Crime & City Diary
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Final-year student commits suicide in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – A final-year student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), identified as Arobo Precious, has reportedly taken his own life. The 28-year-old Higher National Diploma (HND) II student was found dead in a bush near his residence around 9 p.m., a discovery that has left the Owo community and fellow students in mourning. Sources disclosed that before…
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NDLEA nabs female makeup artist with 2.20kg cocaine at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, after 2.20 kilograms of cocaine were discovered factory-fitted in the walls of her bag. A statement by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said Adekoya, who claimed to be travelling to India for fibroid surgery, was arrested by…
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Thunderstorm kills 32 cows in Ogun forest, Police rule out foul play
Thirty-two cows were discovered dead in a forest near Osara community in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State following a heavy rainstorm, the state police command confirmed on Sunday. According to a statement signed by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, the incident occurred during a rainstorm on June 21, 2025, at about 4:40 p.m. The…
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BREAKING: One dead, 3 rescued as 40ft containerised truck crushes minibus at Iyana Ipaja
Tragedy as 40ft containerised truck crushed a minibus at Agbotikuyo busstop along Old Ipaja road at Iyana Ipaja in Lagos State. Eyewitness informed Western Post that the accident occured in the early hours of Sunday. The eyewitness said the truck driver lost control and toppled onto the commercial minibus popularly known as Korope. It was gathered that the accident led…
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Ondo okays death penalty for convicted kidnappers
Ondo state government has approved death penalty for convicted kidnappers. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Kayode Ajulo SAN while addressing the media after the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa in Akure. Ajulo disclosed further that the Council discussed key security concerns and resolved to begin the process of repealing…
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Court remands two men over alleged N23m cyber fraud
By Boye Oyeyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of two men over their alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case amounting to over N23 million, reportedly targeting Enrich Microfinance Bank in Lagos. The defendants, 24-year-old Olotin Tosin Joshua and 28-year-old Sunday Lucky Ovie, were arraigned on six counts related to cybercrime, alongside others who…
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Lagos Neighbourhood Corps recovers missing teenager in Ikosi Ejinrin
The officers of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Ikosi-Ejinrin Command, have recovered a missing teenager identified as Master Akor Thankgod, aged 17. Thank God who is a native of Ogala, Kogi State, was found wandering aimlessly around the community, with no clear sense of direction or destination. LNSC made this known in a post on its official Facebook…
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Lagos Police apprehends suspected hired killer in Agbado area
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old suspected hired killer and cultist kingpin, one Wasiu Akinwande (a.k.a Olori Eso) believed to be terrorising the Mushin area of the state. A statement issued on Friday by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest. He stated that the suspect was apprehended at his hideout in Agbado, Ogun State, after…
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Four killed, properties destroyed as hoodlums invade Osun community
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Four persons have been confirmed dead and several properties destroyed following a deadly attack by armed hoodlums who invaded Ido-Ayegunle in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. The attack, which occurred around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, has reignited longstanding tensions between residents of Ido-Ayegunle and the neighbouring Esa-Oke community. The Obanla of Ido-Ayegunle, Chief…
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Lagos taskforce nabs 84 suspects in Agege operation
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Taskforce has arrested 84 individuals during its ongoing enforcement and clean-up operation in the Agege area of the state. The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this in a post on his official social media handle. According to him, the operation, which took place on…
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