Crime & City Diary
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Ogun farmer dies after palm tree falls on him
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the tragic death of a 40-year-old farmer, Abdullahi Rasaki, who lost his life after a palm tree fell on him in Bogije Village, Ijebu Igbo. According to a statement signed on Monday by CSP Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Police Command, the incident occurred on March 9, 2025, at…
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Pedestrian killed in Abeokuta road accident, Police detain motorcyclist
A fatal accident along Lafenwa Road, Abeokuta, on Sunday, March 9, 2025, has claimed the life of an unidentified female pedestrian, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed in a statement on Monday. The accident, which occurred around 7:00 PM, involved a TVS motorcycle (Reg. No. Ogun GBE 566 VC) ridden by 25-year-old Kabiru Sanni of Agbo Afoju, Sabo, Abeokuta. According…
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Police confirm killing of cattle breeders’ chairman, launch investigation
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Alhaji Idris Abubakar, Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Kwara State Chapter. Abubakar was shot dead on March 8, 2025, at the entrance of his residence in Oke Ose, Oke-Oyi. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Police Public…
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Sentenced to death for killing a Fulani herdsman in self-defence—The Sunday Jackson case
In what has been described as a classic ”textbook case of miscarriage of justice,’ Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday, March 7, 2025, ruled that Sunday Jackson, a farmer who was brutally attacked with a knife by a Fulani herdsman, must die by hanging. Jackson, who was allegedly attacked by the knife-wielding herdsman, successfully overpowered the attacker, took the weapon from…
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Ogun: Apprentice electrocuted at welding workshop, three arrested
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three individuals in connection with the electrocution of a 23-year-old apprentice, Jonathan Emmanuel, at a welding workshop in the Asimolowo area of Ifo. According to a statement issued on Friday by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the tragic incident occurred on March 6, 2024. The father of the deceased,…
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CBN kicks against EFCC’s N2.7bn collateral property forfeiture request
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has kicked against Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) demand to forfeiture a N2.7 billion property used as collateral at a federal high court in Abuja. The property, located at plot 781, cadastral zone 001, Karmo district of Abuja, was used to secure a loan from the CBN through the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for…
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Lagos Police arrest two Pakistani kidnappers, rescue victim
The Lagos State Police Command has successfully apprehended two Pakistani nationals involved in a kidnapping operation, following a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to eliminate kidnapping and violent crimes across the country. This development was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed that the suspects,…
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Manhunt launched as husband stabs wife to death in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a suspect identified as Oju, who allegedly stabbed his wife, Josephine Isaac, to death in a tragic case of domestic violence in Agbure Community, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday,…
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Police investigate industrial accident at Quantum Steels Nigeria Limited
The Ogun State Police Command has launched an investigation into an industrial accident at Quantum Steels Nigeria Limited, located along the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road in Ogijo. The incident, which occurred on March 2, resulted in severe injuries to seven workers, including both Nigerian and expatriate staff. The explosion, reportedly caused by a blast from factory machinery, took place at approximately 6:60…
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2 dead, 6 severely injured in Lagos 3-storey building collapse
Two persons reportedly dead while six seriously injured in a three-storey building collapse in the Odoriwu estate at the Elf Bus stop area of Lagos. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the permanent secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), stated in an update that the bodies of two male casualties were removed from the debris of the collapsed building. The…
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