Crime & City Diary
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Court arraigns Ondo man over alleged assault on police officer
By Boye Oyeyemi A 24-year-old man, Israel Njoku, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly assaulting a police officer while the officer was performing his official duties. Njoku is facing four charges bordering on conspiracy, obstruction of police personnel, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and assault. The charges were filed against…
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Ondo man gets one year in prison for stealing tomatoes
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Samuel Douglass, to one year in prison for stealing four baskets of tomatoes worth N140,000. Douglass was prosecuted by the police after he allegedly diverted the tomatoes entrusted to him by his employer and disposed of them for his personal benefit. The incident occurred in…
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Aiyedatiwa, security agencies urged to halt mayhem in Ebiwonjumi
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government and security agencies have been urged to urgently intervene in the renewed violence in Ebiwonjumi community, Ilaje Local Government Area, following reports of killings and destruction of property. The call was made by the member representing Ilaje Constituency I in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Abayomi Babatunde Akinruntan, who condemned the latest…
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NDLEA seizes N3.4bn drugs, arrests fake police officer, others
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, as well as 6,000 kilograms of cannabis, valued at over ₦3.4 billion in a series of operations across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency also arrested a 49-year-old man, Innocent Ekpe, who allegedly impersonated a senior police officer to…
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Police caution against planned protest in Osun, vow decisive response
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has warned individuals and groups planning to cause chaos or disrupt public peace through a proposed protest to desist from any act capable of threatening lives and property in the state. The warning followed a notice of protest allegedly issued by a faceless group identified through intelligence as the “Congress…
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Fire service saves N200m property in Osun cold room blaze
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Federal Fire Service (FFS), Osun State Command, has contained a fire outbreak at a cold room in Osogbo, saving property estimated at N200 million. In a statement by the FFS Public Relations Officer, DSF Omoyemi Ojo, the fire outbreak occurred at Hepibuhalah Cold Room, Eja-Tutu Bus Stop, along the Gbongan-Ibadan Expressway, Owode-Ede, in the…
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Police deny charging Oyo student over ₦8,000 debt before suicide
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has denied reports that Al-Amin Mohammed, a student who later died by suicide, was arrested and prosecuted over an outstanding ₦8,000 debt owed to a Point-of-Sale operator. The command said Mohammed was instead charged with assault and malicious damage after he allegedly assaulted the female POS operator and damaged her Airtel SIM…
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Woman, 18-year-old son remanded over alleged theft in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi An Osi Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State has ordered the remand of an 18-year-old student, Sunday Samuel, and his mother, Blessing Ode, over alleged theft of goods and cash worth about ₦3.8 million from a supermarket in Iju. The duo were arraigned on seven counts bordering on conspiracy, breaking into a shop, stealing, obstructing arrest, concealing a…
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Ondo court arraigns two over alleged N320m shop fire
By Boye Oyeyemi Two men have been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly causing a fire that destroyed a provisions shop and goods valued at N320 million in Ore. The defendants, Moses Anuopeme, 54, and Benjamin Sunday, 21, were charged with two counts bordering on conspiracy to commit a felony and reckless and negligent conduct.…
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Man arraigned over alleged ₦87,000 theft in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 35-year-old man, Taye Salau, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing household items valued at ₦87,000. Salau was charged with two counts of stealing over an alleged incident that occurred on Sept. 5, 2026, at about 10 a.m. at No. 262, Rotowa Street, Ayepe, Iwaro-Oka Akoko. The prosecution, led…
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