Crime & City Diary
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Police confirm kidnap of husband, wife, sibling in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Alhaji Moshood of Owoyale Agbamu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State was kidnapped alongside his wife and sibling on Saturday, February 1, 2025, around 9:00 p.m. at his residence in Owoyale Agbamu, Ajase Ward 2. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the incident in a terse statement on Sunday in Ilorin.…
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30 burnt to death in Ondo auto crash
No fewer than 30 passengers lost their lives in a road crash that occurred on Saturday evening at Mile 49, along the Lagos-Ore Expressway near Ore, in the Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident on Sunday. He disclosed that no fewer…
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Kwara Police Command begins enforcement of third-party vehicle insurance
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara State Police Command, in compliance with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has commenced the enforcement of third-party vehicle insurance across the state. The exercise, coordinated by the Commissioner of Police, CP Victor Olaiya, psc, alongside the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), began on February 1, 2025.…
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One dead, 5 injured as car crashes into container truck along Ibadan-Lagos expressway
One person has been reported dead as car crashed into the rear of the container truck on Saturday along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway. A statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed that the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which occurred at about 9 a.m., claimed one life, while five others were injured.…
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Police nab Okada rider for allegedly assaulting Ogun varsity security officer
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Adekunle Frances , 20 years old, a commercial motorcyclist, for allegedly assaulting a security officer of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, using a whip suspected to be laced with a charm. A statement issued on Sunday by the Spokesperson for the Command, Omotola Odutola, said “The incident occurred on February 1, 2025,…
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One dies in fatal accident involving tricycle in Ogijo
A female pedestrian has died in a fatal accident involving a tricycle in Ogijo area of Ogun state. It was gathered that the pedestrian was attempting to cross the road when the tricycle struck her. Confirming the incident, Spokesperson for Ogun Police Command, Omolola Odutola in a statement, said the female pedestrian sustained severe head injuries and was immediately rushed…
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FCT Police rescue woman from suspected ritualist in Abuja hotel
…launch manhunt for suspect The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has successfully rescued a 25-year-old woman, Promise Eze, from an alleged armed robber and suspected ritualist in a hotel in Wuse, Abuja. The suspect, who fled the scene before police arrival, is currently the subject of an intense manhunt. According to a statement issued by SP Josephine Adeh, Police…
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LASG rescues 9-year old girl sexually molested
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency have rescued a nine-year-old girl allegedly molested by one Baba Michael. Disclosing this in a statement on his official X handle, Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, said that the alleged assault took place at the suspect’s residence at…
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Ogun Police begins enforcement of third-party motor insurance
The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday commenced the enforcement of third-party motor insurance across the State. A statement issued in Abeokuta by the Spokesperson for the Command, Omolola Odutola, said that the enforcement was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. Odutola said the enforcement exercise officially began on Saturday, February…
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NSCDC destroys illegal mining site in Osun, arrests suspect
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has destroyed an illegal mining site at Sambisa area, Kajola, in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the state. A statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, ASC Kehinde Adeleke, and made available to journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, said the operation, carried out on Friday,…
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