Crime & City Diary
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Court adjourns El-Rufai’s trial to June 24 as co-defendants fail to appear
The trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on charges of alleged abuse of office, fraud and financial misconduct suffered a setback on Monday after two co-defendants failed to appear before a Federal High Court in Kaduna. The case, instituted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, was adjourned by Justice Hauwau Buhari to June 24…
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Police arrest two over alleged production of counterfeit beverages in Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspected producers of adulterated alcoholic beverages and recovered counterfeit drinks, chemicals and packaging materials used in their alleged operations. The suspects, identified as Ikechukwu Okeke, 42, and Okeke Chukwuemeka, 38, were arrested by officers attached to the Rapid Response Squad and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit following credible intelligence on…
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Ondo court remands man over alleged links to kidnappers
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court has remanded a middle-aged man, Afolabi Emmanuel, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over allegations that he assisted kidnappers operating in parts of Ondo State. The defendant was arraigned by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, on a one-count charge bordering on alleged collaboration with kidnapping suspects. According…
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Court remands man over alleged shop burglary in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a man, Iyanuoluwa Olaniyi, in police custody over the alleged theft of goods worth one million naira from a shop in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. Olaniyi was arraigned by the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, on a two-count charge of…
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Fuel attendant rescued from suspected ritualists’ hideout in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 26-year-old fuel attendant, Ogechi John, has been rescued from a building suspected to be a ritualists’ hideout in Owo, Ondo State, several days after she was allegedly abducted while attending to customers at a filling station. The victim was reportedly kidnapped last Monday at Gozako Filling Station along the Emure-Akure Expressway by unidentified men who arrived…
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NDLEA intercepts Nigerian businessman with cocaine-soaked clothing in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a Brazil-based businessman for attempting to smuggle 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine into Nigeria concealed in shirts and towels, as the agency recorded multiple other drug seizures and arrests across several states in coordinated nationwide operations. The suspect, Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, 41, was arrested on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Murtala…
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Bala Mohammed visits Makinde over Oriire abduction, links insecurity to poverty
By Adejayan Gbenga The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture, describing the country’s persistent insecurity as a reflection of deeper governance failures, widespread poverty, and weak coordination among security agencies and citizens. Mohammed made the remarks on Sunday during a visit to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan, where…
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Ondo govt intensifies efforts to rescue abducted community leader
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to securing the safe release of Mr. Adeniyi Adelana, the Baale of Ode Oriya Village in Owo Local Government Area, who was abducted by suspected gunmen on Saturday. Western Post earlier reported that the community leader was kidnapped during an attack in which his wife sustained gunshot injuries, prompting…
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Electrician kidnapped, killed by 21-year-old ex-assistant in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 21-year-old suspect, Soliu Olarewaju Mujeeb, over the alleged kidnapping and murder of a 60-year-old electrical technician, Mr. Olarewaju Olusegun Afolabi, in Ilorin. The State Commandant, Abbas Nda Mohammed, disclosed the arrest on Sunday, saying it followed an intensive investigation into…
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Police dismiss reports of Lukarawa terrorists entering Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media video alleging that about 300 suspected Lukarawa terrorists have moved into the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan, assuring residents that there is no security threat associated with the…
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