Crime & City Diary

Four injured as NDLEA, NURTW clash in Osun

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A clash between operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and members of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osogbo, Osun State, reportedly left four people injured on Thursday. It was gathered that officials of the NDLEA trailed a vehicle suspected to be carrying cannabis to old garage in Osogbo and in…

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UPDATE: Two injured in Owo gun attack, says Amotekun boss 

By Temitope Adedeji Akure Two workers were injured in an overnight attack on Craneburg Construction Company, Owo, Ondo State on Wednesday. The workers who were yet to be identified sustained injuries when gunmen invaded the company at about 9:45pm, using dynamite and sporadic gunshots. Commander of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye who spoke to journalists…

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BREAKING: Owo under gun attack, many injured

Temitope Adedeji, Akure Many people have been confirmed injured as gunmen on Wednesday evening attacked Craneburg Construction Company in Owo, Ondo State. The state Police Command confirmed the attack on its Twitter handle. The police command in the tweet said: “Tonight, there was a shooting incident at CRANEBURG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Owo. Policemen are currently at the scene, victims have been…

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Osun NSCDC arrests 40-yr-old man for impersonation, fraud

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Osun State command has arrested a 40-year old Awolumate Bola for impersonation and obtaining money under false pretense. Corps Commandant in the state, Sunday Agboola, in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Olabisi Atanda said the suspect was arrested on the 25th July, 2022 at Oke Abesu, Osogbo. According…

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Woman in court for beating brother’s wife in Lagos

A 29-year-old woman, Oluchi Mbadugha, has been arraigned before an Ogba Magistrates’ Court Lagos State, for allegedly beating up her brother’s wife, Christian Precious.The charge reads in part: “That you, Oluchi Mbadugha, on May 12, 2022, around 9.30am on Sunday Farm Estate, Dopemu, Agege, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did unlawfully inflict wound on one Christian Precious by cutting her…

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Police Inspector, one kidnapper killed in gun battle in Osun 

…four others arrested By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo  A police Inspector and a suspected kidnapper were killed in gun battle during a failed kidnapping attempt of two foreign miners in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of Osun State on Sunday. The incident, which happened at Aruwa village via Ifewara community, also led to the arrest of four suspected kidnappers.  The kidnappers…

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Officer killed as gunmen attack Ondo police station

Temitope Adedeji, Akure Gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked Okuta Elerinla Police Division in Akure, the Ondo State capital, leaving an officer dead.  The state police command confirmed the attack in a statement by the image maker of the force, Funmilayo Odunlami. The dead officer’s name was given as Temenu Boluwaji, who was hit by bullets and died…

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Gunmen kill Lagos-based businessman in Kwara 

By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Gunmen have murdered a Lagos based businessman, Biola Osundiya said to be in his forties, who came to Ilorin, Kwara State to spend time with his family in a yet to be unraveled circumstance. The incident, it was gathered, occurred around past 6:00pm on Wednesday when he was trailed to one of the drinking spots besides…

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