By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of unprofessional conduct by operatives attached to the Jobele Police Division in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State.

A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, says the directive was issued by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Femi Haruna, following a protest that disrupted movement along the Ibadan–Oyo Expressway on Tuesday.

The statement explains that the Assistant Superintendent of Police who led the patrol team and the Divisional Police Officer of the station have been issued queries, while an Inspector linked to the incident has been detained pending the outcome of the investigation.

Some residents had on Tuesday staged a protest at the Jobele axis of the highway, blocking both human and vehicular movement to express anger over rising cases of kidnapping and other criminal activities in the area.

The protesters alleged that suspected kidnappers recently invaded a community in Jobele and attempted to abduct a woman, who escaped by scaling a fence but sustained a deep machete cut on her hand during the attack.

Radio Nigeria gathered that the community has recorded several kidnapping incidents in recent times.

Residents also claimed they apprehended a suspect allegedly found with a gun and other dangerous weapons and handed him over to the police, but later discovered that the suspect had been released almost immediately, a development that triggered the protest.

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke 

Four student leaders in Ogun State have been remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre, Abeokuta, over alleged assault, harassment and destruction of property valued at millions of naira.

The defendants, Hezakiah Adelola, General Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Chapter, Kamil Iseoluwa, Ibikunle Idris and Folorusho Jacob Olugbenga, were arraigned before an Isabo Magistrate Court on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, assault, harassment and destruction of property.

According to court documents, the defendants allegedly assaulted and harassed Kehinde Tejuosho and Lekan Olubodun on different occasions, while also damaging their properties.

The four defendants however pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Presiding Magistrate, M.K. Araba granted each of the defendants bail in the sum of one million naira with conditions, and ordered that they be remanded at the Oba Correctional Centre pending the perfection of their bail terms.

The case was adjourned till April 13, 2026 for further hearing.

By Abisola Oluremi

The Oyo State Police Command says four passengers abducted along the Igbeti–Kishi road have been rescued.

According to the statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, the victims were kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday when armed hoodlums reportedly emerged from a bush and intercepted a commercial bus travelling from Igbeti to Kishi.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Femi Haruna, immediately directed Divisional Police Officers in Igbeti and Kishi, alongside tactical teams, to mobilize operational resources to ensure the safe rescue of the victims.

A combined security team comprising police operatives and other security agencies later launched an intensive bush-combing operation, forcing the kidnappers to abandon their victims and flee.

The statement added that efforts are ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects, while residents are urged to remain vigilant and provide credible information to assist security agencies in combating crime.

Gunmen, in the early hours of Wednesday, abducted five worshippers at a church in Uso, Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It was gathered that the armed men stormed the church, a parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, at about 1:00 a.m. while a service was ongoing, abducted the worshippers and took them to an unknown destination.

The spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a message sent to journalists in Akure on Wednesday.

Jimoh said, “Upon receiving the report, operatives of the command, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups, immediately mobilised to the scene and commenced coordinated rescue operations.”

He further disclosed that one of the victims has been rescued, while one suspect has been apprehended.

“As a result of sustained joint efforts, one of the kidnapped victims has been successfully rescued. Additionally, one suspect linked to the incident has been arrested and has made useful statements that are assisting with ongoing investigations.”

Jimoh added that operations are ongoing to ensure the safe rescue of the remaining victims and the arrest of all perpetrators involved.

He urged residents of the area to remain calm, vigilant and cooperate with security agencies by providing credible and actionable information that may aid ongoing operations.

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By Jeffrey Ahonmisi

Three suspects who allegedly damaged an office complex belonging to a lawyer, Mr Olusegun Abayomi, along the Nigerian Railway Corporation at Mile 110, Odo-Ona, Ibadan, Oyo State, have been arraigned before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court.

The defendants, Adebayo Lateef, 25, Jimoh Lateef,30, and a local government Councillor, Seriki Idris of Ward 8, Onireke, Ibadan, were charged on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, assault, malicious damage, land grabbing, encroachment, and breach of peace.

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The complainant, Mr. Abayomi, told the court that he acquired the land from a person who leased it from the Nigerian Railway Corporation.

The Police prosecutor, Sergeant Akeem Akinloye, informed the court that the defendants and others now at large allegedly conspired to commit the offences.

Mr. Akinloye alleged that on 2nd February, 2025, the defendants forcefully encroached on the property of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, which was leased to Mr. Abayomi.

The prosecutor also stated that the defendants allegedly assaulted a female lawyer, Oluwatoyin Adegoke, by slapping and punching her and pointing a gun at her.

According to the prosecution, the defendants also allegedly stole electrical wires, fittings, and other electrical materials valued at ten million naira from the property.

The defence counsel, Mr. Martin Achugbue, prayed the court to grant the defendants bail in liberal terms.

In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Olabisi Ogunkanmi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of seven million, five hundred thousand naira each, with two sureties each in like sum.

The matter was subsequently adjourned till April 16, 2026, for hearing.

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By Abisola Oluremi

The Nigeria Police Force Zone 11 Headquarters in Osogbo has reacted to a statement issued by the Amotekun Corps concerning the arrest of one Amoo Saheed Ajibola.

In a statement signed by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, Mr Adewole Ogunyemi, says the suspect is currently under investigation for alleged involvement in gun running, illegal sales of prohibited arms, forgery, and unlawful possession of firearms.

The command described Ajibola as a principal suspect who had been on the run for a long period.

It states further that preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect allegedly sold prohibited firearms to unauthorized individuals for criminal activities.

He was also accused of forging a fake police license, despite an existing ban on issuing licenses for prohibited arms to individuals since 2018.

The police further disclosed that three additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the case, while a barrel gun has been recovered as part of the ongoing investigation.

The statement also indicates that prior efforts to invite the suspect were unsuccessful before his eventual arrest through credible intelligence.

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun 1 Area Command, has recorded a second violent attack on its officers within one week during an ongoing anti-smuggling operation in Ogun State.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Zakari Chado said the latest incident occurred along a bush path at Alapoti in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, where Customs officers on routine patrol intercepted motorcycles conveying smuggled foreign parboiled rice.

Mr Chado explained that forty-six bags of 50-kilogramme of foreign parboiled rice were seized and loaded into a patrol vehicle, after which the officers were ambushed by a large mob armed with dane guns, stones, bottles and charms while withdrawing from the area in an attempt to recover the seized items.

The command’s spokesperson stated that the officers successfully repelled the attack after about thirty minutes of confrontation, during which one of the assailants sustained injuries and later died, while a suspect who claimed ownership of the seized rice was arrested and currently under investigation.

The command noted that the repeated attacks on its personnel were linked to intensified anti-smuggling operations, which have resulted in major seizures of prohibited items including arms, ammunition and narcotics across the area.

Reacting to the incident, the Acting Customs Area Controller, Ogun 1 Area Command, Mr Olukayode Afeni, condemned the attack and assured that the service would not be deterred, warning that all those involved would be identified and prosecuted.