Crime & City Diary
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Man docked for attempted murder of police officer, arson in Ondo
A 31-year-old man named John Abah appeared before an Akure Magistrates’ Court on Monday over allegations of attempting to kill a police officer and setting a police station on fire in Ondo State. Abah was arraigned by officers of the Ondo State Police Command on a five-count charge, including attempted murder, arson, willful damage, and conduct likely to cause a…
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Amotekun operatives rescue man, son from kidnappers in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi A 45-year-old man named Segun Makinde has narrated how operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, rescued him and his teenage son from suspected kidnappers in Akure. Recounting his experience, Makinde disclosed that the incident occurred when he was ambushed and attacked shortly after arriving home on March 27 as his assailants…
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Ondo court remands 21-year-old for allegedly strangling woman to death
By Boye Oyeyemi A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of a 21-year-old carpenter, Anthony Alabi, over the alleged killing of a 58-year-old woman named Veronica Olaseni. Alabi was arraigned by the police on a two-count charge of murder and theft. However, the court declined to take his plea, citing that it lacks jurisdiction to entertain the…
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Tipper kills 9-year-old girl in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi Tension engulfed Akungba-Akoko over the weekend after a tipper truck reportedly killed a nine-year-old girl in a fatal accident. According to reliable sources, the incident occurred at Supare Junction along Supare Road, leaving residents in shock and grief. Eyewitnesses said the child was struck by the truck which sparked outrage within the community. It was learnt that…
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Police nab three over POS fraud in Akure, investigation ongoing
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned three persons over an alleged Point of Sale (POS) fraud involving over N600,000 in Akure, the state capital. While disclosing this development in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, noted that the suspects were apprehended following a complaint by a trader. According to police…
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Palm Sunday: Ondo Bishop faults rising insecurity, urges swift govt action
By Boye Oyeyemi The Catholic Bishop of Ondo Diocese, Jude Arogundade, has decried the growing level of insecurity in Ondo State, calling on the government to take decisive steps to curb kidnapping and related crimes. His remarks followed the recent abduction of three persons at the Comprehensive Health Centre in Oke Ijebu, Akure, in the early hours of Saturday. Speaking…
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NRC nabs suspected rail vandal in Lagos
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has arrested a suspected track vandal in Lagos. A statement on Sunday by NRC spokesman, Callistus Unyimadu, said the suspect was “caught in possession of fifteen (15) pandrol clips (iron rail fasteners) believed to have been unlawfully removed from the narrow-gauge corridor at Alagomeji, an area within the Lagos rail network.” He said the “components…
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NDLEA intercepts cocaine hidden in stock fish bound for India
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish in Lagos. The agency said the seizure followed intelligence on a drug syndicate involved in trafficking illicit substances across borders, particularly to India, with a key member of the network, 36-year-old Akputa Dickson Ejike, arrested during…
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Emir of Ilorin congratulates President Tinubu on 74th birthday anniversary
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Traditional Rulers’ Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR has rejoiced with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR on the occasion of his 74th birthday anniversary. Conveying his congratulatory message on Sunday via his Press Secretary, Dr.…
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We were stripped, dumped in bush – Ondo Kidnap victim recounts ordeal
By Boye Oyeyemi One of the three health workers abducted at a primary healthcare facility in Akure, Ondo State, has narrated her harrowing experience in the hands of her abductors. The survivor, Omolabake Kayode, said the attackers arrived in a bus on the day of the incident and stormed into the Comprehensive Primary Health Centre in the Oke Ijebu area…
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