Crime & City Diary
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Ogun police deny criminalising Ajuwon tenants’ dispute
The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed a publication alleging that the police criminalised a civil dispute involving tenants in the Ajuwon area of the state, describing the report as misleading and distorted. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the command said the publication titled “Ogun Police, Tenants and the Peril…
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Police foil truck hijack, recover locally fabricated rifle in Ogun
Police operatives in Ogun State have foiled a truck hijacking operation and recovered a stolen DAF truck along with a wooden-fabricated rifle wrapped with black tape in Ijebu Imushin. According to credible sources, detectives attached to the Ijebu Imushin Division of the Ogun State Police Command carried out the operation following a distress call received in the early hours of…
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Police dismiss viral video alleging bandit attack in Ondo community
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has debunked a viral video alleging that bandits attacked a government grader in Obatedo community, Akure North LGA of the state. According to the command, the video being circulated on social media is old and does not represent the current security situation in the state. In a statement issued by the Police…
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Metro Digital faces trial over alleged illegal rebroadcast of Multichoice content
Media and communications firm, Metro Digital Limited, is facing trial before Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over alleged unlawful interception and rebroadcast of Multichoice Nigeria Limited content. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the company on an amended four-count charge bordering on cybercrime and illegal rebroadcast of protected…
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Police rescue victim from fleeing kidnappers in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Ondo State have foiled a kidnap attempt in Akure, rescuing a victim and arresting a suspect after a hot chase. The development was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on behalf of the state command. According to the statement, the…
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Tragedy on Third Mainland Bridge as auto crash leaves woman dead
A tragic road accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has claimed the life of a woman. The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday. According to LASTMA, the fatal crash occurred at the Ilaje inward Iyana Oworo axis of the bridge and involved two Toyota Sienna vehicles with registration numbers LSR 809…
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Suspected thugs attack Owo NULGE chairman, union seeks Aiyedatiwa’s intervention
By Boye Oyeyemi Suspected armed thugs have attacked the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Owo LGA area of Ondo State, Comrade Adetunji Adene. According to reliable sources, the attackers, numbering about 20, invaded Adene’s residence shortly after he returned from an official assignment in Akure, allegedly targeting him. Eyewitnesses indicated that the intervention of his…
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EFCC arraigns ex-Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni over alleged N15.6bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, before Justice Jude Onwuzuruike of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja. Ayeni was docked on a 17-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and conversion of investors’ funds amounting to N15,665,085,429. Prosecution counsel, E.E.…
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Ondo police nab notorious kidnap kingpins, arraign suspects
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State Police Command has arrested and arraigned two suspected leaders of a kidnapping syndicate linked to a series of abductions across parts of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the arrests followed intelligence-led operations coordinated under the Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal. “Following diligent…
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Relatives seek intervention after quintuplets’ mother dies following delivery in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi The family of a 45-year-old woman, Mary Adeuyan, who died shortly after giving birth to quintuplets in Akure, Ondo State, has appealed for urgent assistance from the government and the public. Relatives of the deceased disclosed that her death has left them devastated and created uncertainty over the survival and welfare of the five newborns. According to…
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