Crime & City Diary
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LAGESC nabs suspected vendor of adulterated yam flour
Operatives of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) have apprehended a woman suspected of selling adulterated yam flour, locally known as ‘Elubo’, in the Ajelogo area of Lagos State. The arrest, which occurred on Friday, was prompted by a formal complaint from the Elubo Sellers Association in the Maidan area, who raised concerns about unwholesome products infiltrating the market. Acting…
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[Photo] – Soldier allegedly beats Amotekun officer to death in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – An officer of the Osun State Amotekun Corps, Peter Samuel Tope, has been reportedly killed in Ijeda, Ijesa land, following an unprovoked attack allegedly carried out by a serving soldier. The deceased, aged 35, was assaulted around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday by one Opejobi Fiyinfoluwa, identified as a newly recruited soldier of the Nigerian Army.…
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NANS decries student killings at AAUA, demands urgent security action
By Boye Oyeyemi – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Joint Campus Council, Ondo State Axis, has strongly condemned the recurring violent attacks and killings of students at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). In a statement, the student body expressed deep sorrow over the recent murder of a female student, which occurred just weeks after two others were gruesomely…
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BREAKING! Another Ondo Varsity student killed
By Boye Oyeyemi – Tension has flared again at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), following the reported killing of another student, barely three weeks after two of her colleagues were murdered. According to reports, the female student whose identity has not been made public was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend. The university’s Students’ Union President, Salami Akeem, popularly known as…
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Police probe suspected ritual killing of teenager in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into the suspected ritual killing of a 16-year-old boy, Lawal Wahab, whose mutilated body was discovered days after he was declared missing. Wahab, who had been living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Mr. Lawal Olumide. His decomposing body was found on July 23, 2025, along the Old…
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Ondo Amotekun recovers stolen goods worth ₦300m, arrests suspects
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has recovered stolen goods and electronics valued at more than N300 million and apprehended seven individuals linked to various criminal activities across the state. The suspects were paraded at the agency’s headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. According to the Corps Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye,…
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Man remanded for allegedly threatening to kill father with machete in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – An Iwaro-Oka Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of a 30-year-old man, Atiaro Emmanuel, for allegedly threatening to kill his father, Atiaro Matthew, with a machete. The defendant was arraigned before Magistrate B.A. Ikusika on a four-count charge filed by the police. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on November 12, 2024,…
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Police warn against activities of unauthorized transport unions in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has issued a stern warning to unauthorized transport unions operating illegally across the state, declaring their activities as unlawful and a threat to public peace. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command noted that certain unapproved union operators have been causing disruptions, inciting conflict, and clashing with…
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Ex-aide to Kwara Governor, Oyin-Zubair forfeits tractors, tricycles after conviction
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the final forfeiture of two tractors and two tricycles from Kayode Oyin-Zubair, a former Special Assistant on Community Intervention to the Kwara State Governor. Justice Haleema Saleeman of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, delivered the ruling on Thursday, July 24,…
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Court convicts ex-NHIS boss, BDC operator for $2.1m money laundering
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 24, 2025, convicted Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and a Bureau De Change operator, Kabiru Sidi, over a $2,198,900 money laundering case. Thomas and Sidi were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on…
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