Crime & City Diary
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BREAKING: Oyo traffic officer dies on duty after arresting commercial motocyclist in Ibadan
Richard Thomas, Ibadan A staff of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYRTMA) on Wednesday fell from a commercial motorcycle and died on the spot The agency staff, simply identified as Kenny, according to an eyewitness account, fell off from the commercial motorcycle he arrested at Idi Ape area in Ibadan. The eyewitness, who did not want her name…
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Fear grips Ondo community as herdsmen attack farmer with machete
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The agrarian community of Ikakumo Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State is in the grip of fear, following an attack on a farmer by suspected herdsmen. The incident involved a 40 years old farmer, Mr. Idowu Bayode, who was allegedly macheted by two herdsmen in his cashew farm. Narrating to Westernpost how it…
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Court dismisses Adedoyin, others’ no case submission over murder of OAU student
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday dismissed a no case submission filed by counsels to the owner of Hilton Hotel, Abdulrahmon Adedoyin and six others who are facing trial over the alleged killing of Timothy Adegoke, an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Prosecution counsel, M.O Omosun had prayed the court that…
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Police foil attack on Dangote refinery
The Lagos State Police Command says at attempted attack on Dangote refinery in Lekki Free Trade Zone was foiled in the early hours of Monday. A statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin said the armed hoodlums numbering about twenty gained access to the refinery through the lagoon side. It said that they were repelled while attempting to cart…
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Man, 37 tortured to death by soldiers in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 37-year old man, Yinka Adekunle, has allegedly been tortured to death by men of the Nigeria Army, following an altercation that ensued between them at a beer parlour in Fadahunsi area, Ilesa, Osun State. It was gathered that the incident started on Friday, 25th March, 2022 when Yinka and two of his friends visited a…
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1 killed as 20 hoodlums attack Dangote refinery
One person was killed as armed hoodlums attacked the Dangote Refinery in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos on Tuesday. A statement by the Lagos State Police Command which was signed by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benjamin Hundeyin revealed this. According to Hundeyin, the armed attackers were about 20. He however said one of the attackers was killed in…
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Former Zamfara Deputy Governor, Wakkala shot in Abuja-Kaduna train attack
A former Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Wakkala, was among the victims at the terrorists’ attack on a Kaduna-bound train Monday evening. Wakkala reportedly sustained injury after being shot by the attackers. His aide Yusuf Idris told Channels TV of Wakkala’s attack. Idris said the Department of State Services helped rescue the former deputy governor from the terrorists. “He was…
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PHOTO NEWS: VP Osinbajo visits victims of Kaduna train attack
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, visited the victims of the train attacked by suspected terrorists on Monday night. The attack occurred around the Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna. The gunmen were said to have blown up the rail track after which they launched an attack on the passengers. Osinbajo was received by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and Commissioner for Internal…
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Kaduna confirms 8 dead, 26 injured in Abuja-Kaduna train attack
The Kaduna State Government says eight passengers died and another 26 got injured when terrorists attacked a train going to Kaduna Monday evening. In a statement by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state government said it had gotten the passenger manifest from the Nigeria Railway Corporation. According to the statement 398 people bought…
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