Crime & City Diary
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Monarch unveils vigilante group to tackle insecurity in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi The Olofun of Ode-Irele in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Samuel Omopariola Odimayo, has inaugurated a community vigilante outfit to strengthen security across the kingdom amid rising concerns over criminal activities. The security outfit, known as the Malokun Vigilante Volunteer Group, will be fully funded and supervised by the monarch’s palace as part of…
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Ondo court arraigns 75-year-old man over alleged forgery, contempt
By Boye Oyeyemi A 75-year-old man, Folorunsho Afolabi, was on Monday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged contempt of court, forgery and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. In court, the prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, told the court that the accused allegedly violated a judgment delivered in Suit No. AK/92/2013 by selling a parcel of…
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Ondo man remanded over alleged rape of 18-year-old ponmo hawker
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered that a 20-year-old man, Samson Okegbua, be remanded at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of an 18-year-old hawker. The defendant was arraigned on a charge of rape under Section 3(a), (b), and (c) of the Ondo State Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020. The prosecutor, ASP A. Jejeniwa,…
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Masquerade kills youth in Oyo State, police launch investigation
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a masquerade identified as Asoleke over the alleged killing of a 24-year-old man, Sefiu Kehinde, during a traditional masquerade procession in the Labiran area of Ibadan. The incident occurred on Sunday and has sparked outrage among residents after the victim was allegedly attacked with dangerous weapons by the masquerade and…
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Bus-truck collision kills several, injures others on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By Adejayan Gbenga A tragic road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday night claimed several lives and left others injured after a commercial bus collided with a Dangote truck at Sapade Bridge, Ogun State. The crash, which occurred at about 8:05 p.m., involved a white Sinotruk (CNHTC) truck and a Toyota Hiace bus, according to the Ogun State Sector…
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JUST IN: Robbers kill technician during Akure raid as police arrest suspect
By Boye Oyeyemi A suspected armed robbery attack has claimed the life of a popular refrigeration and air-conditioning technician, Idris Abiodun Clement, in Akure, the Ondo State capital, sparking renewed concerns over insecurity in the state. The incident occurred in the Shagari area of Akure South Local Government Area. Clement, 47, and a father of five, was reportedly attacked after…
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NDLEA arrests Nigerian-British grandma with 13kg cocaine at Lagos airport
A 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after authorities uncovered 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels packed among food items in her luggage at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that Barek, who…
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Police recover guns in latest arrest of 11 suspected cultists at LAUTECH
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested 11 suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity, all believed to be students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, over an alleged plot to launch attacks within the university community. The operation also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition and other dangerous weapons allegedly intended for use in the…
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NDLEA warns against fake auction offers using officials’ names
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned members of the public to disregard fraudulent auction offers being circulated by scammers impersonating senior officials of the agency to swindle unsuspecting Nigerians. The agency said the fraudsters have been using the names of top NDLEA officials, particularly the Secretary to the Agency, Barrister Shadrach Haruna, to send fake letters and messages…
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Ekiti man arraigned over alleged housebreaking, property damage
By Boye Oyeyemi A 32-year-old man, Salami Moshood, was on Friday arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti over alleged housebreaking and malicious damage to property. The defendant was accused of breaking into a residential building and an office at D2 Blue House, Basiri, Ado-Ekiti, in the early hours of July 1, 2026, with intent to commit a felony.…
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