Crime & City Diary
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NDLEA intercepts 1.63 million tramadol pills bound for Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted 1,630,000 pills of tramadol concealed in two long trailers heading to Kano from Lagos and arrested an 80-year-old man alongside several other suspects in a series of anti-drug operations across the country. The agency said the seizures were part of ongoing efforts to dismantle a transnational drug trafficking syndicate smuggling tramadol from…
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Oyo police arrest suspected armed robber, recover stolen motorcycle
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a stolen motorcycle after an alleged attack on a commercial motorcyclist in the Apata area of Ibadan. The command said the arrest followed a tip-off from a public-spirited resident who reported that a passenger had attacked the motorcyclist, Muhammadu Kamilu, with an iron hammer…
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BREAKING: FG arraigns three over alleged kidnapping of Oyo schoolchildren, teachers
By Adejayan Gbenga The Federal Government has arraigned three men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The defendants, Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa bin Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani,…
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24-year-old man arraigned over alleged yam theft in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 24-year-old man, Sunday Ayoko, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing 47 tubers of yam a few days before the annual yam festival in Oka-Akoko, Ondo State. Ayoko was docked on a two-count charge bordering on theft and malicious damage. The prosecutor, Inspector Olasunkanmi Boboye, told the court that the defendant allegedly…
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Ondo court arraigns three over alleged N8.5m land fraud
By Boye Oyeyemi Three men were on Friday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding a land buyer of N8.5 million through a fraudulent land transaction supported by forged government documents. The defendants, Lawrence Oguntuwase, 56; Akinlami Roland, 60; and Olawale James, 62, are facing a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and…
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Lagos-based man arraigned for N3.5M fraud in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A Lagos-based man, Oluwatoyin Adeyemi, has been arraigned before an Ondo State Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding a woman of N3.5 million under the pretext of securing a travel visa. Adeyemi was docked on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy. According to the prosecutor, T.O. Gbadebo, the defendant allegedly collected N3.5…
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Ondo court arraigns trader over alleged N10.12m fraud, death threats
By Boye Oyeyemi A 36-year-old trader, Titus Ishaya, was on Friday arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over allegations of defrauding two businessmen of N10.12 million and threatening to kill them after they demanded a refund. Ishaya, who resides in Kanfasha, is facing a three-count charge of obtaining money by false pretence, stealing and criminal intimidation. He, however, pleaded not…
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LSSTF strengthens Lagos security with inter-agency training
The Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) has concluded the fifth edition of its two-day Statewide Inter-Agency Training Programme for Security Operatives, held from July 15 to 16, 2026, bringing together security and emergency response personnel from across Lagos State for intensive capacity building, professional development and inter-agency collaboration. Addressing participants at the opening ceremony of the programme, the Executive…
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Ondo vows to prosecute man for burning daughter’s genitals
By Boye Oyeyemi Ondo State Government has vowed to prosecute a man accused of burning his underage daughter’s genitals with a hot pressing iron as punishment for bedwetting in Owo Local Government Area. Western Post had earlier reported that the suspect, identified as Amos Paul, allegedly used a hot pressing iron to inflict injuries on the child after she reportedly…
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NDLEA declares four wanted, blocks N9.8bn in accounts
…secures forfeiture of multi-billion-naira fuel station, buildings, SUVs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared an alleged drug kingpin, Nnamuka Kelvin Uchenna (a.k.a Odogwu) and three of his associates: Emmanuella Chinonso Iroka; Nnamuka Ifeanyi Kingsley and Ekechi Franklin Chijioke (a.k.a Ekene Okwunaga) wanted over their involvement in the establishment of a clandestine laboratory, production of methamphetamine and drug…
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