Crime

Osun Students Apprehended Over Assault

By Web News November 24, 2020 25 0

Four Secondary School Students of Osun State have been arrested and handed over to the police for assaulting Peace Corps Officials in two schools.    In a statement in Osogbo, the State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Folorunsbo Oladoyin explained that the students inflicted injuries on the Peace Corps members who prevented them from disturbing the […]Read More...

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Edo Joint Security Taskforce Nabs suspected kidnappers

By Web News November 22, 2020 19 0

Edo State Joint Security Taskforce at the weekend raided the Upper Sakponba area of Benin City and combed riverine communities, leading to the arrest of suspected kidnappers terrorising the state. The suspected kidnappers, comprising seven males, were arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation on Saturday, barely 24 hours after the taskforce kicked into action. Prior Read More...

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4 Feared Dead In Ogun Accident

By Web News November 21, 2020 32 0

Four people have been presumed dead in fatal crash that occurred in Ijebu Ode-Oru road. The accident involved a truck and a commercial bus. Witness told journalists that the truck which was heading towards Ijebu-Ode from Ibadan axis lost control and collided with the bus that was coming in the opposite direction. The witness claimed that […]Read More...

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Oyo Commissioner’s Brother Shot Dead In Ibadan

By Web News November 20, 2020 343 0

A 45-year old man, Isaac Orisadeyi, who was said to be the younger brother of Commissioner for Special Duties in Oyo State, Mrs Funmilayo Orisadeyi, has been killed by gunmen. Isaac was reportedly shot on Tuesday along NIHORT-Idi-Isin Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on his way from office. It was gathered that Isaac was on […]Read More...

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Police Begin Hunt For Killers of Ogun Lecturer

By Web News November 19, 2020 37 0

Ogun State Police Command says the reported death of the Head of Electrical and Electronics Department of D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori, Ogun State, Mr Mufutau Olayemi Waliyu was an assassination which the command has begun hunting for the killers. The spokesman of the command, Mr. Abímbólá Oyeyemi while speaking on the incident said it was a […]Read More...

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Police Clash With Robbers, Arrest 3 in Ogun

By Web News November 15, 2020 55 0

Three members of a robbery gang who have been terrorizing Iju, Ota and its environs have been apprehended by the men of Ogun State Police Command. The suspects, Bamidele Oluwashina, Adebowale Kehinde and Oluwasegun Abayomi were arrested following a distress call received by the police at Onipanu Divisional Headquarters that robbers were dispossessing Read More...

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Ondo State Govt. Disturbed by Spike in Crime

By Web News November 14, 2020 105 0

The Ondo state government has expressed dismay over the recent spike in crime across the state.  This was contained in a statement released to newsmen by the states Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojógo in Akure.  According to the statement, the last one week in the state has witnessed an unimaginable upsurge in […]Read More...

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39-Year-Old Man Docked Over Defilement Of Teenager

By Web News November 13, 2020 46 0

A 39-year-old alleged rapist, Adebayo Akinola has been arraigned before an Osun State Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo on two counts charge of unlawful sexual intercourse and taking undue advantage of a 16-year-old girl.  The Police Prosecutor, Mr John Idoko informed the Chief Magistrate that Akinola last week, November 5, 2020 at about 6:30 PM at […]Read More...

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Grandfather In Police Net For Impregnating Granddaughter In Ogun

By Web News November 13, 2020 79 0

A 70 year old old man, Hunsu Sunday has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old granddaughter and subsequently impregnating her. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested after the aunt of the victim had reported the sexual assault on […]Read More...

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Gunmen Invade Akure Residential Quarters, Kill Okadaman

By Web News November 13, 2020 1589 0

Gunmen on Thursday stormed Olofinade Residential Quarters on Oda Road and robbed houses in the area. Radio Nigeria gathered that the incident happened around quarter to eight’o clock in the evening during which an Okada rider was shot dead. The passenger on the motorcycle who resides in the estate was also dispossessed of some money […]Read More...