Crime & City Diary
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Lad who fell from Cocoa House building dies, buried in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga Feranmi Akin-Akinye, the 22-year-old graduate who fell from the 26th floor of the Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been confirmed dead. Reliable sources disclosed that the deceased, a graduate of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State (ABUAD), was undergoing training in cybersecurity at a company based on the eighth floor of the building. He…
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Police launch probe after telecom mast collapses on Ogun home
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the collapse of a telecommunications mast belonging to IHS Company, which fell on a residential building during a heavy downpour on June 3, 2025, in Unity Estate, Alagbole, Akute area of the state. In a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, the incident occurred at approximately 2:39 p.m. and was…
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Panic as man falls from 26-storey Cocoa House Building
By Adejayan Gbenga A yet-to-be-identified man reportedly fell from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which caused panic within the business community, occurred in the early hours of Monday. The Head of Branding and Communication at Odu’a Investment Company Limited, Victor Ayetoro, confirmed the incident in a statement on…
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Man, 30, lands in trouble for stealing plank in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga A Mapo Chief Magistrate Court in Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Pelumi Olusola, to three months’ imprisonment for stealing a plank from a construction site in Lagelu Estate, Felele, Ibadan. The prosecuting counsel, Inspector Oluseye Akinola, told the court that security personnel caught Olusola removing the plank from an abandoned site on May 29, 2025.…
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Student bags three months’ community service over threat to life, violence
By Adejayan Gbenga A Magistrate Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced 18-year-old Fawaz Hamzat, a student of Olunde Community Secondary School, to three months of community service. Hamzat was convicted for chasing a rival secondary school student with a cutlass during an inter-school fight. The prosecuting counsel, Inspector Oluseye Akinola, told the court that Hamzat committed the…
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NDLEA nabs 2 Saudi-bound pilgrims with illicit drugs at Kano airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two Saudi-bound pilgrims at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano after they were found to have ingested illicit substances. NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday, saying the suspects were subsequently placed on excretion observation during which they excreted 45 wraps of cocaine each, bringing…
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EFCC hands over forfeited properties of ex-governor to AMCON
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has handed over four properties forfeited by Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, a company owned by a former governor to the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON in Enugu State. EFCC made this known in a post on its facebook page. The properties are; one bungalow, one wire house and three duplexes, all located at…
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Court convicts 15 foreigners over Cyber-terrorism, internet fraud
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, convicted and sentenced another set of foreigners to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye in separate cases sentenced a total of 15 foreigners: 11 Filipinos, two Chinese, one Malaysian and one Indonesian after they all pleaded guilty. The convicts are: Winnie De…
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EFCC re-arraigns cooperative executives for alleged ₦178.9m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned two executives of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society over alleged fraud and money laundering totaling ₦178,885,000. The accused, Okewole Dayo (Secretary) and Bishop Katung Jonas (Chairman), were brought before Justice Sharon T. Ishaya at the Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday. The defendants are facing a 23-count charge…
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NSCDC raids suspected vandals hideout in Badagry, recovers PMS in plastic containers, other items
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Badagry Division, has raided the hideouts of some suspected vandals and recovered illegal products found in kegs, sacks and plastic containers. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Spokesman for the Lagos Command, Oluwaseun Abolurin. It was gathered that the operations was carried out through…
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