Crime & City Diary
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Man rapes 17-year old daughter in Ogun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of Ogun the State Police Command have arrested a 46 years old man, Olusegun Oluwole for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 17 years old daughter. This was contained in a statement by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Ibara police…
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19-year old student commits suicide in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Oladejo A 19 years old Computer Engineering student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Tomiwa Victor Olonade, on Sunday committed suicide by hanging himself with telephone cable in his parent’s rented apartment at Isokun, Ilesa. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Yemisi Opalola who confirmed the incident said one Agboola Olusola, a youth leader…
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40-yr old man shot dead by security guard in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 40-year-old man, Mohammed Badmus has been shot dead by a security night guard at Ibuowo Estate, Okinni in Egbedore Local Government area of Osun State. Badmus was been killed in the early hours of Saturday with a dane gun. He died instantly after being shot. It was gathered that the guard, Rasaq Moshood, shot the…
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Man, 23 kills 90-year old father in Kwara over ATM card
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara A 23-old man, Ibrahim Hassan has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 90 years old father, Sabi Ibrahim The suspect was paraded by men of the Kwara State Police Command on Thursday. The incident took place at Ajibesin Area, along Okolowo, Kwara State. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ajayi Okasanmi said: “On…
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Protesting constabularies not entitled to salary-Osun CP
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode has said that the Police Special Constabulary scheme is voluntary. According to him, the constabularies are not entitled to salary payment. Olokode was reacting to a protest by 480 police officers on Wednesday in Osogbo over alleged non-payment of their salaries. In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson,…
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Suspected Yahoo boys killed friend in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Two suspected internet fraudsters popularly called ‘Yahoo Boys’ have been arrested by the Osun Police Command for allegedly killing one Oguntade Wasiu. The suspects were identified as Wahab Hammed (28) and Adegoke Ayobami (32). The duo and the deceased were said to be friends and are into yahoo before the alleged killing. The victim was said…
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Osun police arrest ‘medical doctor’ for killing taxi driver in Edo
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has arrested a 36-year old man, Abbas Adio for allegedly killing a taxi driver, Emmanuel Oyiobo, by injecting him with an unknown substance. Adio claimed to be a medical doctor in one of the hospitals in Kwara State during investigation by the security operatives. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Yemisi Opalola,…
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Osun Amotekun nabs 40-year old mechanical engineer, two others for stealing 18 goats
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Western Nigeria Security Network Agency code named Amotekun, Osun State Command has apprehended a 40-year old mechanical engineer, Segun Oladipupo and two others for allegedly stealing 18 goats. The two other suspects are Wale Samuel and Suleimon Garuba. Field Commander of the Corps in the state, Amitolu Shittu, said on Tuesday that the suspects were arrested in…
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EFCC arrests 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in some parts of Lagos State. The suspects are: Doroye Olumide Joseph, Ajayi Oluwaseyi Emmanuel, Olalekan Olaniyi Akonji , Oluwadare Samuel Olawale, Oloyede Olakunle, Okon Ayomide Cornelius, Omokaro Ailele Jeffery, Oyedokun Opeyemi Abdulrazaq, Olowofela Temidayo, Mosess Ossai, Dada Samuel Abiodun,…
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Police arrest 15 suspected vandals, beef-up railway security
The Railway Police Command of the Nigerian Police Force has beefed up security around railway corridors in efforts to reduce vandalization and theft of railway infrastructure nationwide. The Command in the month of July and August, arrested 15 suspects for crimes bordering around theft, vandalization, and other heinous crimes committed in and around the Nigerian Railway Corporation infrastructure. In Minna,…
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