Crime & City Diary
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Ondo monarch arrested over alleged abuse of minor
By Boye Oyeyemi – A traditional leader in Laagba, a community in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been arrested by the police over allegations involving a 12-year-old girl. The monarch, identified as Chief Adeniyi Ifedayo, is accused of luring the girl to his residence, where he allegedly held her for two weeks under suspicious circumstances. Sources…
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Police launch manhunt for killers of Ondo female farmer
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the death of a woman, Mrs. Rabiat Atere, whose body was discovered on her farmland in Oka-Akoko, in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. Though the exact cause of her death is still unknown, local sources have speculated that she may have been attacked by suspected herdsmen.…
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Olukoyede charges banks’ compliance officers on measures to combat financial crimes
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on compliance officers in the nation’s banking sector to embrace technology-driven measures to combat financial crimes. He made this call in Lagos on Wednesday, at the 2025 Annual Stakeholders Conference of the Association of Chief Compliance Officers in the Banking Industry of Nigeria, ACCOBIN,…
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Gunmen kill three, abduct 12-year-old girl in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed two incidents of violent crime that occurred in the early hours of June 25, 2025, in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. At about 1:30 a.m., unknown armed men attacked Mari and Lile villages via Lade, killing three persons: Timothy Paul (male, 35) in Mari village, and…
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JUST IN: Female farmer killed by suspected assailants in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A female farmer, Mrs. Rabiat Atere, has been gruesomely murdered by unknown attackers while working on her farm in Oka-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victim, a native of Uba in Oka-Akoko, was reportedly attacked on Monday during routine farming activities. Her lifeless body was later recovered and deposited at a…
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Police neutralize kidnappers, recover rifle in Ilorin
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has neutralized a member of a kidnap gang during a fierce gun battle in Ilorin, recovering an AK-47 rifle loaded with 13 rounds of live ammunition, while other suspects fled into the bush and are currently being trailed. This was disclosed in a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,…
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Police arrest 28 suspects linked to Yelwata killings
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the arrest of 28 persons suspected to be masterminds of the killings in Yelwata, Benue State. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the IGP said the police were on the heels of other suspects who participated in the Yelwata killings that led to the death of 47 persons.…
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FRSC confirms four dead in Ibadan multiple road crash
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that four persons died in a multiple accident that occurred early Tuesday morning along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, near the Soka area in Ibadan. FRSC Oyo State Sector Commander, Rosemary Alo, said the crash involved seven vehicles, including a Nissan Micra (MAP 286 ZY), Toyota Camry (KSF 339 DS),…
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Breaking: Fatal crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway leaves many feared dead
By Adejayan Gbenga – At least 10 persons are feared dead following a tragic accident that occurred Tuesday morning along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, near the Soka area of Ibadan. The crash, which happened around 7:50 a.m., involved three Nissan Micra taxi cabs and three trailers, all reportedly heading from the Iwo Road axis of the expressway. Eyewitnesses say the impact…
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Lagos agency arrests man for converting residential building to illegal abattoir
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps have arrested a man for converting a residential building into an illegal abattoir. The man was arrested in the residential building located at No. 12, Alfred Williams Street in Iju Station. The illegal operation said to have been carried out in unhygienic conditions, endangering residents in the community who raised the alarm.…
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