Crime & City Diary
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3 injured in multiple-vehicle crash on LASU-Isheri road
By Olatomiwa Osho Three people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the LASU–Isheri Road at Iyana School, inward Igando, on Wednesday. The crash involved a MACK flatbed truck, a Toyota Sienna and two commercial tricycles. LASTMA said preliminary findings showed the truck suffered brake failure, causing the driver to lose control and hit the other vehicles. In a statement…
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Man docked in Ekiti over alleged N9m car fraud
By Boye Oyeyemi A 45-year-old man, Tope Oladipo, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court over an alleged N9 million fraud involving the purported sale of a vehicle. Oladipo was brought before the court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the allegations. The…
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Akure court remands suspect over serial church, house break-ins
By Boye Oyeyemi A 36-year-old man, Oluwaseun Olumide, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly burgling several homes and churches in different parts of Akure. The defendant was docked on a 19-count charge bordering on housebreaking, burglary, stealing, malicious damage and escape from lawful custody. Although Olumide pleaded not guilty to all the charges, the…
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Midnight inferno destroys property worth millions at Akure C&S church
By Boye Oyeyemi A Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Irapada Kristi, located on Eleye Street in Akure, Ondo State, was razed by a midnight fire on Monday, destroying property valued at several millions of naira. Residents said the fire broke out around 2 a.m., adding that the flames reportedly started from the centre of the church before spreading rapidly and engulfing…
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Two Ondo farmers abducted as police launch rescue mission
By Boye Oyeyemi Two farmers have been abducted by suspected gunmen along the Oke-Ifira/Idogun forest corridor in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State, prompting a joint security operation to rescue the victims. A relative of the victims disclosed the incident during a live radio programme in Akure on Tuesday, saying the abduction occurred on Saturday and had been…
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Police nab suspected hoodlum, motorcycle robbers, political thugs in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspected hoodlum, Adedeji Opeyemi, following a shooting incident in the Oke-Ijetu area of Osogbo that left three security operatives with gunshot injuries. Briefing journalists on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, also announced the arrest of three suspected motorcycle robbers and two suspected…
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NSCDC rescues 106 youths as operatives raid suspected fake university in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, rescuing 106 young people allegedly recruited into the scheme. Operatives also arrested the suspected proprietor, who allegedly lured youths from Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with promises of admission into…
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EFCC arraigns former Harmony Investments executive over alleged N32.1m money laundering
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a former Group Executive Director of Harmony Investments and Property Development Company Limited, Adebayo Sanni, before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, over an alleged N32.1 million money laundering scheme. Sanni was docked on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering,…
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Kwara welcomes new army battalion, lauds Tinubu’s efforts to curb crime
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the establishment of a new army battalion in the state, describing the effort as an effective commitment towards neutralising security threats in the state. In a statement released on Tuesday, the governor said the new military formation will significantly boost security response to the…
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Ekiti police intercept motorcycle theft syndicate, recover seven motorcycles
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial motorcycle thief and two alleged receivers of stolen motorcycles, recovering seven motorcycles believed to have been stolen from different parts of the state. The command said operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit made the arrests on Saturday after acting on credible intelligence following the theft of…
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