Crime & City Diary
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Three die as thugs clash with Hausa community in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Three persons have been reportedly killed during a clash between some hoodlums and the Hausa community in Ede, Osun State. It was gathered that the crisis started on Tuesday when some suspected thugs attacked the Hausa community at Sabo area of the town but were repelled with two of the hoodlums and one Hausa man killed.…
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Man in police net for defiling neighbour’s 10-year old daughter for money ritual
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure A 27 year-old man, Adeniyi Adeleke, has been arrested by men of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a ten-year-old girl in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of the state.The victim was said to be the daughter of the suspect’s neighbour. He was said to have allegedly lured the victim into his room and…
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20 burnt to death in Bauchi auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Bauchi State, says 20 people were burnt beyond recognition in an auto accident on Tuesday in the state. The Sector Commander, FRSC in the state, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident said one other person sustained injury. According to him, the accident which involved a commercial Golf 3 bus and a Sharon…
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IGP confirms Adejobi as substantive PPRO
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, as the Force Public Relations Officer. Adejobi who confirmed was announced in a statement signed by the Admin Officer Force Public Relations Department Anjuguri Manzah on Tuesday, becomes the 25th indigenous image maker of the police. He was appointed in acting capacity on 16th February, 2022…
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Femi Falana takes over prosecution of Adedoyin, others over Adegoke’s death
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State government has granted the chamber of Chief Femi Falana (SAN), permission to take over the prosecution of all the defendants in the case involving the death of Timothy Adegoke. Adegoke, a master’s degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), was allegedly murdered at Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The defendants, Dr. Ramon…
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Herdsmen attack 77-year old farmer in Ondo with machete for refusing money request
A 77-year-old farmer was at the weekend attacked by herdsmen on his farm in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the victim, Benjamin Babatunde, was working on his farm on Friday at Ikakumo, when the assailants came to demand money from him. Babatunde, who narrowly escaped death as a result of the injuries he…
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Man in police net for kidnapping two children during Good Friday service
Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Friday arrested a man a 35 years old, Sakiru Famuyiwa at Ijeja area of Abeokuta, the state capital for attempting to kidnap two children during a church service.The suspect was arrested following a distress call received by policemen at Ibara Divisional Headquarters that, while Good Friday service was going on at Celestial…
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Police arrest 65-year old landlord for brutalising tenant’s 11-year old twins
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A 65 years old man, Samuel Adekoya, was on Friday, arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for child abuse and physical molestation of 11 years old twin brothers, Taiwo Enoch Olishe and Kehinde Emmanuel Olishe. According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, the suspect was arrested following a…
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Ondo Amotekun parades suspected armed robbers, kidnappers
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure About 19 suspects, including a 12-year old boy, his mother and an herbalist were on Thursday paraded by the Ondo State security network agency, Amotekun in Akure, the state capital. Also paraded were two suspects, nicknamed ‘Anini’ and ‘Oyenusi’ all claimed to be from Ijare in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects,…
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Edo police kill six suspected kidnappers on Lagos-Benin bypass
Edo State Police Command on Thursday said six suspected kidnappers were killed by its operatives along the Lagos-Benin bypass. The command stated this a statement in Benin, noting that the suspects were killed while in the process of kidnapping passengers of an 18-seater bus enroute to the Eastern part of the country. According to the statement, police operatives were on…
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