Crime & City Diary
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Second defendant in Adegoke’s murder trial slumps as court resumes sitting
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Monday adjourned the trial of the owner of Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr. Rahmon Adedoyin and his six staff over alleged murder and interference with the corpse of Timothy Adegoke, an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University. The adjournment was due to the ill health of the second…
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NDLEA arrests Ukatu, the drug baron behind N3bn Tramadol linked to Abba Kyari’s team
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Monday narrated how men of the Intelligence Response Team led by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, cornered 190 cartons of Tramadol they seized from a suspect. This was disclosed in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi. According to Babafemi, this was discovered after the NDLEA arrested suspected billionaire…
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Angry youths protest in Ondo over death of village head, two others in motorcycle accident
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Some aggrieved youths in Kajola, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday accused the police in the area of being responsible for the death of a village head (Baale) and two other men. The three men were alleged to have died in a motorcycle accident along the Lagos/Benin Expressway on Saturday evening, apparently after…
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Boyfriend attacks housewife with machete in Ondo, culprit on the run
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure A housewife, Funmilola Osundare is currently on admission at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Owo, Ondo State after she was allegedly macheted severally by her boyfriend in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The victim was said to have been invited by the boyfriend, who is now on the run to his rented apartment in ljapo, GRA, Akure three…
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Ondo Police foil kidnap attempt in Ore, rescue 9 victims
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure Police in Ondo State has foiled an attempted kidnapping of nine passengers on the Lagos/Ore Expressway. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Funmilayo Odunlami. According to him, the effort of Policemen attached to Ore Division ensured that all the victims were rescued, while a passenger who had a machete cut…
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Police declares 12 wanted in connection with Anambra killings
The Nigeria Police Force has declared 12 men wanted over the killings that took place in Isu-Aniocha, Awka North LGA of Anambra State. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the men were declared wanted “in connection with a case of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, act of terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms,…
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Tragedy as unidentified driver killed LASTMA official
An unidentified driver has allegedly crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), one Jamiu Issa in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson for LASTMA, Mr Olumide Filade, the unidentified driver was driving against traffic when he rammed into Issa, who wanted to apprehend him for the traffic offense.…
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We’ll charge Osinachi’s husband to court if postmortem reveals he’s responsible for her death – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has assured that Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late musician, Osinachi, would be charged to court once ongoing investigation finger him in her murder. Baba was speaking while receiving the Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, who paid a courtesy visit on the IGP in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force…
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Armed robbery suspect arrested while going for operation
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta An armed robbery suspect, Waheed Ijiyemi has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command while on his way to carry out robbery operations. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abmbola Oyeyemi in a statement, the suspect was arrested while the DPO Onipanu Division, Mr. Bamidele Job, was on routine patrol with…
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