Crime & City Diary
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We’ve arrested Owo church attackers – Chief of Defence Staff
The Chief of Defence Staff General, Lucky Irabor says the suspected attackers of St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State have been arrested by the military. Irabor made this known when he met with editors and media executives in Abuja on Tuesday. About 40 worshippers were killed on June 5 when gunmen stormed the church. The Federal Government later said…
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Six die, two injured in Idiroko-Ota road accident
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, said six persons died while two others sustained injuries in an accident involving two vehicles on Idiroko-Ota Expressway on Monday. Sector Commander, FRSC in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ota, said that the accident happened in the afternoon. Umar said…
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Community raises the alarm over alleged plans to release wanted thug in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Ede pressure group, Makuarogun Alliance has warned against alleged plans to release a suspected thug in the town, Rasheed Hammed, popularly called Oko-Ilu, hours after he was arrested during a gun duel with the police. Hammed, who was declared wanted about four months ago by the State Police Command over alleged murder, armed robbery, kidnapping…
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Osun State Police Command disbands surveillance tactical squad
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, has ordered the immediate disbandment of CP’s Surveillance Squad. The dissolution was as a result of complaints of unprofessional conduct exhibited by the personnel of the squad. A statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola said the dissolution was with immediate effect. Olokode said all personnel attached to…
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Lagos Taskforce says Okada passengers risk three-month jail term
The Lagos State Taskforce has continued its enforcement of the ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Okada, that ply restricted highways, particularly in the six local governments and nine Local Council Development Areas across the State. Speaking on the exercise which took place in Agege/Fagba, Apapa and Ajah, the Chairman of the Agency, Shola Jejeloye, described the activities of…
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Four burnt beyond recognition, 16 others injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said four persons were on Friday burnt to death, while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. A statement by the Sector Commander, Ogun State Command, Hamed Umar, said the accident occurred at about 7.50am around Oniworo, after Foursquare camp. Umar added that 20 persons were involved in the…
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Gunmen kidnap traditional head, three others in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The traditional head of Iku quarters, the Oniku of Iku, in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello and three others have been kidnapped. The four men were abducted on Thursday evening along Ago Paanu axis of Owo-Ikare road, while traveling from Akure to Ikare. The three other victims were Chief Gbafinro, a former state House of…
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Operation Safe Haven guided by principle of neutrality – Commander
The Commander Special Task Force, Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH) and General Officer Commanding (GOC)3 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Ibrahim Ali has said OPSH is guided by the principles of neutrality and fairness in the discharge of its roles. The commander made the disclosure on Wednesday while hosting a delegation from the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue at Headquarters OPSH…
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Terrorists ambush police AIG, kill orderly
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12 Bauchi, Audu Madaki has been shot and injured by gunmen suspected to be bandits, killing his orderly in the process. The bandits, said to be operating in the Lame/Burra forest in Bauchi State, ambushed and attacked the convoy of Madaki on Tuesday. It was learnt that Madaki’s convoy which…
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65-year-old woman murdered in Osun, eye plucked
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 65-year-old woman, Tunmise Oluyemi, has been murdered by a yet to be identified assailants in Ilesa, Osun State. The State Police Command, said the corpse of the woman was found on her farm with one of her eyes plucked. The family of the deceased was said to have launched a search for her when she got…
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