Crime & City Diary
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Kwara police arrest three suspected kidnappers, uncover nine-man syndicate
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State police Command has arrested three suspected members of a nine-man kidnapping syndicate allegedly linked to multiple abductions in the state. The breakthrough followed an intelligence-driven joint operation involving police personnel and Forest Guards, which led to the arrest of a suspect, Aliyu Isiaka, in Okolowo, Ilorin, on October 24, 2026. According to a…
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BREAKING: 37 miners died of suffocation in NSCDC custody
An independent investigative committee set up by the Federal Government has found that 37 persons who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State died from asphyxiation. The committee Chairman and former Deputy Director-General of the Department of State Services, Jonathan Kure, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the panel’s report to the…
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DSS files 3-count charge against man over fake Tinubu letter
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and defamation against a Kaduna man accused of circulating a fake letter purportedly written by President Bola Tinubu to the President of the United States. The suspect, Mubarak Abdullahi, also known as Sardaunan Samari, was arrested on September 28 after allegedly sharing the document on his…
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Two men face trial over alleged land grabbing in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Two men have been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over the alleged illegal takeover of land belonging to a cooperative society along Idanre Road in Ondo State. The defendants, Akinboni Ojo and Olorunfemi Adeniyi, are facing a three-count charge bordering on fraudulent land takeover, unlawful possession and encroachment on property belonging to Akure Co-Plantain Multipurpose Society…
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Igboho inaugurates security outfit in Ondo South, urges residents to report crimes
By Boye Oyeyemi Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has inaugurated the Irun Ẹkun security outfit in Ondo South Senatorial District, urging its operatives to work with existing security agencies to combat crime. The inauguration took place at Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area, with members of the outfit from the six local government areas…
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NSCDC arrests two over alleged unlicensed security operations in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested two suspects for allegedly operating a private security outfit, Double Razzor, without the required licence. The suspects, identified as Abraham Stephen Job and Adebowale Qazeem Adeniyi, were arrested following an investigation into the outfit’s activities and its authorisation to provide bouncer and other…
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Court dismisses El-Rufai’s no-case submission in phone-tapping trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai to enter his defence in the trial over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations after dismissing his no-case submission. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled on Monday that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence to require the former governor to defend himself against the charges. El-Rufai is…
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BREAKING: Ondo Assembly approves state police bill
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State House of Assembly has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police, citing the need to tackle insecurity, protect farmers and strengthen crime-fighting efforts at the grassroots. The lawmakers approved the proposal during plenary on Monday after considering a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state…
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Ondo community leader arraigned over alleged ₦3.2m land fraud
By Boye Oyeyemi A 60-year-old community leader, Bello Francis, has been granted bail by an Akure Magistrate’s Court over allegations that he collected ₦3.2 million from a woman under the guise of selling her three plots of land. Francis was arraigned on a two-count charge of fraud and conversion involving Lawal Hafsat Oyisa. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.…
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Court arraigns 40-year-old man over Ondo chief’s murder
By Boye Oyeyemi A 40-year-old man, Stephen Odokpolo, has been arraigned before an Ondo State Magistrate’s Court over the alleged murder of a traditional chief, Akinwalere Akinola, in Ayeka community, Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. Odokpolo was charged in connection with the death of the 48-year-old chief, who was allegedly shot during the burial ceremony of another traditional…
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