Crime & City Diary
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Man arraigned for allegedly threatening neighbour with knife in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A middle-aged man, Femi Olamitoke, has been arraigned before an Akungba-Akoko Magistrate’s Court in Ondo State for allegedly threatening to kill a man with a knife. The defendant was brought before the court on a two-count charge bordering on threat to life, according to the prosecution. Police prosecutor, Inspector Olasunkanmi Boboye, told the court that the alleged…
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Oyo govt extends curfew in 10 LGAs by 24 hours
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has extended the curfew imposed on 10 local government areas of the state by an additional 24 hours following the abduction of 39 students and seven teachers. The extension was announced in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, and made available on Thursday through the Chief…
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Court sentences two kidnappers to death in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced two men to death by hanging for kidnapping a staff member of the National Youth Service Corps. The convicts, Ibrahim Abubakar and Abdullahi Abubakar, were found guilty of abducting Omoboade Adesina, an NYSC employee, in April 2022. The court, however, discharged and acquitted a third defendant, Usman…
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2 dead, 16 rescued as Lagos building collapses
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed the recovery of two bodies, while 16 persons were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building on Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop, off the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Satellite Town, Lagos. Emergency responders said 16 occupants were successfully pulled from the debris alive, while search and rescue…
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Police will not recruit repentant terrorists, says DIG Mohammed
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the North Central Zone, Isyaku Mohammed, has said the Nigeria Police Force will not admit repentant terrorists or other former criminals into its ranks, warning stakeholders against recommending such individuals for recruitment. Mohammed stated this on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Ilorin, Kwara State, attended by police…
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Many feared trapped as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos
Several people were reportedly trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday. An eyewitness stated that the building suddenly collapsed at about 11:40 a.m. on Thursday. The incident disrupted normal activities in the neighbourhood, with people fleeing surrounding buildings for safety. The exact number of casualties and those trapped remained…
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BREAKING: Amotekun frees eight kidnap victims after gun battle in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has rescued eight persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in separate incidents across the state. Among the victims were residents of Ilado Community in Akure North Local Government Area, where gunmen reportedly stormed the area and forcefully took several people to an unknown location. One of those…
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Sanwo-Olu welcomes state police bill, seeks states’ support
By Adeola Ogunrinde Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu following the Senate’s passage of the constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. The senate on Wednesday approved all 26 clauses of the bill during consideration in the Committee of the Whole, a development widely regarded as a major step toward restructuring Nigeria’s…
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₦8.68bn CCTV Contract: El-Rufai, ex-aide arraigned in Kaduna
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Jimi Adebisi Lawal, and five companies before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged corruption, money laundering and related offences. The defendants were arraigned on an 11-count amended charge marked FHC/KD/93C/2026 before Justice Hauwa’u…
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Four arrested over alleged kidnap, murder in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned four suspected kidnappers linked to the abduction of a resident, Kehinde Yisa, and the murder of a 50-year-old man, Bako, in Ago Baale, Idoani, Ose Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Umar Ibrahim, Musa Abdullateef, Ojo Sikiru and Oseni Waheed, were apprehended following a…
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