Crime

Osun kidnapped victims rescued

By Web News March 6, 2021 38 0

All the seven persons kidnapped along Ibokun-Osogbo road by unknown gunmen on Tuesday have been released. The Nigeria Police, Osun State Command gave the information in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Yemisi Opalola. Mrs Opalola explained that the rescued was achieved through frantic efforts of the police and all the collaborating security outfits. […]Read More...

Crime

Police Nab Members of Same Family for Kidnapping

By Web News March 5, 2021 52 0

Men of the Nigeria Police, Ogun State Command have arrested a kidnap syndicate, made up of members of the same family, terrorizing Shagamu and its environs.  In a statement in Abeokuta, the Police spokesperson, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun had directed the Area Commander and all the DPO in […]Read More...

Crime Judiciary

Federal Court Convicts Two For Impersonation

By Web News March 3, 2021 48 0

Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, convicted  Komolafe Ololade Olajide and  Olaniyi Joshua Omobolaji for impersonation.  They were convicted on separate count charge of impersonation preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Komolafe, 30, who claims Read More...

Crime

Gunmen Kill Policemen, Cart Away Rifles In Cross River

By Web News March 3, 2021 42 0

Unidentified gunmen have struck again in Cross River State, killing some policemen at two checkpoints and carting away their rifles. It was gathered that the attacks took place in the early hours of Wednesday at Ofatura and Onyadama in Obubra Local Government Area of the state. Initial reports indicated that six policemen and a soldier […]Read More...

Crime

Commuters Kidnapped Along Ibokun, Osun Road

By Web News March 3, 2021 1043 0

An unidentified numbers of commuters had been reportedly kidnapped along Ibokun – Osogbo road in Osun state. The Field Commands of the Amotekun Security Network in Osun state, Comrade Amitolu Shitu told newsmen in a telephone conversation that the incident occured before a bridged in Ajebandele, a village between Osogbo and Obokun. Mr Amitolu said […]Read More...

Crime

Police Parade Robbery Suspects in Osun

By Web News March 2, 2021 49 0

Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Mr. Olawale Olokode has paraded seven members of a suspected armed robbery gang terrorising some parts of the state.  The members of the gang namely, Shola Adewusi, Yusuf Moshood, Taye Fala, Azeez Dauda, Abdullahi Adesokan, Olalekan Ayoola and Tunde Adeniyi were arrested with ammunition.  Mr. Olokode told newsmen that […]Read More...

Crime

Police Apprehend Robbery Suspects In Ogun

By Web News February 28, 2021 91 0

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have have arrested two robbery suspects while operating at Sagamu interchange area of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Saturday 27th February, 2021. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi who confirmed the arrest in a statement gave the names of the suspects as Solomon […]Read More...

Crime

Nigerian Army Nabs Six Suspected Impersonators in Delta

By Web News February 25, 2021 54 0

The Nigerian Army Operation Delta Hawk says it has arrested six suspected army impersonators in Okpanam area in the environs of Asaba, the Delta State capital. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, which disclosed that the suspects were between the ages of 20 […]Read More...

Crime

Oke-Odan Kidnap: Abductors Demand 100Million Ransom

By Web News February 24, 2021 229 0

The family of 24-year-old Ayodeji Emmanuel, who was kidnapped on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Oke Odan, Olomo community, Apete in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been contacted by the abductors, with the demand for N100million as ransom, to secure the victim’s freedom. Emmanuel was kidnapped while he was on his father’s farm, at about 5p.m […]Read More...

Crime

Internet Fraud: 22 year Old Dropout Bags 7 months Imprisonment

By Web News February 23, 2021 67 0

Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced an internet fraudster, Mathew Daniel Ogwuche a.k.a Karlee Grey, to seven months in prison for internet fraud. This after the judge found him guilty of impersonation in a criminal charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan […]Read More...