Crime & City Diary
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Ibadan Poly students shut down commercial activities over delay in results, NYSC mobilisation
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Monday, shut down all adjoining roads leading to the Oyo State Secretariat Complex, protesting over alleged delay in the release of their results and mobilisations for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme and others. They blocked roads, preventing vehicles from moving around the secretariat, leading to heavy traffic jam…
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Police arrest robbery suspect while planning on community
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 26 years old armed robbery suspect, Segun Azeez while planning a robbery operation with others now at large. Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), made this known in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday. According to him, the suspect was arrested following an…
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Deborah Samuel’s murder: 300 women groups protest, call for prosecution of culprits
About 300 women groups have called for the prosecution of all those involved in the murder of Deborah Samuel within the premises of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State. The groups, in a statement on their behalf by Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Executive Director Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) also said all the officials of the school,…
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Why we demolished Kpokpogri’s house – FCTA
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has revealed why a building owned by Tonto Dikeh’s ex-boyfriend, Joseph Egbri, popularly known as Kpokpogri, was demolished on Saturday, May 14. In an interview with Punch, an aide to the FCT minister stated that Kpokpogri’s house was demolished because it was built on a major highway. Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the…
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Killers of Deborah Samuel must face justice, says PFN president
…says Christians won’t vote for Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2023 By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo National President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke has called on both the federal and Sokoto State government to fish out the killers of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto and treat them like murderers. The PFN president also declared that the Christian body will not…
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Tension in Kaduna as El-Rufai bans religious protests
Kaduna State government has banned religious protests throughout the State with immediate effect. Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan in a statement on Saturday said the ban was put in place in consultation with security agencies under the umbrella of the Kaduna State Security Council. Protests have rocked Sokoto State by Muslim youths following the arrest of some…
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Deborah’s murder: Tambuwal imposes curfew as protest rocks Sokoto over students’ arrest
Sokoto State Government has imposed a 24-curfew to following protest by some Muslim youths in the state capital over the arrest of some students in connection with the murder of Deborah Yakubu. The state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal made the announcement in Sokoto. Media aide to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said Tambuwal gave the directive “in pursuance of peace and order…
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Police arrests 23 suspects for various crimes
A total of 23 suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) for various crimes in the country. This was disclosed in a press statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The police said they were arrested for culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, arms trafficking, possession of prohibited firearms, rape. Among…
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Lagos First Lady, Sanwo-Olu, concerned over rise in drug abuse
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo=Olu says the rise in drug abuse among young ones in the country calls for concern. She made this known during a strategic meeting held with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other critical stakeholders at the Lagos House, Ikeja. According to her, drug addiction, especially among the youths, has become a…
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FG launches app for citizens to report insecurity
The Federal Government has launched an app that will see citizens be able to send alerts to security agencies. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced the launching of the app named Nigeria Internal Security and Public Safety Alert System (N-Alerts) in a statement on Thursday. According to the statement, the app can be found on the Android and Apple stores…
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