Crime & City Diary
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Speeding driver kills 12-year-old, injures sister on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
A tragic accident on Monday afternoon claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl and left her 15-year-old sister critically injured after they were struck by a speeding driver along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. According to a statement signed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the incident occurred at about 3:35 p.m. at Ogundare bus…
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Fire guts Ladipo, Owode-Onirin markets in Lagos
A midnight inferno gutted Ladipo market in Mushin Local Government and Owode Onirin market along Mile12-Ikorodu road in Lagos State. The fire incident that occurred simultaneously destroyed property and goods worth millions of naira. Officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service acted swiftly to prevent further spread inside the markets. However, the Director of Lagos State Fire and…
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Abiodun promises police electric motorcycles to enhance operations in Ogun
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said that his government will provide electric-powered motorcycles to the Nigeria Police Force to enhance operations in the state. He disclosed this during the opening of the 5th Conference and Retreat For Senior Police Officers in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The Governor also said the government is partnering a French company to provide drones…
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Afenifere youth leader begs for help as kidnappers demand N100 million ransom
The National President of the Afenifere National Youth Council, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, has pleaded with Nigerians to assist in raising the N100 million ransom demanded by his kidnappers, who have allegedly threatened to kill him by 3 p.m. on Monday if the amount is not paid. In a now-viral video, Ojajuni, visibly distressed, is seen weeping as an AK-47 rifle…
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Court remands suspected killers of Mojisola Awesu following counsel’s absence
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court has ordered that the seven suspects linked to the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, be remanded in a correctional facility. This followed the absence of counsel for the 5th, 6th, and 7th defendants in court. Counsel for…
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NAF airstrike eliminates 23 bandits in Zamfara
At least 23 bandits were reportedly killed by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike in Tsafe Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State over the weekend. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the operation was based on coordinated intelligence. The report stated that a large group of bandits, suspected to be relatives of…
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Ogun: Man drowns while attempting to retrieve phone from well
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old man, Sunday Jimoh, who drowned while trying to retrieve a phone from a well in Oja-Odan, Yewa North Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Sunday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, the incident occurred at around 10:00 a.m. on February 22. It…
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Police launch investigation into murder of farm worker in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the murder of a 50-year-old farm worker, Alfa Mustapha, whose body was discovered on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo in Odeda Local Government Area. According to a statement released on Sunday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, the case was reported at about 6:30…
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Hoodlums kill one in Osun LG election amid security presence
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo One person has reportedly been killed in Ilesa West during the ongoing Local Government election in Osun State. The incident was said to have occurred in front of United Grammar School, where voters had gathered peacefully to exercise their civic rights. It was gathered that hoodlums, seen moving around in a green Hilux and a bumper…
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Police launch manhunt for driver after fatal accident in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a search for the driver of a commercial bus involved in a fatal accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian, Auwalu Abdulkadir, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the accident occurred at Kara Under Bridge on February 21, 2025, at…
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