Crime & City Diary
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Shops destroyed in fire outbreak at Papa, Alakia Isebo Road, Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – A late-night fire outbreak on Tuesday destroyed several shops at the Papa area, along Alakia Isebo Road in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident occurred beside the Akin-Alamu building, leaving shop owners counting losses as properties worth millions of naira were consumed by the blaze. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon.…
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One dead as speeding car hits truck in Soka, Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – A fatal accident claimed the life of a man on Tuesday around the Soka area of the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. The crash, which involved a Toyota Camry, occurred at the same spot where more than five people died in a separate accident just days ago. Confirming the incident, the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road…
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Lagos Taskforce impounds 16,625 motorcycles, arrests 14,087 suspects in one year
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has reeled out its achievements in one year. The Agency said it arrested 14,087 suspects from various criminal black spots across the state between June 2024 and June 2025, disclosing a significant increase in enforcement against commercial motorcycles, with 16,625 motorcycles impounded over the past year, up from 6,915 in…
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EFCC secures final forfeiture of mineral-laden truck in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Justice Olukayode Ariwoola (Jnr) of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of a truckload of assorted solid minerals to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The ruling followed an application filed by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which convinced…
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Three arrested over alleged murder of sex worker in Akure brothel
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has apprehended three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a sex worker at a brothel located in the Cathedral area of Akure, the state capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, June 29, following a disagreement between the victim and a male customer. According to a…
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Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Lagos
The Lagos Police Command has apprehended three suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim, a 20-year-old male identified as Kehinde in Morogbo, Olohunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the state. The suspects in the police net after the victim’s rescue from their den were 28years old Celestine Okeke, 25years old Michael Okonkwo, and 30 years Kehinde Oladun. This was contained…
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Police arrest man for assault, firearm threat in Abeokuta
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Oluwatobiloba Kehinde, for allegedly threatening a resident with a locally made pistol in the Agbena area, Ojere, Abeokuta. The arrest followed a distress call received by the police on June 28, 2025, from the victim, a male resident of the area, who reported the incident. According to a statement…
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NAPTIP declares Speed Darlington wanted over alleged rape, cyberstalking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial Nigerian rapper, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted over alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. NAPTIP made the announcement in a statement posted on its official Instagram account on Friday “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with…
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Osun Police arrest four in NANS-branded vehicle, others for crimes
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspected criminals found with dangerous weapons in a vehicle branded with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) presidency plate number. The suspects, identified as Adewale Kehinde (25), Adebayo Ayuba (22), Olasupo Abeeb (23), and Adeniyi Mustapha (21), claimed to be students when apprehended. Commissioner of Police,…
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Court sentences Ajayi to death for killing corps member
The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu, to death by hanging. Justice Simon Aboki, who handed down the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of killing and dismembering Adaidu. He had been charged with one count of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the…
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