Crime & City Diary
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Tinubu condoles with Owo attack victims, says attackers must face justice
The Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation has described the gruesome killing of worshippers during Sunday service in Owo, Ondo State as pure evil that should never have happened to innocent people. A statement on Sunday signed by the Campaign Organisation’s Director of Media and Communication, Mr. Bayo Onanuga stated that unprovoked attack and murder of people who came to worship God,…
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PHOTO NEWS: Akeredolu arrives Owo for on spot assessment, vows to hunt down killers
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu returned to Ondo State to visit Owo following the unfortunate attack on worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo. The governor again reiterated his earlier statement that the government would do everything to ensure the killers are hunted.
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Owo attack: We will hunt down assailants, make them pay-Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has promised that the perpetrators of the massacre in Owo, will not go scot free. The governor, according to Richard Olatunde, his Chief Press Secretary said the attackers would be fished out wherever they may be and dealt with in accordance with the law. Terrorists attack St. Francis Xavier Catholic church on Sunday with…
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BREAKING: Pandemonium in Owo over church attack
Damilola Olufemi Economic and religious activities in Owo, Ondo State have been suspended over reports that armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have invaded the town. The incident happened at around past 12pm on Sunday and currently, every part of the town suffers silence. As at the time of filing the report, the cause of the incident is still…
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Okada ban: Lagos records 85 percent compliance
By Adeola Ogunrinde, Lagos Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, says it has recorded more than 85 percent compliance by Okada riders since the commencement of the enforcement of the ban placed on their operations in six local governments from June 1. Speaking at an event to witness the crushing of seized motorcycles by the Lagos State government in…
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EFCC storms Akure, nabs 41 suspected ‘Yahoo’ boys
Damilola Olufemi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed 41 individuals suspected to be ‘Yahoo’ boys in Akure, Ondo State. Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s spokesman revealed on Thursday that the suspected fraudsters were caught at their hiding spot after an intelligence notification. The suspects arrested are Awopetu Emmanuel, Ige Damilola, Omotoyinbo Pelumi, Ayeomoni Oluwaseun, Adeoye Olamide, Ojo Gbolahon,…
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400-Level student arrested in Ogun for attempted murder of policeman
Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 400-Level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill a policeman on duty along the Ijebu Ode-Ibadan road. The suspect, according to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, was driving a fully artificial tinted Toyota Camry car with…
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Army denies complicity in Methodist Prelate’s kidnap
The Nigerian Army has denied complicity of its troops in the kidnap of Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Samuel Kanu-Uche. This was contained in a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu. The statement said news making rounds on the alleged complicity of the troops was untrue. “While the Nigerian Army expresses concern and sympathy for the…
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Court orders interim seizure of NOK University, other properties linked to former federal director
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, ordered the interim forfeiture of every asset of NOK University, based in Kaduna. The University, built by a former Director of Finance and Accounts, DFA, in the Federal Ministry of Health, Anthony Hassan, was suspected to have been built from the proceeds of unlawful activities traced to its…
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