Sept. 17, 2026, after the child went missing while…
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Ekiti man arraigned over alleged unlawful possession of 240 SIM cards, drugs
By Boye Oyeyemi A 28-year-old man, Tope Falodu, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over the alleged unlawful possession of 240 SIM cards and substances suspected to be illicit drugs. The prosecution alleged that Falodu was found in possession of the SIM cards without lawful justification, alongside the substances suspected to be illicit drugs. Prosecutor…
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Ondo task force obtains warrant for Fawehinmi, denies alleged harassment
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Olanrewaju Fawehinmi after he allegedly failed to honour several invitations over a petition filed against him. The development followed reports alleging that operatives of the task force harassed a 104-year-old woman and threatened members of the Fawehinmi family with arrest. However, the…
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NSCDC arrests chemist for allegedly collecting blood samples from students in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a patent medicine vendor, Adigun Kazeem, over the alleged collection of blood samples from students of CAC Adu Memorial Secondary School, Oke-Aro, Akure, Ondo State. The samples were reportedly collected at a kiosk close to the school and allegedly sent to a laboratory for examination, with the students…
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Families of homicide victims shouldn’t pay for autopsies, Ajulo warns
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, OON, has called for an end to the practice of making families of suspected homicide victims pay for autopsies. Ajulo said the financial burden of establishing the cause of a suspicious or unnatural death should not be transferred to grieving relatives, stressing that the state…
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Malami denies bribery finding in $2.7bn Mambilla arbitration
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has rejected allegations that he entered into a corrupt arrangement with Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited promoter, Leno Adesanya, over the long-running Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project dispute. Malami, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mohammed Doka, on Tuesday, also welcomed the outcome of…
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Alimosho LG unveils security network to boost community safety
By Olatonmiwa Osho The Alimosho Local Government in Lagos State has commenced monthly engagements with members of its newly established Alimosho Security Network (ASN) as part of efforts to strengthen community security, protect public assets and maintain law and order across the council area. The Chairman of the council, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, gave the charge at the network’s inaugural…
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AGF asks court to dismiss El-Rufai’s suit over Abuja home search
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the search of his Abuja residence by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Fagbemi, through counsel from the Federal Ministry of Justice, Maimuna…
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Police arrest suspect over alleged kidnap threat against Oyo resident
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a man allegedly linked to a threat to kidnap and kill a 50-year-old resident of Seni Salla Village, Saki, and members of his family. The command said the arrest followed a report by the victim and an intelligence-led operation. According to the statement, the complainant, Metu Jilani, reported the matter…
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