Crime & City Diary
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Police acquires five additional drones for surveillance
The Nigeria Police Force has acquired five additional high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country. The purchase of the new drones was contained in a statement by the Acting Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi on Wednesday. Adejobi said the purchase of the new drones was in line with the IGP’s…
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EFCC arrests 120 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Enugu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced a total of 120 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan, Oyo state and Enugu state. According to a statement by the EFCC, 80 of the suspects were arrested for alleged internet- related activities in Ibadan, while another 40 were arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Commission for the same…
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BREAKING: Furniture shops on fire in Ajah
Fire has gutted some furniture shops on the Ajah – Ogombo road axis of Lagos State. According to a twitter user’s report, some of the furniture makers were heard in the video screaming; What is this!” in Yoruba language. This was not the first fire outbreak in Ajah, as fire incidents involving furniture shops have become rampant in the area.
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35-year old man bags 24-hour community service for child abuse in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo An Osun State Family Court sitting in Osogbo has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Ola Emmanuel, to 24-hour community service for child abuse. Emmanuel, a divorcée, was arraigned in court by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command for abusing his six years old son in Osogbo on the 17th of March, 2022. The…
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BREAKING: Oyo traffic officer dies on duty after arresting commercial motocyclist in Ibadan
Richard Thomas, Ibadan A staff of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYRTMA) on Wednesday fell from a commercial motorcycle and died on the spot The agency staff, simply identified as Kenny, according to an eyewitness account, fell off from the commercial motorcycle he arrested at Idi Ape area in Ibadan. The eyewitness, who did not want her name…
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Fear grips Ondo community as herdsmen attack farmer with machete
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The agrarian community of Ikakumo Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State is in the grip of fear, following an attack on a farmer by suspected herdsmen. The incident involved a 40 years old farmer, Mr. Idowu Bayode, who was allegedly macheted by two herdsmen in his cashew farm. Narrating to Westernpost how it…
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Court dismisses Adedoyin, others’ no case submission over murder of OAU student
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday dismissed a no case submission filed by counsels to the owner of Hilton Hotel, Abdulrahmon Adedoyin and six others who are facing trial over the alleged killing of Timothy Adegoke, an MBA student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. Prosecution counsel, M.O Omosun had prayed the court that…
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Police foil attack on Dangote refinery
The Lagos State Police Command says at attempted attack on Dangote refinery in Lekki Free Trade Zone was foiled in the early hours of Monday. A statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin said the armed hoodlums numbering about twenty gained access to the refinery through the lagoon side. It said that they were repelled while attempting to cart…
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Man, 37 tortured to death by soldiers in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A 37-year old man, Yinka Adekunle, has allegedly been tortured to death by men of the Nigeria Army, following an altercation that ensued between them at a beer parlour in Fadahunsi area, Ilesa, Osun State. It was gathered that the incident started on Friday, 25th March, 2022 when Yinka and two of his friends visited a…
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