Crime & City Diary
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Court orders final forfeiture of $13m linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of $13 million linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu and her company, Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the ruling on Wednesday, holding that the funds were proceeds of unlawful activities and that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had sufficiently…
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Police foil kidnap attempt in Ondo, arrest two suspects
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspects over an alleged attempt to abduct a three-year-old boy in Ogbagi Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area. Disclosing the development in a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, noted that the incident occurred on March 22, 2026, after the child’s mother, Mrs Olanireti, sent…
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Petrol tanker crushes six persons to death in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga No fewer than six persons were confirmed dead on Tuesday after a petrol-laden trailer crushed pedestrians and commercial tricycle operators in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The truck, reportedly carrying about 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, also destroyed at least five tricycles during the incident, while several other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries. The…
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Court remands man over alleged N100m fraud in Ekiti
By Boye Oyeyemi A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man, Adedeji Victor Olusola, over his alleged involvement in a N100 million fraud case. The prosecution, led by Inspector Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant is being investigated for offences bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretences. Adeniyi explained…
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Akure-based lawyer petitions Aiyedatiwa over brutalisation of lady by Amotekun operatives
By Boye Oyeyemi A legal practitioner named Tope Temokun has filed petitions before the Ondo State Government and relevant authorities over the alleged brutal assault of a woman, Mrs. Oladipupo Taiwo, by operatives of the Amotekun Corps in Akure. Temokun, who signed the petition as Principal Counsel of Tope Temokun Chambers, disclosed the alleged brutality in a public statement issued…
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Oyo unveils Safe School Committee to end violence in schools
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting students through the establishment of a Safe School Committee, a sustained collaboration with security agencies to curb violence in schools. Disclosing this development while receiving members of the Safe School Civil Defence Team in his office, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olusegun Olayiwola, noted that…
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Oyo Cleric, 2 others arrested in connection with sales of human parts
By Adejayan Gbenga Three men, including a pastor, have been arrested in Ibadan, over alleged possession and sale of suspected human parts. Disclosing the incident in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, a patrol team intercepted an unregistered Bajaj Boxer motorcycle along the Adekile area, Agugu, during a routine stop-and-search operation wherein the exhibit was…
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Police arrest 6 suspected robbers, recover phones, tricycle in Ibadan raid
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a robbery syndicate allegedly operating within Ibadan in what authorities described as a major breakthrough in ongoing efforts to curb crime in the state. Sources revealed that the suspects were apprehended during a targeted operation carried out by the Command’s Monitoring Unit following credible intelligence. The…
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Ogun takes over prosecution, counters claims in NYSC official’s case
The Ogun State Government has dismissed claims circulating online about the strength of evidence in the case against Abass Olalekan, a Local Government Inspector (LGI) with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abeokuta South. Mr. Olalekan was arraigned on 23 March 2026 before Magistrate Court 1 in Isabo, Abeokuta, on a two-count charge. He was subsequently granted bail, a…
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Disu appoints Olatunji Fatai as Lagos CP
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has appointed Olatunji Fatai as the new Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, said Fatai will replace AIG Moshood Jimoh, who has been redeployed to Zone 2, Lagos, following his recent promotion. “The postings are in line with the Force’s…
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