Crime

Kidnap Kingpin Evans Broke, Court Orders Public Defender to Takeover Case

By Web News July 4, 2020 39 0

An Ikeja High Court in Lagos has asked the Office of the Public Defender to take over the defence of alleged kidnap Kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans for his inability to afford legal fees. The Lagos State Attorney-General, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo told the court on Friday that his team placed a phone call […]Read More...

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Man Arraigned for Defiling His Three Year-Old Daughter

By Web News July 2, 2020 41 0

A 41-year man, Effiom Ekhi Eluwa has been remanded in prison by an Ibadan Chief Magistrate Court, lwo Road for defiling his three-year-old daughter at Ojoo area Ibadan. Arraigning the suspect, the Police Prosecutor, ASP Sunday Ogunremi told the court that the suspect committed the offence  on June 15 this year. ASP Ogunremi told the court that the suspect […]Read More...

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Face Mask Enforcement: 45-Year-Old Bags 30 Days Jail Sentence

By Web News July 1, 2020 59 0

A 45-year-old man, Jonathan Ukonwe has been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment for not wearing a face mask and resisting arrest.  Ukonwe was arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo on three counts bordering on resisting arrest, deliberate refusal to wear nose mask and assault.  The convict pleaded guilty to two counts […]Read More...

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Man in Police Net for Defilement of 12-Year-Old

By Web News July 1, 2020 30 0

Police in Ogun State have arrested a fifty-year-old man, Niyi Omowodun for allegedly for defiling a 12-year-old girl. The suspect, a resident of Ejigun Agbede, Itele Ota in Ado-Odo Local Government Area of the state was arrested following a complaint at the Itele Divisional Headquarters that her daughter had been sexually abused by the suspect.  A statement Read More...

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50-Year-Old Docked over Attempted Rape in Osogbo

By Web News July 1, 2020 29 0

The Osun State Police Command has dragged a 50-year-old man, Aina Taiwo before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo for alleged attempt to rape a school teacher.  The defendant was arraigned on two counts of attempted rape and assault.  The prosecutor, Mr Abiodun Fagboyinbo said the defendant committed the offence on Saturday at about 10:55 […]Read More...

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Truck Crushes Four in Ibadan

By Web News July 1, 2020 645 0

Four women have died on the spot while four others sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident at Alesinloye junction when a truck lost control and rammed over a commercial Nissan Micra and motorcycles. The unfortunate incident happened around nine in the morning when the truck fully loaded with ice cream which was […]Read More...

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Oyo Police Commissioner Allays Fear over Incessant killings in Akinyele

By Web News June 30, 2020 231 0

Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Mr Nwachuku Enwonwu has allayed the fear of residents of Ibadan over the incessant killings of innocent people of Akinyele local government area of the state. Mr Enwonwu stated this while parading twenty three suspects whom were arrested for various offences ranging from kidnaping, robbery and murder. Mr Enwonwu […]Read More...

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Again, Unknown Assailants Attack Two in Akinyele

By Web News June 29, 2020 463 0

Unknown assailants again visited the people of Alaja Community area of Moniya, Akinyele Local Government in Ibadan Oyo State around 1:00am today, attacked a 45 year old Mrs. Adeola Bamidele and her daughter aged 23 with a machete. Investigations revealed that the assailants earlier visited a nearby house where they were unable to gain entry […]Read More...

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NDLEA Intercepts 1800 Kilo of Drugs, Arrests 205 Suspects in Ogun

By Web News June 27, 2020 28 0

In Ogun State, the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has intercepted about one thousand eight hundred kilogrammes of drugs and arrested 205 suspects for drug-related offences within the last one year.  The State Commander of NDLEA, Ishaku Kwajafa made this known to newsmen in Abeokuta in commemoration of this year’s United Nations […]Read More...

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Gunmen Abduct Nine Passengers at Isua Akoko, Ondo

By Web News June 27, 2020 41 0

About nine passengers aboard a Toyota Sienna space bus have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. The passengers were heading from Abuja to Lagos but were abducted at Isua Akoko area of Ondo State. The state Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, however said one of the victims has been rescued. A family member […]Read More...