Crime & City Diary
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Court remands cleric, two others over alleged human trafficking in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arraigned three persons before the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, over alleged involvement in human trafficking and related offences. The defendants, Akinyemi Sunday, 53, and his wife, Akinyemi Bisi, 40, were docked on a four-count charge bordering on the alleged recruitment, facilitation, exploitation…
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Court orders final forfeiture of 48 Malami-linked properties worth N212bn
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 out of 57 properties valued at about N212 billion and linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and dismissed objections…
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NDLEA eyes Egypt MoU to crush drug trafficking
…targets cross-border drug crime The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed readiness to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Egyptian counterpart to strengthen intelligence sharing, joint operations and personnel training as part of efforts to combat substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in both countries. NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed…
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Security operatives arrest suspected cultist in Kwara, recover firearm
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Joint security operatives have arrested a suspected cultist and recovered a locally fabricated pistol during an intelligence-led operation in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The suspect, identified as Agboola Olamilekan, was arrested by police operatives in collaboration with other security agencies and the Kwara State Polytechnic Security Unit. He was reportedly found in possession of the…
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Two sentenced to prison for roaming naked in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two men, Adebiyi Olusola, 49, and Oguntola John, 30, to 30 days’ imprisonment for allegedly roaming the streets of the Ekiti State capital naked. The defendants were arraigned on a one-count charge of conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace, contrary to Section 181(1)(d)(h) of the Ekiti State…
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Troops rescue three kidnap victims, kill two suspected terrorists in Edo
The Nigerian Army says troops, in a joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force and local vigilantes, have rescued three kidnapped victims, neutralised two suspected terrorists and recovered arms during an operation in Edo State. In a statement on Tuesday, the Army said the operation followed a report of a kidnap incident at Ambrose Alli University on Monday. It said…
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Ondo police to probe death of mutilated woman
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of an unidentified woman after the discovery of her mutilated body in Ondo Town, Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. The remains were reportedly found on Monday along Barracks Road, close to the Government Reserved Area Roundabout, sparking concern among residents of the…
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Lagos NURTW chieftain Toba Ajiboye dies after alleged gun attack
The Organising Secretary of the National Union of Road Transportation Workers (NURTW) Lagos Chapter, Comrade Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Toba Ijaya, has died following a gun attack on Sunday night, July 12, 2026. According to reports, the attack occurred along the Ikorodu Road axis as he was returning home from the Fadeyi area of Lagos. Reacting to the incident, Lagos…
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BREAKING: Police arrest PFIPC DG Adeyemi following court-issued bench warrant
Adeniyi Adeyemi, who describes himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has been arrested following a bench warrant issued by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was taken into custody shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest on Tuesday when he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment. The defendant was expected…
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Kwara CP orders probe into farmer’s murder, assures justice
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, CP Ojo Adekimi, has ordered a comprehensive and discreet investigation into the murder of a farmer, Mr. Azeez Garba, whose lifeless body was discovered on his farmland along the Owa-Onire axis, the boundary between Isanlu-Isin and Owu-Isin in Isin Local Government Area of the state. The police commissioner condemned…
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