Crime & City Diary
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Rumoured bandit invasion forces closure of schools in Ekiti community
By Boye Oyeyemi Residents of Ayegbaju community in Ekiti State were thrown into panic on Friday following reports of a possible bandit attack in the area, forcing some schools to send students home as a precaution. Sources within the community said information about the alleged threat spread rapidly among residents after claims emerged that suspected bandits had been sighted around…
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Court remands farmer for allegedly defiling minor in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi An Akure Magistrate’s Court has ordered the remand of a 49-year-old farmer, Moshood Oladejo, at the Olokuta Correctional Centre over the alleged sexual violation of a 13-year-old girl in Ondo State. Oladejo was arraigned on two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and defilement before the court, with the prosecution linking the alleged act to April 26, 2026,…
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How accused forged mining licence to defraud US investors of $525,276 — witness
A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has heard how an alleged fraudster, Victor Ekpong Thompson, purportedly used a forged mining licence to defraud three American investors of $525,276. The second prosecution witness, Michael Eyo, told the court presided over by Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu that Thompson photographed his genuine mining licence and later used it to…
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NSCDC arrests seven over illegal mining in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested seven suspected illegal miners for allegedly carrying out unauthorised blasting activities with explosives in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The suspects were apprehended during a joint operation by the command’s Mines and Steel Unit and officials of the Federal Ministry of Mines at Agbogbo area along…
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Oyo govt denies reports of Oriire school abductees’ release
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government on Thursday denied reports circulating on social media claiming that teachers and pupils abducted during last Friday’s attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area had regained their freedom. The Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seyi Makinde, Abayomi Fagbenro, described the reports as false and misleading, insisting that the victims were still…
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Security operatives rescue abducted Ekiti LG vice chair, investigation ongoing
By Boye Oyeyemi The Vice Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area in Ekiti State, Mrs Grace Ogunleye, has regained freedom after she was abducted by suspected gunmen. The spokesperson for the Ekiti State Police Command, Sunday Abutu, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Thursday. Abutu disclosed that the council vice chairman was rescued unharmed through…
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Police arrest three suspected kidnappers in Osun, recover ammunition
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of an interstate kidnapping syndicate and recovered a locally fabricated automatic gun with three live cartridges during operations in the state. The suspects were identified as Umaru Adamu, Nasir Yahya, 21, and Umar Yahya, 24. The command, in a statement on Wednesday, also announced plans to inaugurate its Violent Crime…
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Court jails two for kidnapping in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday sentenced two men to 25 years imprisonment each for kidnapping, while clearing another defendant of all charges brought against him. The convicts, Ibrahim Abubakar, 44, and Abdulahi Abubakar, 41, were prosecuted alongside Usman Abubakar, 49, and Abdulazeez Alebiosu, 59, who died during the trial. The defendants were…
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JUST IN: Gunmen abduct two on Ibadan-Ijebu Ode road
By Adejayan Gbenga Gunmen have abducted two persons along the Idi Ayunre axis of the Ibadan-Ijebu Ode road in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the attackers reportedly ambushed travellers heading toward Ijebu Ode from Ibadan. Eyewitnesses said the armed men fired several shots into the air to scare away motorists before whisking…
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Oyo warns residents against false security alerts
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has warned residents against spreading unverified security information, saying false reports could create panic and disrupt ongoing security operations across the state. The warning was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser on Security to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Abayomi Fagbenro, amid heightened tension following recent attacks on communities…
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