Crime & City Diary
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Husband allegedly kills wife in Ekiti, family demands justice
By Boye Oyeyemi The family of 25-year-old Kogi State indigene, Kehinde Onize, has demanded justice after her husband, Sadiq Ibrahim, allegedly hacked her to death in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Kehinde was reportedly killed during a domestic dispute in the Dalimore area of the state capital on Wednesday morning, about nine months after she married Ibrahim, a meat seller popularly known…
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Ex-NYSC coordinator recounts rape, urges survivors to break silence
By Boye Oyeyemi A former Ondo State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, Grace Akpabio, has recounted how she was raped by a fellow student at the University of Port Harcourt in 1983, saying “the experience left her devastated.” Akpabio, who shared the experience in a Facebook post, said she was 19 and in her first year at the…
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Ekiti man arraigned for allegedly stealing sports equipment worth N80,000
By Boye Oyeyemi A 23-year-old man, Bello Abubakar, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing sports equipment valued at N80,000 in Ekiti State. Abubakar, who has no fixed address, was brought before the court on two counts of stealing and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The prosecutor, Inspector Olubu Apata, told…
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Oyo trafficking suspect admits selling babies, stealing 19 children
By Adejayan Gbenga A suspected member of a child-stealing and trafficking syndicate, Adejoke Popoola, has allegedly confessed to selling two sets of children she gave birth to and stealing 19 other children for onward sale. Popoola made the disclosure while speaking with journalists at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters in Ibadan on Monday, saying she had been involved in…
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Ondo govt probes alleged ₦4.1m land fraud involving influencer couple
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has ordered an investigation into an alleged ₦4.1 million land fraud involving a couple who claimed they were duped in a disputed property transaction in Ugbo Oluwa, Ipogun, Ifedore Local Government Area. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Coats, popularly known as Anu and Pablo on social media, raised the alarm over the transaction…
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Father demands probe into deaths of children in Ondo, questions drowning claim
By Boye Oyeyemi Samuel Jonah, the father of three children, including a set of twins, found dead near a stream on a farm in the 32 Artillery Brigade Army Barracks, Akure, Ondo State, has rejected the claim that they drowned and called for a thorough investigation into their deaths. The children, identified as 11-year-old twins Joshua and Jacob and their…
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Police probe deaths of three siblings on Ondo farm
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the deaths of three siblings whose bodies were found near a river on a farm around the Owena Army Barracks, Akure. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, adding that the incident occurred on Friday,…
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Army GOC charges Ondo troops to sustain offensive against criminals
By Boye Oyeyemi The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Auwalu Mahmuda, has charged troops of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Ondo State, to sustain their offensive operations and deny criminal elements freedom of action in the state. Mahmuda gave the charge during his maiden operational visit to Owena Cantonment, Akure, where he assessed the brigade’s activities…
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Three siblings found dead near Ondo farm river, investigation ongoing
By Boye Oyeyemi Tragedy struck a family in Akure, Ondo State, after three siblings, including 11-year-old twin brothers, were found dead near a small river on a farm around the Owena Army Barracks. The deceased were identified as Joshua Jonah and his twin brother, Jacob Jonah, both 11, and their five-year-old sister, Blessing Jonah. The children were said to have…
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JUST IN: NOUN bursar shot dead while returning from Gusau
The University Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been reportedly shot dead in Zamfara State. Marafa was reportedly attacked while returning from Gusau on Sunday. The university confirmed his death in a notice signed by its Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladipo Adetayo Ajayi. “According to information available to the University, Mallam…
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