Crime & City Diary
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Court remands Ondo monarch, two others over alleged illegal land transactions
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has intensified its efforts to curb land grabbing as a Magistrate Court sitting in Oke Eda, Akure, on Thursday remanded a traditional ruler and two others at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over alleged illegal land transactions. The defendants, Oba David Okunato, Tifase Folasade, and Nwaigbue Chijioke, were arraigned before the court over allegations…
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Body of young woman discovered in Osogbo apartment
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A young woman identified simply as Kemisola was on Thursday found dead in her apartment at the Jaleyemi area of Osogbo, Osun State. The deceased, said to be an indigene of Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area, was reportedly discovered after a strange odour began coming from her room. Sources in the area said Kemisola,…
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Nigerian billionaire drug baron, two female kingpins arrested in global sting operation
Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), working in close collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have dismantled a transnational criminal organisation involved in drug trafficking and money laundering operations worth billions of naira across Europe and Nigeria. The operation, coordinated with law enforcement partners from Switzerland, France and Greece,…
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Ogun police deny criminalising Ajuwon tenants’ dispute
The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed a publication alleging that the police criminalised a civil dispute involving tenants in the Ajuwon area of the state, describing the report as misleading and distorted. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the command said the publication titled “Ogun Police, Tenants and the Peril…
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Police foil truck hijack, recover locally fabricated rifle in Ogun
Police operatives in Ogun State have foiled a truck hijacking operation and recovered a stolen DAF truck along with a wooden-fabricated rifle wrapped with black tape in Ijebu Imushin. According to credible sources, detectives attached to the Ijebu Imushin Division of the Ogun State Police Command carried out the operation following a distress call received in the early hours of…
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Police dismiss viral video alleging bandit attack in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has debunked a viral video alleging that bandits attacked a government grader in Obatedo community, Akure North LGA of the state. According to the command, the video being circulated on social media is old and does not represent the current security situation in the state. In a statement issued by the Police…
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Metro Digital faces trial over alleged illegal rebroadcast of Multichoice content
Media and communications firm, Metro Digital Limited, is facing trial before Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged unlawful interception and rebroadcast of Multichoice Nigeria Limited content. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the company on an amended four-count charge bordering on cybercrime and illegal rebroadcast of protected…
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Police rescue victim from fleeing kidnappers in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State have foiled a kidnap attempt in Akure, rescuing a victim and arresting a suspect after a hot chase. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on behalf of the state command. According to the statement, the…
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Tragedy on Third Mainland Bridge as auto crash leaves woman dead
A tragic road accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has claimed the life of a woman. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday. According to LASTMA, the fatal crash occurred at the Ilaje inward Iyana Oworo axis of the bridge and involved two Toyota Sienna vehicles with registration numbers LSR 809…
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Suspected thugs attack Owo NULGE chairman, union seeks Aiyedatiwa’s intervention
By Boye Oyeyemi Suspected armed thugs have attacked the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Owo LGA area of Ondo State, Comrade Adetunji Adene. According to reliable sources, the attackers, numbering about 20, invaded Adene’s residence shortly after he returned from an official assignment in Akure, allegedly targeting him. Eyewitnesses indicated that the intervention of his…
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