Crime & City Diary
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Driver, passenger injured as car collides with mini bus in Lekki
A high-speed collision between a white Ford Jeep and a commercial mini-bus along the Ikota-Ajah axis of Lekki, Lagos, left two people critically injured earlier on Thursday. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the incident occurred near Ikota School, inward Ajah, when the Ford Jeep allegedly lost control while speeding and rammed into a fully loaded mini-bus. …
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NCoS offers N5m reward for information on escaped Osun inmates
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced a N5 million cash reward for any individual who provides credible information leading to the recapture of inmates who escaped from the Medium Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State. The incident occurred on Tuesday after a section of the facility’s perimeter wall collapsed due to heavy rainfall, enabling seven…
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Ikeja, Island, Lekki identified as top crime hotspots in Lagos
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has identified Ikeja, Lagos Island, and Lekki as the top three areas with the highest incidence of crime in the state, according to new data released by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro (SAN), revealed the statistics on Wednesday during a ministerial press briefing in…
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Kwara: Court sentences internet fraudster to 24 months’ jail term
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced 23-year-old serial internet fraudster, Adebisi Emmanuel Olalekan, to 24 months’ imprisonment without the option of a fine. Olalekan, a native of Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, was convicted on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, after he was found guilty…
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IGP orders probe into alleged killing of pupil by officer in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the death of 14-year-old Kehinde Alade in Oyo State, following a reported altercation involving operatives of the Oyo State Police Command and the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYTMA). In a statement released by the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the IGP condemned the incident, describing…
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Police arrest officer who allegedly shot pupil dead in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Police Command in Oyo State says it has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the officer responsible for discharging the firearm had been taken into…
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Oyo Police launch investigation into alleged killing of pupil by officer
By Adejayan Gbenga The Police Command in Oyo State has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the alleged murder of a pupil who was reportedly shot dead by a police officer in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday, while extending the command’s deepest condolences to the family of…
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NCoS hunts 7 inmates who escaped from Ilesa prison
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has launched a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State. The inmates were said to have fled after part of the facility’s perimeter wall collapsed during heavy rainfall around 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. In a statement issued by the…
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Oyo govt reacts to alleged killing of pupil by policeman
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has ordered a full investigation into the alleged killing of a school pupil by a police officer during a traffic enforcement operation in Ibadan on Tuesday morning. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Dr. Suleimon Olanrewaju, the government expressed condolences to the bereaved family and clarified…
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Protest erupts in Ibadan after Policeman’s stray bullet allegedly kills WAEC candidate
By Adejayan Gbenga A group of youths on Tuesday stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat in protest over the alleged killing of a student by a stray bullet fired by a policeman. The incident occurred along Gbagi Market Road in Ibadan, where a police officer was reportedly pursuing a vehicle suspected to be occupied by internet fraudsters, commonly referred to…
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