Crime & City Diary
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Police dismiss Ekiti abduction reports, warn against fake news
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Police Command has denied reports circulating on social media alleging that passengers travelling in a commercial bus from Ado-Ekiti were kidnapped along the Aramoko-Ekiti Road, describing the claim as false and misleading. The command said the report, which surfaced online over the weekend, was intended to create fear among residents and distort the security…
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NSCDC commander rejects police report, denies ₦2bn fraud allegation
…Seeks DSS probe into officer’s death The Commander of the Mining Marshals unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), John Onoja, has rejected a police report alleging that one of his officers was linked to over ₦2 billion in suspicious transactions following the death of a colleague. Responding to a viral publication titled “Nigeria Police Arrest Three…
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Ekiti monarchs demand harsher penalties for kidnappers, renew call for state police
By Boye Oyeyemi Traditional rulers in Ekiti State have urged the Federal Government to strengthen laws against kidnapping by introducing stiffer sanctions for perpetrators and their accomplices. The appeal was made on Saturday by the Chairman of the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and Ogoga of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu Alagbado, during a meeting with Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi…
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LASTMA rescues two victims from Ogudu truck-bus crash
Two persons have been rescued from a serious road traffic accident involving a truck and a commercial bus along the Ogudu-Alapere axis of Lagos. The incident, which occurred inward the Toll Gate corridor, involved a 12-tyre DAF articulated truck and a Volkswagen T4 commercial bus with registration number AA 60 YF. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, preliminary…
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Oyo teachers begin indefinite strike over abducted colleagues, pupils
By Adejayan Gbenga The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services indefinitely beginning Monday, June 1, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The union said the action was prompted by growing concerns over the safety of…
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Police nab six suspects over alleged ₦71m truck scam in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested six suspects over the alleged fraudulent sale and transfer of three heavy-duty vehicles valued at more than ₦71 million. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the suspects were apprehended in Ibadan, Oyo State, following an intelligence-led investigation by operatives of the Fagun…
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NDLEA seizes drugs smuggled from Europe, intercepts ammunition in Kaduna
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of hard drugs concealed in water purifier machines imported from the Netherlands, while also intercepting a cache of military-grade ammunition in Kaduna State as part of ongoing nationwide enforcement operations. The agency said the illicit drug consignments, comprising three kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA, commonly…
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JUST IN: Ex-Defence spokesman Rabe Abubakar, wife kidnapped in Katsina
Suspected bandits have abducted a former Director of Defence Information, retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, and his wife along the Matazu Road in Katsina State. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday morning when the retired senior military officer and his wife were travelling in a red Peugeot 504 saloon car. According to security sources, the couple was ambushed by armed…
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NUT presses govt, security agencies to rescue Oriire abductees
By Adejayan Gbenga The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State chapter, has called on the government and security agencies to urgently intensify efforts to secure the release of the pupils and teachers abducted in the Oriire Local Government Area attack. In a statement released on Saturday, the union said the victims have remained in captivity for almost two weeks,…
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Abducted vice principal begs Tinubu, Makinde to negotiate with kidnappers
By Adejayan Gbenga The abducted vice principal of Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Folawe Alamu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, Governor Seyi Makinde and other Nigerians to negotiate with her abductors to secure the release of kidnapped victims. Alamu made the appeal in a distress video circulated online on Thursday, about 15…
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